We tend to rush through the book of Job. Like many of our activities today, our journey with the Bible also suffers from that focus on instant gratification. We want a quick takeaway which we can immediately apply to our lives or share on Facebook or Twitter. And so we are quick to extract a…
Category: Worldview
On Bytes and Data: The enchantment of technology
Every society needs some form of technology. From customary farm tools, to the universal needle and thread, right down to the plethora of digital applications today, human society has had to invent and rely on some form of technology. And our use of technology cuts across different spheres and functions of life: agriculture, manufacturing, education,…
Gospel Hope in Special Needs Parenting: A Reflection on ‘The Life We Never Expected’ by Andrew & Rachel Wilson
Introduction Our understanding of children with special needs (which involves a wide range of developmental challenges such as autism spectrum disorder, Down Syndrome, ADHD, etc.) is still growing. This is probably why there have not been so many books reflecting on the experience from a Christian perspective. So I was quite thrilled to discover and…
Paul’s Triad: Faith, Hope, and Love
The thirteenth chapter of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians has rightly been called the Love chapter. But it also highlights what may be described as the paradigm of the Christian life. In verse 13 , Paul identifies what has come to be known as the theological virtues. So now faith, hope, and love abide,…
The Quiet Witness of Sarah
In the grand story of God’s redemption, Sarah might not be seen as a significant figure. Of course, she partakes of God’s promise to Abraham as his wife. And she is naturally recognized because it’s through her that the child of promise is born (Genesis 17:21). God also changes her name to indicate her status…
Why Apologetics Matter
Introduction It was probably the book Ready With An Answer, jointly authored by John Ankerberg and John Weldon, which first exposed me to the genre of Christian writing known as apologetics. I had grown up and come to Christ in an environment that had no room for doctrine, theology, or creeds, let alone apologetics. My…
Book Review: Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be, by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
This is a lively and erudite discussion of a somber but necessary topic. Few preachers today discuss it, yet there is probably no concept today which requires greater emphasis. We are all about grace and love. However, we cannot understand grace if we do not get the perverse and manifold nature of sin. As it…
What is Covenant Theology?
This excellent article gives a brief description of Covenant Theology. It was written by Dr. J. Ligon Duncan, a Presbyterian minister and current Chancellor/CEO of the Reformed Theological Seminary in the United States of America. The article was originally published in RPM Magazine, an online publication of Third Millennium Ministries. Covenant theology is the Gospel…
Book Note: Not By Bread Alone, by David Broughton Knox
Thinking biblically about contemporary matters is a vital need for Christians. While there is an abundance of ministries teaching some aspect of the Christian life or another, there are not so many resources providing a biblical understanding of modern social challenges and topics. This book is one of few meeting such a need. At less…
God’s Plan for Unity
World unity is no longer a distant goal; it is already an unfolding reality. If only the nations and leaders of the world would embrace the Christ and his Church in which this unity is being realized. According to Paul, the working out of God’s redemption in Christ brings about a unity between God’s erstwhile…
The Christian Mind 