Well worth a listen 🎧 I’ve enjoyed listening to Justin Brierley in conversation with Richard Dawkins and Rowan Williams. Take a listen here 👇🏼 open.spotify.com/show/0cbEgPB...

Faithful Witness in a Restless Political Age “A week is a long time in politics,” Harold Wilson famously observed. In recent months, it can feel as though a day, an hour, even a minute is a long time in politics. open.substack.com/pub/salvodan...

The views from the office are always cool, even on a cloudy day.

Good news for all us SAD people… The sun sets after 5pm from today onwards!

Well this is rather exciting news! I’ll always be a child a heart. 📕 Julia Donaldson reveals new character and title for third Gruffalo book www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What Is Mission? Perhaps the invitation before the Church is not to innovate endlessly, but to return to the sending love of God, and to follow Jesus into the lives and communities of those we coexist with. open.substack.com/pub/salvodan...

Homelessness & Inclusion Health Services: Promoting Independence, Not Fixing People “The nurse’s role is to promote independence.” And perhaps, in inclusion health, that is both our greatest challenge and our most faithful calling. open.substack.com/pub/salvodan... #nursing #nurse

🌃 Canary Wharf tonight

Homelessness Is a Public Health Emergency And It’s Time We Treated It Like One Homelessness must be declared a public health emergency, and it must then be given the funding, resources, and urgent attention that any public health emergency demands. open.substack.com/pub/salvodan...

What if SWEP was activated every night? Perhaps we need to stop pretending that homelessness only becomes dangerous when the weather turns bad. Because if SWEP saves lives in winter, then the absence of SWEP costs lives the rest of the year. open.substack.com/pub/salvodan...

Have we normalised homelessness in the United Kingdom? Ending homelessness is not a pipe dream. With political will, coordinated policy, and properly funded systems, homelessness can be reduced dramatically. open.substack.com/pub/salvodan... #homelessness #housing #people #support

As the sun rises this morning, remember to look up. In all that lies ahead today, remember to look up. If you don’t know which step to take next, remember to look up. #GraceAndEmbrace

“Snow” in London. Standby for chaos! ❄️

As we arrive at the end of 2025, I’m overwhelmed by the task of reducing, preventing & ending homelessness, and the passion, commitment & dedication shown by our service users, employees, officers & supporters across @salvationarmyuk.bsky.social. Thank you and Happy New Year!

Happy Christmas✨🎄 Who doesn’t love cauliflower cheese with their Christmas dinner, and Yorkshire puddings—they’re a nonnegotiable. Likewise, love is a nonnegotiable at Christmas. Love, found in Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us. Take a listen👇🏼 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

open.substack.com/pub/salvodan... #homelessness #housing #roughsleeping #people

Daughter 2: “I’m looking for the cyclops carol on YouTube.” Me: “The cyclops carol? What do you mean?” Daughter 2: “The cyclops carol is my favourite. I can’t find it on YouTube.” Dad: *now confused* *trying to work out what she means* “Do you mean the calypso carol?” Daughter 2: “Yes!” 🤦‍♂️🎄✨

@salvationarmyuk.bsky.social welcomes the Government’s national plan to end homelessness, which includes measures that the church and charity have been campaigning for. However, a major concern is that the Government’s target to cut rough sleeping ‘doesn’t go far enough’. 🧵/1 #homelessness

I’ve reached a festive milestone today… the first mince pie of the season consumed. 🎄✨

I’ve just been Whammed in IKEA, Oxford Street. Fuming—only made it until 2nd December! ✨🎄 youtu.be/E8gmARGvPlI?...

Some of the measures announced in the Autumn Budget are welcomed, for example, the ending of the two-child benefit cap. This measure aims to bring many children and families out of poverty, leading to better long term outcomes. 🧵/1 #Budget2025

A Salvationist Faith-Based Response to Homelessness and Housing: Relationship and Community open.substack.com/pub/salvodan... #homelessness #housing #people #support #roughsleeping

An unplanned trip to Leeds enabled a trip to the Christmas market. Who doesn’t love a toasted marshmallow?! 🎄✨

A crisp morning in London Town.

It’s that time of year when my annual dusting off and a lot of practice is needed… if you know you know… 🎺 🎶 🎄

A Salvationist Faith-Based Response to Homelessness and Housing: Early Intervention and Prevention #homelessness #housing #roughsleeping #people #support open.substack.com/pub/salvodan...

