Rev J N Manokaran

One rich father was disciplined and wanted his son to follow him. The priority was a life of integrity. He purchased a house in a smaller city and gave it to him. The son was not happy: “Why on earth did you buy a property in that city?” The rich father explained: “You must be […]

As a young man, Ernest Alfred Booth (1873-1939) was pious and a steward of his time. While working in London, he used his lunchtime to attend lunchtime worship daily conducted at Holloway St. James church. It is amazing how Rev. Stuart could evangelize, equip, and mobilize youngsters for missions by speaking during lunch breaks throughout

People were running in the city of Jerusalem on the main thoroughfare. They were shouting, something strange had happened. News spread fast: More than one hundred people, men and women are lying unconscious or dead. They are followers of Jesus who died a few days ago. Thank God, they were not slain in the Spirit

One prominent religious leader said: “If you don’t feel humble but wish to become humble then try faking humility.” Wonderful advice: “If you can’t make it, fake it.” Paul also warns that human traditions, teachings, rituals, and penance, could have an appearance of wisdom but is an expression of false humility. (Colossians 2:23) False humility

Ghana’s outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country’s Western Region. The monument is intended to honor the development initiatives the president has overseen whilst in office. (BBC.com 7 November 2024) Self-glorification is the act of focusing on oneself, personal satisfaction and enjoyment, comfort, and legacy. There is

The Lord spoke through Prophet Jeremiah condemning leaders of Israel for leading His people in recklessness. (Jeremiah 23:32) Recklessness is defined as behaving without proper caution, careless of consequences, irresponsible, rash, wild, and temperamental. Reckless leadership will lead to distrust, distress, volatile situations, and a lack of unity. Generally, reckless leaders are proud, belligerent, dominating,

Those who fail to prepare, prepare to fail. Many pray but do not plan or prepare. For example, a student neither plans to study, nor prepares for exams, but expects God to answer prayers and get him excellent marks. All three are essential for a good disciple. Hezekiah did all three wisely. (II Chronicles 32:2-8)

A gang of five were close friends. They used to steal electric transformers, dismantle them, and sell them off. They were making good money out of this wicked business. When they tried to steal one day, one of them was electrocuted and was in critical condition. The other four neither gave medical attention nor took

Recently, one food supply organization using a mobile App was raided and found that the stock of mushrooms had a future expiry date. The date printed on the product packets was at least two days later than the inspection date. The company excused itself, that products were identified by their staff before the raid and

There is one so-called worship leader, the son of a pastor of a large congregation. With inheritance of wealth, and prestige, he said: “I write all my songs out of my life experiences, born out of pain and sufferings.” He was too young to make such a statement. On inquiry, it was found out that: