Rev J N Manokaran

In Wat Takien temple, Bangkok a special ritual is held for New Year. Devotees lie resembling corpses in open coffins with flowers and incense sticks clasped between their hands. Monks chant prayers over the coffins, while those inside devote the merit to deceased family members. After the ceremony, they consider that they are reborn and […]

The first batch of nurses was being recruited for a nursing college run by a mission hospital. It was not easy to get students. One girl who wanted to be trained was confronted by his uncle, though his parents wanted her to study. His uncle argued: “First, you are a girl. Second, why should you

Outside the door of a popular restaurant, a man dressed like a king (maharaja) stands, greets, welcomes, and opens the door for each customer. There are many kinds of doors, and many ways of entering, welcomed or self- gotten-in. Lord’s promise is: “I have known your works, and behold, I have set before you an

In 1960, Miss. Helen Bailey, Preston Institute along with Mary Louise Slater and Ruth Thurmond recognized the need for the spiritual growth of past students who were pastors’ wives, schoolteachers, nurses, women workers, and mothers in the Deccan region. They invited them to the first meeting at Hanamkonda church. Thus, the Deccan Baptist Women Association

Adam and Eve were deceived by Satan. (Genesis 3) Lord Jesus Christ by his incarnation, death, burial, resurrection, and ascension has delivered us from the slavery of sin to be reconciled with God. Doubt: The cunning Satan wants to know what we hold as values or truth. Then he casts apprehension regarding the same. Satan’s

A Christian leader was angry, he said: “Our God is unjust quoting the scripture passage: ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” (Luke 19:26) The statement seems to be paradoxical, even oxymoronic. The servants get

There is an acronym DINK that has become popular in the recent past: Double Income No Kids. Wrong priorities: Some youngsters marry but decide to have no kids, to focus on enjoying life, see the places, career, or wealth creation. Though they have a double income and are wealthier than many others, they choose not

Many seekers find Lord Jesus Christ as their savior and Lord. All must enter the narrow gate to receive Eternal Life. (Matthew 7:13) Sometimes, it seems strange, but God’s ways are mysterious and sometimes humorous too. Curiosity Kolkotte is from a village in Nepal and worked as a security personnel in Kolkata, West Bengal. During

A migrant from a remote village came to make a living in a city. With his little resources, he made a mobile vehicle, in which he used to take snacks and eatables. One street corner was his location, where he used to sell daily and earn his wages. A local city person saw this business