Introduction

So what is this blog about?
December 2012

A few years ago I made a resolution. 

This resolution was to indulge my curiosity a bit more, to spend a bit more time exploring the things which interest me.

This approach led to the development of what has become a widely read Blog about the Inland Waterways and the development of a huge network of like minded friends. But boating is just one aspect of my life and the other enduring theme within my life has been my Christian faith.

I grew up in a church family and over the years have experienced a wide cross section of the Christian faith. But far from gaining greater certainty the years have have thrown up more questions than answers. Whereas everything seemed so black and white in my teens, it  now comes in many shades of grey.

If the core messages of the Christian faith are true, and I believe that this is the case, then there can be no more important task in life than to explore its claims and implications.

Too many of my contemporaries seem to have faltered over the years and as a wise friend observed, its all too easy to confuse a disenchantment with the organised church with a loss of faith.

Somewhat to my surprise I find myself on the wrong side of 50 and facing yet another new chapter in my life. Time to take stock of this faith which has been a key part of my life for so many years - time to reflect on aspects of this faith which will roll out as subject matters capture my imagination..