Rev J N Manokaran

A leader could be successful only when the people he works for are cooperative. If not, the leader could end up as a failure. During the time of Nehemiah, People in Jerusalem had a mind to work. (Nehemiah 4:6) Idle mind: There is a common proverb: Idle mind is the devil’s workshop. When a person […]

Satan does not seem to be bothered when a person gets a burden, which turns into a vision, mobilization of resources. When work began, the opposition began. Nehemiah experienced this. Heart stage: Hananiah, one of the brothers of Nehemiah, travelled from Jerusalem and was in Susa, the citadel. He gave a vivid picture of Jerusalem,

In 1978, the Czech dissident Václav Havel, later president, wrote an essay called The Power of the Powerless. In that he writes a story: A shopkeeper places a sign in his window, the slogan: ‘Workers of the world unite.’ However, he does not believe in it. Just to avoid trouble, compromise, and to survive, he

A lone penguin going away from its colony, heading towards the mountains about 70 km inland, has taken the Digital social media by storm in 2026. It has been named as ‘Nihilist Penguin.’ However, the footage is from a 2007 documentary. Some people commented that it is walking away from others, problems, expectations, and has

At the Davos World Economic Forum 2026, one leader said that the nations have arrived at a world without rules. He also said that the law never existed, but most nations pretended it existed, though it was a myth. In other words, is the world in chaos? Paul warns that the ‘man of lawlessness’ will

The Bible is God’s book of revelation, gifted to humanity. It is not dead literature but a spiritual book that brings conviction, transformation, and blessing to those who read with an open mind and heart. For some, it is just a compilation of miscellaneous literature like stories, history, myth, proverbs, songs, teaching, and parables. They

In China, there is the Terracotta Army of eight thousand life-sized soldiers, 520 horses, 150 cavalry horses, and 130 chariots guarding the massive tomb complex of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Of course, there were musicians and officials too. When the Lord Jesus Christ was placed in the tomb, the Jewish leaders were afraid that He

Recently, one well-known evangelist stated that Christian mission is only to win souls, and there is no need to get involved in community development, social work or empowering people. Sadly, he has neither understood the gospel nor the mission. Paul writes that the Bible makes a person complete and equipped for every good work. (II

Sadly, the world has witnessed tyrants and oppressors who loot people and live in luxury. In the time of Nehemiah, around 445-430 BC, the governors were oppressing Israel with excessive taxes. Governors charged 40 shekels of silver as allowance for a life of luxury (Nehemiah 5:15). Selfish rulers who love luxury are a curse for

Some are heartbreaking tragedies. A 27-year-old software engineer died after his car collided with a drainage boundary, which had no reflectors and fell into a 70-foot-deep ditch amid dense fog in Noida. The car was completely submerged, he screamed for help, even called his father and said: “Dad, I’ve fallen into a deep pit filled