A Salvationist Faith-based Response to Homelessness and Housing: The Context #homelessness #housing #roughsleeping #people #support open.substack.com/pub/salvodan...

PMQs should be an interesting experience today… let’s see if the rumours of rebellion are felt in the chamber. When it comes to leadership contests, I echo the words of Brenda from Bristol when she heard about another general election; “Not another one!” #PMQs

It’s always good to see the pre-advent decorations and cups arriving! 🫠 #GraceAndEmbrace

Finally getting around to finishing this book…with a brew of course!

Westminster, London is looking rather stunning in its autumn colours 🍂🍁

I know I am biased, but York really is the best city in the world. It has been a cold, damp, but beautiful evening walk through the city.

“Despair”—the word used by Wes Streeting to describe the feeling of the UK. Labour promised hope, change, and reform. Instead, we have incompetence, broken systems, and a lack of action. People are laughing at the state of the UK Government. Time for talk is over, we need action.

Front Line Our frontline, our whole lives, God’s grace and embrace. What are we germinating? What are we growing? Where’s our frontline? Being scattered, being the living Word. @salvodanholland.bsky.social #FrontLine @salvationarmyuk.bsky.social (Thanks to Mark & Lindy Rose)

I testify to the goodness and faithfulness of God. It doesn’t mean life easy but it means we are held by the One who has the victory. “All my life you have been faithful, All my life you have been so, so good. With every breath that I am able, I will sing of the goodness of God.”

“There is a terrible hunger for love,” Mother Teresa once said. “We all experience that in our lives ….” She added, “Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in His love than in your own weakness.” Yes!☝🏼

Praying for peace, especially for the Jewish community of Manchester. ‎גמר טוב

Trauma Informed Oregon have a range of excellent online courses available on their website, and many of them are free. Please check them out if you’re interested in trauma-informed practice 👇🏼 traumainformedoregon.org/resources/tr... #TraumaInformed #TraumaInformedPractice #TIP

Political Party Conferences and Salvation Army Officer Councils salvodanholland.blogspot.com/2025/09/poli... While officers have a lot in common with the political party conferences, I hope our difference can be felt because of the one we have ultimate faith in.

Watching the sunset over London this evening. #London #Sunset

The Church is not called to label people “far right” or “liberal left.” We are called to preach the gospel, be salt & light, and stand in the gap; promoting peace, calling out hate. No slave or free, Jew or Gentile, right or left—we are one in Christ Jesus. #LoveGodLoveOthers

“Amidst the backdrop of increasing uncertainty, violence, hatred and people becoming increasingly vocal and unkind, Christ calls us to be in the world and be different: counter-cultural, radical… mercy and grace shift the world.” — General Lyndon Buckingham

A very different Sunday vibe on Oxford Street today.

I’m watching Last Night of the Proms: Finale. Spectacular and bonkers. Dramatic and relaxing. Flag waving and horn honking. Eclectic and eccentric. Traditional and modern. Musical and poetic. Alongside Eurovision (sorry!), one of my best nights of the year! #lastnightoftheproms

Founding Vision for a Future Army – Chapter 1: Identity Crisis salvodanholland.blogspot.com/2025/09/foun... I believe we are clear about who we are. Now, the question is whether our systems will allow us to live that out in the most Spirit-filled, mission-driven ways possible.

Being Well salvodanholland.blogspot.com/2025/09/bein... It seems that the word ‘wellbeing’ is everywhere… the term is used widely across workplaces, communities, and churches. But what does it actually mean? What is wellbeing? Perhaps an even deeper question is: What does being well look like?

I describe myself as socially conservative with an interest in liberation theology. I sit somewhere in the centre ground of politics, with a range of views on different topics. Today, the importance of peace, debate, listening, and loving the ‘other’ is more important than ever.

“…Let go Let God Come on, child, grow Get off the ground He is not found so low No! Wellbeing is not tight and mean It’s vast expanse embraces all Arms wide upon a cross Tomb empty So from the seesaw fall…” (Ruth Rice) #GraceAndEmbrace

Beauty for Ashes: Lessons from the North Yorkshire Moors salvodanholland.blogspot.com/2025/09/beau... Whatever season we’re currently in, and especially for those returning to school or college this week, we can be reminded that if we remain rooted in God we can grow into something even better.