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by Phil Brennan
Jesus Walks is a powerful and deeply personal memoir charting one man’s journey from a chaotic childhood in Merseyside to business success, spiritual exploration, and eventual personal collapse.
Written from notes and messages left in the months before his death at the age of 41, the book stands as a striking and complex account of belief, identity, and the search for meaning in a modern world.
Rising from poverty, the narrator discovers a natural talent for sales and entrepreneurship, building companies and employing hundreds while chasing bigger dreams, including a role in football club ownership. But beneath the ambition lies a persistent inner voice - one that grows stronger over time and begins to shape his decisions and beliefs.
A search for meaning takes him across the world and into the realm of plant medicine and spiritual awakening, where profound experiences blur the line between insight and illusion. As his convictions intensify, relationships fracture, businesses fall apart, and repeated detentions under the Mental Health Act follow.
Raw, unsettling, and thought-provoking, Jesus Walks explores the fine line between belief and crisis, asking urgent questions about truth, identity, and how far the human mind can go in search of purpose.
I’m a journalist, author, and editor with a passion for football, storytelling, and creative writing. From working with clubs like Stockport County and Oldham Athletic to writing and editing books on football and beyond, I’ve spent over a decade immersed in media, sport, and the written word. Whether it's matchday reporting, children’s books, or spoken word poetry, my work is all about capturing the stories that connect us.
My journey began with roles at the heart of the game, as Press Officer and Media Manager at Stockport County Football Club, and later as Contributing Editor at TheNonLeague Magazine. Initially a regional publication for non-league supporters in the North West, TheNonLeague Magazine expanded into a national platform under my editorial leadership. I played a key role in its growth by securing advertising and sponsorship deals with major companies, helping to bring grassroots football coverage to a wider audience. In 2013, I published my first book, The Man from Uruguay, the biography of Danny Bergara. Its success allowed me to transition into full-time freelance journalism. Since then, I’ve contributed weekly football content, primarily non-league coverage, for newspapers, websites, and magazines across the UK. I’ve also worked directly with clubs, including a spell at Oldham Athletic FC, where I helped rebuild their social media and website presence during a period of internal restructuring. Alongside journalism, I’ve authored a range of children’s books in collaboration with illustrators Rob Purdon, Ric Pennington, and James Richardson. These titles include The Scarf, Football Alphabet, Cricket Alphabet, Football Football Football, Stay at Gnome – A Lockdown Tale, Tangerine Dream, and Granny’s Galactic Garden. As an editor, I’ve worked on several notable football titles, including the Non-League Groundhopper Diaries series and LOST – Football in the 1980s. My writing also extends into poetry, a creative outlet since my schooldays. I’ve written personal poems for family milestones and, more recently, have embraced performing my work at spoken word events, sharing pieces from my collections The Transient Curmudgeon and The Transient Mancunian. Whether through sport, storytelling, or verse, my work continues to explore the spaces where community, culture, and creativity intersect.
