More than 200 prisoners escaped from a jail in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, following an earthquake. Thousands of inmates broke down doors and the locks of their cells and shattered windows after they felt tremors shake the walls at Malir Jail in Karachi. (BBC, 3 June 2025) Prison in Philippi: Paul and Silas had a […]
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There is a story in the Middle East. A poor woman came to the Sultan, requesting compensation for her loss of property. The sultan asked: “How did you lose it?” She replied: “When I was asleep, a thief entered my dwelling and stole it.” The Sultan was angry and asked, “Why did you sleep?” She
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God revealed to the Prophet Daniel about this digital era: “Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.” (Daniel 12:4) People are running on the Information Highway of the Internet to search, know, and find information, from website to website. Sadly, many are becoming Data Addicts. Digital Natives: The world is experiencing a
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One scholar who used to read and write extensively had a problem with his left eye. He was not able to read the books with small fonts. Looking outside the glass window, he could not see properly. Several times he cleaned the glass window, but it did not help. He went to an ophthalmologist to
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“God has remembered us; he will bless us.” (Psalm 115:12) Asaph pleads to God to remember the nations that have faced disgrace, as enemies had plundered their sanctuary. (Psalms 74:1-2) The whole psalm is not a song of an atheist, but a lament of a believer. Amid doubts, Asaph turns to God and provides five
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In a ghastly incident, six people were found dead by suicide in a car, and beside it was Praveen Mittal, who said he would die in five minutes. Praveen, his elderly parents, wife, two daughters, and one son, were declared dead, as they had consumed poison and died in a suicide pact, because of huge
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In the history of France, Francis the First was the ruler. A woman approached him, kneeled, and begged for justice. Francis said: “I owe you justice, and you will have justice; if you beg, it will be mercy.” Justice is a right given by God to humans, especially those who are afflicted, and not a
It is a mystery why one among contemporaries is martyred, while the other is delivered. Jeremiah was protected by the Lord, but Urijah died as a martyr. (Jeremiah 26:20,23) James died as a martyr, while Peter was escorted from prison by angels. (Acts 12:2, 5-12) Sovereign God has good reason and purpose for giving the
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An elderly man goes to a shop to buy groceries. A teenager was managing the shop, and he requested a product. As it was on a higher shelf, the boy struggled to take it. The elderly man offered help, saying, “Son, should I help you?” The teenager belonged to a backward caste. Offended for being
A young seeker wanted to know about the Lord Jesus Christ. He found one church in his Google search and decided to go to that place. One Sunday morning, hesitantly, he reached the place. There was loud music he could hear where he parked his motorbike. Then he walked towards the entrance. When he entered,
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