Rev J N Manokaran

An old man and his wife live in a small town, while their son is married and settled in a foreign country. A high-ranking business professional visits his parents. Mother lovingly cooks food and serves him. Though he ate, he did not like it. Later he had a conversation with this father: “Dad, the food […]

Boys used to play cricket or hockey in a lane with a dead end. Generally, they leave the bricks they use to erect the stumps for cricket or goal posts for hockey. Several times, people who pass that way would advise the boys to remove those bricks after they play so that no one is

Recently, one person had ‘halaal’ worship. Neither the term used nor the method sync with the Word of God. He wanted to be creative and attract young people. Sadly, he reminds us of Nadab and Abihu. Aaron the Levite and Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah had four sons. Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar

Cockfighting was banned in India since 1960, however, illegal betting and hosting cockfight happens in many parts of Telangana including the village of Lothunur. One cock that was fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight tried to escape. When its owner tried to stop, he was impaled in the groin. He died on the

This verse has transformed numerous lives throughout the history. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) This would be the most quoted Scripture portion in all languages. God God is personal with several attributes according to

Jim Elliot was married to Elizabeth and served in Quechua, South America. Jim went from Quechua as a missionary to reach Huaorani tribe, he was speared to death along with four others in January 1956. Their daughter, Valerie was just ten months old. (born February 27, 1955) Elizabeth continued to serve in Quechua, were two

Recently, I got two invitations for prayer meetings with information about forthcoming elections in Tamil Nadu scheduled for 2021. One argued vehemently for the ruling party and we all should pray for their win. Another argued forcefully for the opposition party should come to power. I wondered; how would the Lord respond to such prayers.

Jurong Bird’s Park is a popular tourist attraction in Singapore. It has been designed in an area of about 20.2 hectares in the Jurong hill slope. In this aviary there are about 5000 birds from 400 species. The free-flight aviary is designed in such a way the bird could fly up to a certain height.

The Covid 19 menace has affected many people in the world. Many died, while many more were infected, but got healed. However, lockdown and social distancing has affected many people mentally. The isolation requirements and lockdown demands were too much on people that few committed suicides. In Japan, the government appointed Tetsushi Sakamoto as a