Biblical words matter.
We sow, God saves.
Christianity is a counterculture.
Run the race as if it matters.

Introduction

These commentaries are the result of my personal experience and study. They reflect my perspective on Christian doctrine—the narrative that shapes a believer’s faith—and how that narrative influences our ability to walk in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. Today, Christianity often seems disconnected from the broader cultural conversation—reduced, in many ways, to an inconvenient subculture that increasingly grapples with spiritual diversity and social identity. This growing irrelevance raises a pressing question: why has the Church drifted so far from meaningful engagement with society? What concerns me most is how rarely this issue is addressed. Leadership from the pulpit is more focused on the organisation of the institution itself—an oversight that, in my view, has a direct and damaging effect on the health of the Church.

About Me

My earliest experiences were shaped, but not led, by a Christian view of life—a position that continued for 40 years before I made a personal decision to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. In 2001, I was part of a leadership team that welcomed a new Pastor to our Church. Not long after, we were confronted with a series of theological and relational challenges that ultimately split the congregation in two. It took three subsequent Pastors and many years for the Church to heal from this division. I still recall the sadness, anger, and disillusionment that followed—the sense of confusion—the lingering weight of unanswered questions. Through that experience, I realised two things—that I knew very little about why I believed; and second, that whatever I did know wasn’t truly my own.

My Latest Commentary

Trevor Strange Trevor Strange

Signs of the Times

I haven't followed through on publishing a course on "simple apologetic's", because I soon realized that while the course papers were helpful for me to teach on the subject, they were inadequate as a course without the background and detail of a manual. To be honest, I really don’t want to write a manual at the moment, so hence the procrastination. If anyone wants the course papers alone, they’re available on request. However, exploring this subject was just as beneficial for my own journey, insomuch as the exercise increases the information required to negotiate difficult conversations. However, knowledge has to be exercised for it to be worth the learning, and opportunity must be recognized, to take advantage of. Academic ideas, or simply debate for its own sake, are somewhat pointless without a sense of God’s purpose in the exercise.

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