Confronting Status Quo Christianity
Peter follows Jesus with a passion. “He’s the key to my faith—and life.” Peter says. “Everything else is secondary.”
- Jesus loves everyone. He accepts all and doesn’t judge. He embraces those on the fringes of society. Peter tries to do the same.
- The only people Jesus criticizes are the religious leaders who lead people down the wrong path and make up rules for them to follow. Peter strives to avoid their errors.
- Jesus wants us to get along. Peter does too. Like Jesus, Peter desires unity. Christian denominations are the antithesis of unity. Forget labels. Peter wants to break down walls and build bridges.
Religious labels don’t matter. Jesus does. That’s why Peter calls himself a follower and disciple of Jesus.
- Peter is not Evangelical. He’s not Charismatic. He’s not Mainline. He is none of them yet a little bit of each—hopefully the good parts.
- Though Peter is Protestant in his upbringing, he embraces Catholic and Orthodox too and wishes our made-up distinctions didn’t exist. He’s quite sure there are no divisions in Heaven.
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The Bible is Peter’s most cherished book. It isn’t a rulebook, a formula, or a manual. It’s a narrative that points us to God. He reads and studies it every day. It informs him, reforms him, and transforms him.
Peter is a frequent critic of the institution of church. “We’ve messed it up. We’re doing it wrong,” he says. “Church should be about people coexisting in an intentional faith community to worship God and serve him by helping others.”
Peter sees a need to reclaim church as a living body of people, not a building, an infrastructure, a denomination, or a theology. The church should be organic: alive, growing, and changing. It should adapt and evolve. Tear down the institution. Build up biblical community.
Peter’s heart is to encourage people to embrace a biblical, holistic faith. He strives to confront status quo Christianity and live a life that matters.
Peter likes to hang out with those who aren’t afraid to ask bold questions, grapple with the answers, and embrace spiritual paradoxes. Peter is an author who uses words to help spiritual seekers pursue a true biblical Christianity in all areas of their lives.
Peter’s faith journey is with other spiritual seekers moving towards the God who is revealed in the Bible.
He invites all fellow pilgrims to travel this path with him.
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