Soundings

Age is not just a number

As countries around the globe are coming to grips with a silver tsunami, with more and more qualifying for the “super-aged” category, a strange slogan seems to reverberate in our societies. That slogan is “Age is just a number.”

Forgiveness, reconciliation and Christian love

There is a common misconception among Christians that forgiveness is something that can be brought about by one person (the offended party), while reconciliation requires two parties (the offended and the offender).

Faith and memory: Christian reflections on dementia

There can be no doubt that in the past few decades, great strides have been made in increasing the overall public awareness of mental health issues such as dementia. This is in no small measure due to the efforts of governments, non-government organisations and advocacy groups.

Do animals have a place in God’s plan?

Even a cursory reading of the Bible reveals the important place that non-human animals have in the grand plan of God. The story of creation told in the early chapters of Genesis presents the wonderful diversity of creatures that God brought into being even before the arrival of the human pair.

On “deifying” AI

On 18 October 2025, BBC published an interesting article on its website entitled “People are using AI to talk to God.” It states that “Worshippers from all the world’s major religions are experimenting with chatbots.”

The Christian mind

Perhaps the most profound challenge to the Christian mind is secularism, that is, the marginalisation of transcendence and the subtle erasing of the awareness of God in public consciousness.

At the end of 2025, dare we hope?

As we approach the final weeks and months of 2025, we find ourselves in a world that continues to be darkened by pain, suffering and uncertainty. It is a world burdened by wars and buffeted on all sides by a myriad of existential threats.

Holy silence and the state of the soul

One of the most important virtues in Christian spirituality that the Church has treasured and cultivated since its inception is silence. Regrettably, this virtue has been almost totally cast aside by the contemporary Church, especially those belonging to the Protestant/Evangelical traditions.

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