Rev J N Manokaran

There are many people who think they are permanent residents of this world. The rich fool told himself: “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ (Luke 12:19) Fools are those who are just living for the present, without future or eternal perspective. In contrast, biblical leaders were […]

“Doing Good” to poor, marginalized, destitute and widow is a challenge. There are people with vested interests who try to stop such work. There was one local Maharaja who did not allow missionaries to start a school or hospital. They went 20 miles away in two directions and started school and hospitals. Today, that region

People of faith must go out pioneer, explore and excel in new areas creating new entities. Lord promised Moses and Joshua: “Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses.” (Deuteronomy 11:24, Joshua 1:3) Yes, missionaries in every era continuously did that.

One preacher was seriously saying that Lord Jesus Christ never laughed or smiled. And so, Christians were forbidden to laugh or even smile. Hearing this a ten-year-old girl stood up and said: “Pastor, you are wrong. Lord Jesus smiled.” The preacher was very much upset and raised his tone and voice said: “Where in the

Preachers and pastors who do not perform miracles are looked down as ‘incompetent’ or ‘person of feeble faith’. “And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.”” (John 10:41) John did not do any sign or wonders is a ‘miracle statement’ indeed.

‘Hate crime’ has become too frequent in the world today. Hate crime could be described as one involving threat, harassment or violence, that is motivated by prejudice based on race, religion, language, class (income), caste or other reasons. Hatred is a powerful emotion, that could be manipulated by cunning leaders to mobilize people into violence

A person who is adventurous and buys a piece of land away from the city. Then he builds his home and starts living in it. Roads to reach his home is not there, in the night darkness descends in the surrounding, he had to dig his own borewell for water…etc. Slowly, after few years more

There was one intellectual who had great concern for poor. He studied the bible and read the incident in which Lord Jesus is anointed with an expensive perfume. Some people were wondering why this waste. Judas said, it could have been given to poor. (John 12:4-6) However, Lord Jesus said: “For you always have the

In one pastors’ seminar pastors objected and were upset with the trainer. He said: “Children education right means to make sure all children between age of six and fourteen should attend school. If any child in our congregation is not attending school, then pastor is responsible.” Some pastors objected stating that: “It is not our

Sometimes people wish good luck when someone goes for an exam or interview or some important assignment. Luck is understood as something that happens by chance and not by conscious efforts. When something goes wrong or mishaps happen people think that as bad luck. David hounded for his national service of defeating Goliath. (I Samuel