I believe in reasonable faith. A faith that is not blind. In saying this I’m not suggesting my trust is in reason and logic, far from it. I simply mean this: my faith is in Christ and I have good reason for doing so. Even though I can give reason for the hope within me, my journey of faith has not been easy. I have struggled with Christianity. But rather than diminish my faith, the difficulties seem to have strengthened it. Christianity has changed my perspective on life and what is reality. Christ compels me to do things I would never normally do, like live at a Teen Challenge drug rehab and work as a volunteer. This difficult place has been a great source of inspiration, particularly for prayer (the pinnacle of the Christian experience).
To support my Teen Challenge ‘habit’ God has provided work for me as a musician. Over the years I have found the opposition and questioning of my world-view in this industry to be a great means for discovering truth. For those interested in my ‘position’, I would describe myself as a conservative charismatic who is partial to Catholic authors. Apart from C.S. Lewis (my all-time favourite), most of my preferred authors are Catholics (Augustine, Pascal, Lawrence, a’Kempis, Chesterton, Tolkein, Manning, Kreeft, West).
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.” – G.K. Chesterton, Chapter 5, What’s Wrong With The World, 1910