Rev J N Manokaran

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

Eagles do not compete with sparrows. They fly in their lofty ways in the sky. However, humans could be selfish and petty-minded and be mean to others. Haman is a classic example in the Bible. “Then Haman said, “Even Queen Esther let no one, but me, come with the king to the feast she prepared.

An organisation approached a respected leader to mentor some of its leaders. The CEO wrote to those four upcoming leaders to get in touch with the mentor and be mentored for a year. None of the four responded to the email, even after two months. The mentor was angry, saddened and upset. He wrote to

A little boy got hold of a toothpaste tube; interestingly, its lid was removed. The boy squeezed it and saw a colourful paste coming out. He started walking, squeezing it, and filled the whole house with lines of toothpaste. Being excited, he called his mother to come and see what he had done. Mother was

This was circulated widely on social media. It cannot be ascertained if it was a real story. A small child used to come to the church and pray every day. What does she pray for? The priest who observed stopped her and asked her: Do you know how to pray? What do you pray for?

One believer lamented it should be comfort, and not good: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) People want this verse according to their convenience and comfort. All things work together for my popularity, accumulating wealth,