My morale got a boost this week when my book Walking with the Man got a #1 best seller rating in a section of books on religion at Amazon, including a 5 star rating. It also got a #2 best seller rating in another section just below a Pope Francis book.

The reason is that most buyers are lapsed Christians who gave up going to Church soon after leaving Church Schools as they had ‘a gut full of religion instruction.’ Those who are Catholics say they had learned nothing more at Church than being told to be loyal, go to Mass and Confession, and put their money in the plate. My book opened the door for them to respectfully question everything about doctrines, creeds and how the Church is run. They find it refreshing and encourages them to seek and find Jesus the Man as a human being who is their role model.

I met one reader who is an Indigenous person who had Christianity rammed down his neck at a Church Mission up in the Gulf Country. He quite naturally revolted against European culture blotting out the spirituality of his people that was their strength, inherited from the dreamtime. After reading ‘Walking with the Man’ he embraces the profound belief that Jesus the Man would, like him, love and treasure the land, air, water, flora and fauna. This conviction is quietly and steadily growing in his mind and he intends to do something positive about it.

I could quote the comments of many other readers but one fact dominates my mind.

THE CHURCHES OF AUSTRALIA HAVE ONLY 10% OF PEOPLE AS MEMBERS. THEY HAVE FAILED TO CONVEY TO THE REMAINING 90% THAT JESUS THE MAN IS THE CORNERSTONE OF LIFE.

But he can be the role model of the nation if people choose to follow him without going to Churches in their current form.

Joint the debate and take part in an inspiring reformation by buying a signed copy of ‘Walking with the Man, but not to Church’ on my website

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