Seeker's Progress

by Robert McKenzie

Seeker’s Progress explores the world that John Bunyan created in his classic book, The Pilgrim’s Progress. There is another man from the City of Destruction who follows after Christian also seeking to find truth.

With the help of Evangelist, Seeker follows the King’s road on his way to the Celestial City. Along the way, he visits many of the same places that Christian visited and meets several of the same people that Christian met all the while trying to catch up to his friends, Christian and Faithful. His experiences are very different than his predecessors. His journey takes him to some places that Christian never went, such as the towns of Morality and Fair Speech.

Seeker wrestles with the questions, “Don’t all roads lead to the Celestial City?” “If the King loves everyone, wouldn't He save everyone?” and, “Don’t all religions contain some truth?” Journey along as Seeker struggles with these questions on his journey to the Celestial City.

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Published March 20, 2024

About the author

Robert McKenzie is privileged to serve as a Ruling Elder at Westminister Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Indian Head Park Illinois, just outside of Chicago. He is currently finishing his Master of Divinity with Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando Florida. He has worked in publishing for fifteen years. Rob has been married to Melodie for over twenty years.

Reviews

[Shelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seeker is on the same road as Christian. He meets many of the same people and yet has his own unique experiences. He becomes a minor celebrity as he travels. He is a deep thinker and wants to learn more about the King’s ways. Many of the King’s helpers chat with him along the way. Seeker is a teacher at heart and wants to share what he learns with others. He believes the exact road you take isn’t as important as knowing the King. The King is love and salvation is a free gift so all will be saved in the end, right? He gets to the gate of the Celestial City excited to find out if all his good deeds and spending his life sharing the King’s ways with others made a difference.
[P.S. He doesn’t have a car in this story, but I’m sure you’ve seen his bumper sticker around your town many times!]

[Lynette Karg · Rating 3 out of 5]

It definitely does not live up to the classic, though it has some interesting commentary on the state of religious education and the existence of pilgrims in name only. I found it confusing, and even misleading, that he was called seeker and that the book was even titled such as he definitely was more coexist. Also, I’m not sure that you can actually call his journey progress as such. In pilgrims progress there are those who appear to be pilgrims that prove themselves not to be so but not any that make the entire journey. My biggest critique is that the story didn’t seem to flow well but seemed a bit agenda driven at times.