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.

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False Prophets

Many who read my blog will know my position on the religion that underpins most institutional Churches today? In fact, it’s fair to say that I agree with very little of the liturgy, rules, and practices that are accepted as biblical Christianity. It’s also fair to say that I believe the Church as we know it, is dying like a frog that’s being slowly boiled to death, and in the coming years, many Churches will simply die through natural attrition and cease to exist. Even mega Churches, those held up as examples of success and popularity will suffer sin that undermines their pride. Many of their leaders prophecy great things out of their own success but appear ignorant of their own idolatrous behavior. So where are those to warn the frog? Where are those who resist the temptation to share in the warmth of self-destruction? Where are those who see the signs of the times?

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