Prophet Jeremiah spoke to the Nation of Israel: “You shall say to them, thus says the Lord: When men fall, do they not rise again? If one turns away, does he not return? Why then have these people been turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit; they refuse to return.” (Jeremiah 8:4,5) […]
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Some advertisements claim their performance or services are ten times better than the products of competitors. Probably, an exaggeration. If a king in ancient times interviewed graduates from his academy to serve his empire and certifies someone to have ten times better knowledge and skills, it would be true. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were
The parable of the rich man and Lazarus teaches about life after death. (Luke 16: 19-31) Two lives: Both the rich man and poor Lazarus lived on the same street, one on the street, another in the mansion. Rich dressed in purple, while poor in rags. His table was full of sumptuous food, and Lazarus
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Some IT companies terminated the services of some employees. The reason was that they were Moonlighting secretly. The term Moonlighting means taking up a second job, apart from the primary job, without the knowledge of the employer. Sometimes, the moonlighting job could be for a competitor in the market. The IT company bosses were clear
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Daniel was listed as one of the three most righteous men in history along with Noah and Job. Interestingly, Daniel was alive when Ezekiel wrote that message. (Ezekiel 14:20) Generally, people are not generous with genuine praises. On the other hand, some exaggerate and flatter people. For some, the Righteous are those who do not
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Judge Edward Davila said to Elizabeth Homes, the founder of Theranos: “Failure is normal. But failure by fraud is not OK.” She promoted an idea, which was not true, that testing blood with innovative technology, would diagnose diseases like cancer, and diabetes within a matter of minutes. She thus cheated the medical professionals, customers, and
The Assyrians were powerful and dominated the middle east during the reign of King Hezekiah. Babylon was aspiring to become a superpower. King Hezekiah was sick unto death. Though Lord asked to set things in order and enter eternity, he wept, pleaded, and even demanded a longer life. Lord miraculously healed him and got an
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The Parable of Prodigal Son is very popular, it has three characters: Father, Younger Son, and Elder Son. The spiritual journey of the Younger that reached low, was restored. (Luke 15:11-32) Squandered Everything: Younger Son wanted freedom, which was beyond the purview of his father. His father was gracious and generous to give his younger
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One elderly man was narrating his agony of taking seven different tablets and capsules every day. Taking the medicine was an ordeal for him. Each had a distinct color, shape, and size. He asked another person: “Do you also take medicines?” He was quite healthy and did not want to disappoint his friend. He said
God works in mysterious ways that are beyond human comprehension. Selwyn was selected to study medicine at Madurai Medical College. He joined the first year and had to stay in the hostel. Ragging was common during those days. Even now, ragging has become sadistic and violent. One day 6-7 senior students came to Selwyn’s room.
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