Rev J N Manokaran

The Jewish people according to Torah had to appear in Jerusalem thrice a year: Festivals: Passover, Shavuot (The Feast of Weeks), and Sukkot (the Festival of Booths). (Deuteronomy 16:16) All Jewish people desire, aspire, and wish to visit the Temple of Jerusalem on these occasions year after year. Passover: This is a celebration of the […]

Lord Jesus Christ was resolute, focused, and firm in his mission to go to Jerusalem to be rejected, die, buried, and rise again to ascend to heaven. (Luke 9:51) Following the Lord is taking up the cross and has no option of turning away or back. His journey: Lord Jesus’s death was not the result

Women-only ‘Scream Groups’ have cropped up all over the world. Women come together to unleash their anger without inhibition. Frustration, disappointment, and stress are common reasons for women to take part. It began in Sydney, Australia, and is in many parts of the world. The organizers state that men have spaces to yell or raise

Many would like to jump to conclusions and condemn or judge people. “Why this waste?” Disciples asked the woman who anointed the feet of Lord Jesus with an expensive ointment. (Matthew 26:6-13) From the disciples’ perspective, it was a waste, while from the Lord’s it was precious good work that would be always remembered. The

Lord taught the parable of Workers. (Matthew 20:1-16) They were truly willing workers. All disciples of Lord Jesus Christ are expected to be willing workers/volunteers/laborers/harvesters in His vineyard. Motivation: The workers were out of their homes and were present in the labor market, where daily wage earners were recruited. They were eager to work. If

Generally, anger could be categorized into two: Righteous Anger and Unrighteous anger. Righteous anger: Elihu’s anger was righteous. Elihu was upset and angry that God’s character, honor, and reputation were misrepresented and misunderstood by Job and his friends. (Job 32:1-5) Lord Jesus was angry when he saw the worshippers in the Temple at Jerusalem were

In a rich man’s house, there was a huge garage, which became a dumping place. He had fanciful ideas and wanted to pursue many of them. There was his desire to become a musician, participate in a car race, bike-riding, parachute jumping, skiing, skating…etc. Being rich he would summon the best of coaches and buy

The Parable of the Lost Sheep taught by the Lord to disciples in the presence of the hostile Pharisees and Scribes brings to focus the heart of the Good Shepherd. (Luke 15:1-7) Lord Jesus is the Good Shepherd, Great Shepherd, Chief Shepherd, and Only shepherd of the Flock. (Hebrews 11:20; John 10:14, 16; I Peter

Mildred Honor was the music teacher in a school in Des Moines, Iowa. One student always said that he wanted to play piano so that his mother could hear. However, the student Robby did not come for a few days and informed his mother was sick. When the school prepared for a musical program, the

There is a common saying that when something is given for free, people neither value it nor understand its worth. Some even abuse the gifts and trample over them. Others gratefully receive it and optimally utilize it. Paul writes that the grace that was bestowed upon him was rightly used, and he labored well. (I