Rev J N Manokaran

Disobedience, rebellion, and hardening of the heart are processes. Interestingly, Prophet Jonah chose the downward journey as he tried to flee from God’s call and commandment. Jonah was righteous and had the right relationship with God, hence, he was appointed to go as a cross-culturally missionary to Nineveh. (Jonah 1: 2) Some Jewish traditions state […]

A three-year-old boy wanted to fix his broken toy and sought his father’s help. Father asked: “Why should we fix it? To make it work again?” Son said: “No, because we love it.” The Fall: In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the forbidden tree, seduced by Satan who disguised

“When a man’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies be at peace with him.” (Proverbs 16:7) This is a great Promise. In the world, there would always be conflicts and broken relationships. It is evident in families, communities, and nations. However, God’s promise is true. The challenge is to please the Lord.

Lord Jesus Christ became man in incarnation to identify with all humans. His humility, simple lifestyle, and sacrifice is beyond human comprehension. In the world, he owned nothing beginning from his birth to death. He had to borrow from others for his ministry or do a miracle or demonstrate truth. Perhaps, his only earthly possession

Most of us like to be favored by the Lord. In the town of Nazareth, Archangel Gabriel visited Mary to give her the news that God had chosen her to be the bearer of the Messiah through the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit as she was the favored one. (Luke 1:28) The life of the

Matthew records that wise men from the East came to worship the new-born king. (Matthew 2:1-11) Some scholars think there was a great delegation of over twelve to sixty, while others state they were just three. Legends state their names are Gaspar from India, Melchor from Persia, and Balthasar from Babylon. They were scholars and

God’s most significant intervention in the history of humanity is incarnation. It happened in a simple, humble, and unadvertised atmosphere. Amazingly, the birth of Lord Jesus was in an unhygienic place, wrapped in swaddling clothes, without basic facilities. He was placed on the hay in the fodder trough, manger. The World today needs the influence

A mall proprietor had a brilliant idea. He created a spider man costume and hired a man to wear to invite people, especially families with children inside their shopping mall. It became the talk of the town. The antics performed by the spider-man became a hit among children. Many children will ask their parents to

Samaritan Purse organizes children in America to fill shoe boxes with gifts, collect them, and send them to various parts of the world, which are distributed among poor children during Christmas celebrations. However, that has been stopped for various reasons in several countries including India. In a good initiative in the South of India, one

Marshall McLuhan, the Canadian media theorist said: “The Medium is the message.” He used the term ‘message’ to signify the content and character. However, the Bible declares: “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by