Rev J N Manokaran

Rods could be made of wood or metals. The longer rods are termed as staff or sceptre. The rods could be spoken as metaphors or enacted as parables. 1) Rod of miracles (Exodus 7:20: The staff of Moses represented God’s power and call entrusted to him. 2) Rod that blossomed (Numbers 17:8): When there was […]

Recently, there was an objection to the Bible being read or taught in schools. The Bible is a religious book and that should not be taught in schools. Sadly, people think the Holy Bible belongs only to Christians. 1) Revelation: God is an infinite being, beyond description and comprehension of the human mind. Human intelligence

Jeremiah (650-570 BC) was known as the Weeping Prophet. Jeremiah began his ministry in 626 BC. Though reluctant that he was too young, God called him and appointed him as prophet over nations. 1) Warning: Jeremiah called the Nation of Judah to repent from sins and hypocrisy. “Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely,

Some think that God could have forgiven Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, instead of punishing them. Good logic. But God knows better than human reason. Prophet Isaiah writes: “If favour is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; the land of uprightness he deals corruptly and does not see the

Jehoiakim became king of Judah with the help of Pharaoh Neco. (II Chronicles 36:1-4) Pharaoh Neco invaded Babylon. Young Nebuchadnezzar defeated the Egyptians at Carchemish, then pursued the Egyptian army upon Sinai. On the way back to Babylon, he subdued Jerusalem in May or June 605 BC. In the year 597 BC Lord gave Jehoiakim

A bank executive who tried to loot his own bank in Chennai was arrested by the police. Police recovered all the 31.5 kg of golden jewels. This is his life policy shown in WhatsApp status. “There is no right or wrong in this world. If we can justify our acts, then it is right. If

Humans could hear in a frequency range of 20 HZ to 20000 HZ. However, Dogs and cats could hear high-frequency sounds ranging up to 45000 HZ and 64000 HZ respectively. The dog whistle was invented by Francis Galton in 1976. Humans could only hear a hissing sound of high-frequency noise, while dogs could hear the

“Eleven men convicted for the rape of a pregnant woman and released by the Gujarat government after 15-odd years in jail, are “Brahmins” and have “good samskaras” was the statement given by a leader who defended the convicts. (NDTV news 18 August 2022) There are about 16 samskaras, which means sacrament or values, right from