Today's Igniting Insight
Scissors have two sharp blades. Both are joined in the middle. To cut, both blades should simultaneously function. Prayer and action are like two sharp blades of a ministry and mission. To be effective in ministry, both need to be done, coordinated effort is essential. One man intercession: Moses commanded Joshua to fight against Amalekites. …
Igniting Insights by Rev. Dr. J.N. Manokaran
On June 10, at least 11 people robbed the office of CMS Securities, a cash management services company, in Ludhiana after overpowering security guards. The mastermind was a couple who …
People are starving and dying. The health care is not adequate. There is a scarcity of almost everything. Yet, this nation tests long-distance missiles, with the intention to warn and …
It is natural for humans to seek the help of a mediator or middleman. The teenage son seeks the mediation of his mother, to get concessions or privileges from an …
John Newton, the author of the great favorite hymn: Amazing Grace, wrote about signs that accompany salvation. According to his biographer, it was written in 1799. (John Newton: From Disgrace …
Jacob feigned himself as Esau, before his father Isaac who became blind. Isaac wanted to make sure that he gave the blessings to his eldest son Esau. He asked if …
Moses climbed Mount Sinai, about 2285 meters at least eight times. It was not an adventure trip, but a spiritual exercise to receive God’s commandments. Treasured possession: God spoke to …
It is a privilege to worship a living, proactive, dynamic, and intimate God. The living God communicates with humans and indeed delights to speak to His people. (Exodus 20:1) It …
Technology has changed many things in the world. Landline phones were great tools, once upon a time. It helped people to connect, speak, share information, encourage, counsel, and pray. However, …
Moses is seen as a shepherding leader of the Children of Israel. (Exodus 18:13-23) The children of Israel are mentioned as a congregation, called out people of God. God is …
Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, the priest of Midian, was likely a descendant of Abraham through Keturah. (Genesis 25:1-2) Hence, it is believed that Jethro was a worshiper of Jehovah. …
In the city of Aligarh, a thief enters a temple. He piously worships the idols there. Then he steals the brass bell in the temple and flees. The CCTV recording …
In the conversation with Nicodemus, Lord Jesus taught that those who believe in the Son of God, be saved. Those who reject the Lord Jesus Christ sent by God the …
Good intentions are not good decisions. Bad and foolish decisions could be changed by God’s grace into right decisions. In the Lord’s parable, both sons were not ideal, one was …
A believer was appointed as a lecturer in a government-run college in a remote place. It was a co-educational school. When he arrived, he found that there were only boys, …
Zaria Gorvett writes about shipwrecks that happened around the world. Several websites provide a database. The number of ships and boats that have been shipwrecked varies from 150,000 to 250, …
God provided manna for the Israelites for forty years in the wilderness. The average number of Israelites who wandered in the wilderness is estimated by experts as 3 million. They …
In one survey, people were asked: What do you like to hear often in your home? Some could not answer immediately, but they thought and gave answers. Three phrases were …
One person was boasting about his home security features. He can switch off the video, being at the office, or in another city when his teenage son was supposed to …
On the evening of December 1981, a group of men entered the compound of the house of Premvati, in Sahupur village and fired, killing a 14-year-old girl and two boys …
About 40 percent of the population of the world uses Social Media platforms. In this new information age, influencers have emerged. Sadly, many are bad models, promoting falsehood and misleading …