Rev J N Manokaran

There are some people who believe that culture is divine, and traditions are supreme. It cannot be trespassed or changed. Many times, the cultural and traditional practices are not that were originally intended. In the Sermon of the Mount, Lord Jesus said on several occasions: You have heard that it was said…but I say to […]

A foolish donkey adamantly said: “The grass is blue.” The intelligent tiger was upset, angry and annoyed and shouted: “The grass is green.” After several rounds of shouting, the matter was taken to the King of the Jungle, a lion. Donkey said to the King Lion: “Sir, the grass I blue. Tiger contradicts me and

A 55-year-old poor oppressed man objected to a rich man allowing his dog to defecate in front of his home repeatedly. The angry rich man filed a false case that he was a serial sex offender of minors, making his own daughters as witnesses. The poor man was in jail since May 2015 to August

In the Parable of the sower and seed, some seed fell on the footpath. Lord explained: “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.” (Matthew 13:19) Does it

In the Bible, women have a strategic role in God’s plan and purpose. Praise God for all women of faith who accomplish marvellous things. In the plan of redemption, God would create a nation from the descendants of Jacob, the grandson of Abraham. However, they would be slaves in Egypt until the Promised Land was

God commissions his people to fulfil His plan and purposes in the world. It is human nature to give excuses as we all are risk averse. People like Moses, Jeremiah and Jonah are some examples who were reluctant. Moses tries to escape by giving five excuses. 1) Identity: Moses asked the Lord: Who am I?

Indian movies and novels until the 1980s had themes that indicated the triumph of truth and righteousness. The unrighteous will be punished. Generally, the story ended with the long arm of law catching the criminals and wicked, or death due to unusual accident. Later, the endings of stories or novels or movies changed. The main

A married woman with two children is separated from her husband. She develops an extramarital affair with a young man. The young man wanted the woman to prove his love for the man. The love for this man should be revealed in her hate towards her former husband and children. He instructed this woman to

The disciples went on boat, while Lord Jesus proceeded to pray. After prayer, when he saw the disciples, were straining at the oars as wind was against them. (Mark 6:48) Lord could have stopped the winds from the shore. However, the disciples would not know that the miracle was from the Lord. Instead of doing

Freetown, in Sierra Leone (Africa) witnessed a ghastly accident. A tanker truck carrying petrol attempted a U-turn, it collided with a truck carrying sand. The tanker truck then began leaking fuel. “Bike riders, taxi drivers and people around the neighborhood rushed to the scene to collect the leaking fuel, and in the process, the tanker