By Ian Robinson, Major On walking into a parish church in California, a visiting bishop noticed a large banner that said, “Come Holy Spirit,” against a background of long, bright red tongues of fire. Underneath the banner he observed another sign that said, “Fire Extinguisher.” Someone has been extinguishing the fire in our churches. Look at [...]
By Ian Robinson, Major A few days ago we were traveling by bus on the King’s Highway, an ancient spice route that stretches from Egypt to Damascus. The Bible’s first mention of the highway is Numbers 20:17, when Moses sends a message to the King of Edom announcing that he and the future nation of Israel, [...]
By Ian Robinson, Major Feb. 28, 2012, marks the 30th anniversary of our arrival in the U.S. from the U.K. It has never been declared a national holiday and no one has composed a poem or symphony to commemorate this auspicious day. No books have been written or movies made about it, and to the [...]
By Ian Robinson, Major What did we do before Facebook? Did we have any social life at all? Or did we just shut ourselves in our homes and ignore our friends and neighbors? Of course we didn’t, but it’s hard to imagine life without Facebook and all the other social networking sites some of us [...]
By Ian Robinson, Major Have you noticed that the way we watch television has radically changed? We no longer sit down before the “box” at a set time to watch our favorite program. Now, with DVR, On Demand, Hulu Plus and other amazing gadgets we can watch what we want when we want and even fast [...]
Ian Robinson, Major It was the last day of Officers’ Councils and we were enjoying a group breakfast. As we finished, Lt. Colonel Rose-Marie Leslie stood up and explained that the good-natured banter between her and my wife Isobel was just good fun. Then, without any warning, she asked Isobel to share her journey over [...]
Ian Robinson, Major We often listen to fellow Scot Alistair Begg on the radio. He’s from Glasgow like me, but only made it as far as Cleveland, Ohio. And his accent is a little more refined than mine because he’s from the wealthier north of the River Clyde and I was born on the poorer [...]
By Ian Robinson,Major We are at war and the invasion has already begun! The little creatures in our attic may think they have the upper hand in this battle but they have failed to reckon with Larry the Termite Guy. When he called us together for a pre-tent meeting to explain how we can win [...]
Ian Robinson, Major Commissioning 2011 is now a distant memory. The Ambassadors of Holiness are well on their way—flying, sailing or driving to exotic destinations from Juneau to Oceanside, and San Francisco to Greeley. They are energized by excitement, filled with anticipation and ready to win the world for Jesus. They have received masterful advice, [...]
By Ian Robinson, Major Coming back from NAOC, there we were, a group of Western Territory officers sitting at Orlando Airport waiting patiently to fly the friendly skies back to Los Angeles, when a figure in uniform approached us. Not surprising, right? There must have been hundreds of uniforms at the airport that day. Airline [...]
