God’s preventing grace

Credo 3 FEB 2025 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. This facet of...

On Thinking About God

Pulse 3 February 2025 One of the most profound and instructive statements attributed to the fifth century theologian, Augustine of Hippo, is his dictum ‘Si comprehendis, non est Deus’ (‘if you understand it, it isn’t God!’). By this dictum, Augustine is not suggesting...

Study Bibles: A Brief Guide for the Perplexed

Pulse 16 December 2024 The past two decades have witnessed the proliferation of study Bibles in the market. A cursory search on Amazon would yield a plethora of different study Bibles such as The Woman’s Study Bible, The Courage for Life Study Bible for Men, the...

The Far Right’s Two Christianities

Pulse 02 December 2024 In July 2011, my wife, Serene, and I were in Norway to visit an old friend, a retired philosophy professor, who lives in Stavanger, and to spend some time in Oslo, the country’s capital. In the afternoon of 22 July, as we were just stepping out...

GOD’S “NO!”

Feature 2 December 2024 Injustice is a Reality The human being can live under very severe conditions. But if there is something we find almost impossible to bear, it is injustice. When we look at situations where the evil prosper and the good suffer, something inside...