Rev J N Manokaran

Listening, heeding, and hearing is important for Christian spiritual life. Listen to God: When boy Samuel heard his name being called, he ran to Eli who was his guardian and the priest. He helped him to listen to the voice of God. (I Samuel 3:9) Apart from performing ceremonies and ritual, Samuel learnt to listen […]

The electronic blood pressure checking machine was at fault. The person who did his test with the machine assumed that he was perfectly alright. One morning he had a fall and was rushed to the hospital. The doctors found his blood pressure too high; he was misled by faulty equipment. The Nation of Israel, the

A man was dying and needed help. There came a doctor, the man refused to be touched or treated by him. The reason was he was from a caste different and lower to his own caste. In his pride he died. Pride is dangerous and it precedes fall. (Proverbs 16:18) 1) Privilege: People consider themselves

A proverbial story of Midas who got a gift from God that whatever he touched became gold. Sadly, he touched his daughter, and she became gold. Midas cursed himself and wanted God to take the gift back. According to the U.S. Geological Survey the estimated gold that is still in the ground or beneath the

Emile Bustani (1907-1963) was an entrepreneur, businessman, parliamentarian, and philanthropist in Lebanon. He purchased and built a tomb for him to be buried in the capital city of Beirut. Sadly, he died in his personal airplane crash off the coast of Beirut. His aircraft was recovered but his body was not found, hence not buried.

Ezekiel was appalled to see the sin of Israel that saturated the centre of spiritual life, the temple, and private, family, and public spheres. Ezekiel was in Babylon among the immigrants. On 17 September 592 BC, elders of Israel came to meet him. Ezekiel was held by the lock of his hair and carried to

A small coin slips and falls in the sea sand. After a short search, the person decides that it is not worth time and effort. David writes: “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are

There was a politician who was offered the position as the President of the country. He politely refused saying: “I know my height.” It is not about physical height, but his stature and calling. People like to reach the top by hook or crook. John the Baptist was clear, who he was and who he

Husband is God, if he dies, his wife, the slave also should die being burnt in the funeral pyre, an evil practice called Sati. Kokila was born in a rich family, married to a wealthy man who served in the Royal court of Thanjavur died. When she was taken to be burnt alive, an English

A young man was visiting his hometown. He drove around to see the changes that had happened in the past five years. As he drove, he was surprised to see a new bridge across a railway track. Excited, he drove fast and crashed on the railway track as the bridge was only constructed in parts.