Why Am I Here?

I don’t mean that in the grand, metaphysical or philosophical sense.  This is more of an introduction, in the mundane everyday sense of the question.  Who I am, what GospelWatch is about, and why I’ve decided to do this. 

I’m a slave of Jesus Christ by the mercy of God, first and foremost.  I’m 32, a bachelor making my home in Grand Rapids, MI, USA.  My vocation is delivering pizzas(Pizza Hut).    The short version of where I’m headed personally is that a year ago last July, God had mercy on me and gave me his precious gift of forgiveness, grace, and salvation, which has been followed by an increasing passion for sharing that love with others, in a myriad of different ways.  I am blessed with so many great friends, and also a great family — this is me with my niece Eliya this past Thanksgiving:

My greatest concern, passion, burden, etc. is that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been horribly distorted.  The power of a religious lie is incredible.  By the grace of God alone, my aim is to be a voice pointing back to the truth of what God has said, as I understand it.  I am blessed with many, many opportunities to do that in my personal life, and would like to continue it here.  There are so many voices naming the name of Christ these days.  For example, as one from a decidedly different perspective, Fred Clark:  http://slacktivist.typepad.com/

There are many important issues facing Christians today, but for the most part GospelWatch is not about them.   The role of women in the church, baptismal issues, politics, end times, etc. — these secondary issues I will not spend much time on, if any.  All truth is important, but my energy here will be devoted to defending/explaining the gospel, because it is under incredible attack and distortion.  Anyone with honest questions about any issue is welcome to participate in the dialogue, and espescially those who  name Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.  My own exciting, ongoing spiritual journey may also play a minor role. 

You will not find personal attacks here.  My concerns with much of what calls itself Christianity is with what they teach.  Their souls are in God’s hands, as is mine.  I make no judgement on anyone’s spirituality or salvation.  Millions are following a road that I think God has clearly said leads to destruction, and clarification of that message is my only concern here. 

I look forward to the journey, and pray that God will be glorified by the effort to contend for his timeless truth.