Jesus didn’t change my life once. He changes it every day

The Christian life is a series of conversions, says Michael Coren, as he shares his story of experiencing “the gentle but powerful touch of Jesus” over many years

I never thought I’d be asked to write a memoir but one of the benefits of ageing, along with the free bus pass, is the idea that an author has something to say about life. So, I’ve written an account of my life that culminates in my ordination as an Anglican priest five years ago. It’s not a book confined to my Christian life but running throughout it is a journey towards faith, a seemingly inevitable road walked in the direction of Jesus.

I wasn’t born into a Christian family, and only developed any interest in the church when I was a teenager. There were various attempts at belief, but each time I’d find a way to say no. It was like walking further and further on the beach, each time the waves making me more wet, until finally I could no longer resist because I was in the sea.

The night of my baptism, I shook like a frightened child…