A Voyage of Mercy: A Personal Reflection on Performance and Acceptance

The world sends out a clear and pervasive message – strive, do well, don’t fail. A performance based culture with its attendant fears and insecurities can distort our view God and sabotage our relationship with Him, ourselves and others. With at times excruciating levels of honesty and vulnerability, Peter McHugh exposes the lies that had taken hold in his own life. As he puts it:

‘As I pursued answers I was lead to unexpected places. Places in my secret inner
world. Thoughts, ideas and beliefs that did not conform to God’s word, to His
view of me, and my view of Him. This was to be a profound part of my voyage
of mercy and it has changed me deeply.’

The book is about Peter’s own journey, but his frank reflections and assessments
take the reader to a place where they may begin their own voyage of mercy.

Peter has elucidated in this manuscript issues which I believe are at the heart of Christian discipleship and leadership. They are arguably the most critical issues to be addressed currently within Western Christianity.
Keith Farmer
Former Principal of Australian College of Ministries

May this book be the final nail in the coffin of religion that has brutally restrained the people of God from stepping into our purpose in God.
Bill Johnson
Bethel Church, California, USA

The insights he offers have the potential to bring freedom to whoever reads, helping us all to find the fullness of life that is available to us in Christ.
Mark Conner
Senior Minister, CityLife Church, Knox, Melbourne, Australia

Peter is a university graduate with a qualification in Social Work. He was dramatically converted in 1982 at the age of 25. He along with his wife Lyn and 12 other people moved to Melbourne from Sydney to plant a church in 1990. Today Stairway Chruch Whitehorse (formerly Christian City Church Whitehorse) has a congregation in excess of 1200. Peter and Lyn have two married daughters, a son and a grandson.