If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

On the Side of Angels

No, not the Leanne Rimes song!

Ever read this book?

Apparently it's about to be re-released in Australia.

It's the story of a young, strait-laced preacher who God called to one of the least strait-laced groups in Australia - the bikers. Just like Frederick Booth-Tucker before him, he ditched the superficial parts of his church culture and took on the culture - but not the values - of the people to whom God called him. He didn't like it. He didn't enjoy it. It was a rough road full of eye-openings and challenges to his pre-conceptions and beliefs.


John Smith


Frederick Booth-Tucker

Article about John Smith
About the book

Just in case you didn't click - I highly recommend this book. It was part of the heart-shaping process God used to bring me to the Salvation Army... and has influenced my christian walk significantly. It taught me that you don't need to be 'rough' to get along with people who're classed as social outcasts - all you need to do is care.