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New Age seductions

1 July 2023

According to a study conducted by the Pew Research Centre, roughly six in ten American adults who self-identify as Christian hold at least one New Age belief, which includes a belief in reincarnation, astrology, psychics and the presence of spiritual aura or energy in certain physical objects.

The storied self – Reflections on ageing and the elderly

1 June 2023

The phrase “silver tsunami” is often used to describe the extraordinary rise in the number of older people throughout the world today. It is employed by not only politicians and academics, but also the ageing service sector.

God’s preventing grace

1 May 2023

As we observe Aldersgate Day this month to commemorate Wesley’s transformative experience of the grace of God in his life on 24 May 1738, let us turn our attention to one aspect of his theology of grace, namely, prevenient grace.

The Christian business leader

1 April 2023

In the past several decades, there has been a steady stream of books on business leadership.

Every member in ministry

1 March 2023

One of the many problems that have arisen in some churches in America due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with its frequent and erratic lockdowns, is the significant drop in the number of Christians serving in their respective churches.

Hymning our spiritual heritage

1 February 2023

Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs have been an integral part of the life of the Christian Church since its inception.

Behold, I am making all things new!

1 January 2023

Our world at the beginning of 2023 is pretty much the same as it was at the end of 2022.

A theology of Christmas carols

1 December 2022

I hope lovers of Christmas carols will forgive me for saying that not all carols are created equal. Some carols contain the most profound theology of the Incarnation— which is what Christmas is all about—while others border on the sentimental.

Technological prudence

1 November 2022

Since the dawn of what some scholars have called the modern Internet in the 1990s, the lives of millions have been inundated with “new media”.

Spiritual friendships

1 October 2022

One of the many issues that the coronavirus pandemic has brought to our attention is the importance of what some sociologists have called social well-being of human flourishing.