Rev J N Manokaran

In a small village in UK, there were two naughty boys. They used to steal hen, sheep, or goat, cook and eat them. The village elders warned them, but it did not bring any change. One day they stole a sheep from a poor widow’s home. The villagers decided to punish the boys. They tattooed […]

One Chartered Account took life insurance for his wife for a tune of rupees sixty lacs. (1 million is ten lacs) After three months, he gave contract to a professional ‘hitman’ to kill his wife in an enacted road accident. The hitman took rupees two lacs to do this wicked job. He drove his vehicle

Indian Express newspaper dated 25 January 2021 stated: Believing in rebirth theory, ‘superstitious’ couple murder two grown up, college educated daughters in Andhra’s Madanapalle. There was no natural love as parents or fear of law or society. The educated couple, husband having a Ph.D. and wife a postgraduate in science and a gold medallist; did

According to historians Nazareth was 200 plus years old at the time of Lord Jesus Christ. It is about 80 miles from Jerusalem, on the way to Damascus, far removed from the centre of Jewish religion. It is a new city and could not have been mentioned by Moses or Prophets. Nazareth was also considered

There are many cricket fans. Few of them are followers of a team or an individual. It has been found that the players are influenced by betting syndicates, who pay huge sum as bribes to few players to make a team lose so that those who bet could get huge money. Even though it is

One person got several phone calls from a particular bank. They were offering bank loans for various purposes: personal loan, vehicle loan, house loan, study loan, business loan…etc. This man had a dream of purchasing his own house. He went to the bank; the officer was polite and over-eager to close the loan deal as

A first-year student in a university was roughed up by senior students for not saluting them. A girl was raped, as she refused the advances of a man from higher caste. A daily wager was beaten up for sitting at his doorsteps while the high caste youngsters crossed his home. These atrocities are done by

There was an interesting meme that showed a man desperately trying to connect to a call center. He was hearing: “Your call is important for us…hold on as long as this call is important for you.” It is a patience-test to call toll-free numbers. Yes, that person holding the line has to weigh options, is

In one organization, always responsibility would be given to a person, but to perform, authority or resources would not be given. Then that person will be blamed for incompetence or lack of accountability. Stewardship has three components: 1) Responsibility: ‘Job Description’ provides a fair idea for a person to effectively function. Clear cut definitions, the

Wicked people are rich, arrogant, at ease, scoff, speak malice, prosperous, fat, and sleek. Compared with them Asaph felt his righteousness and faithfulness was of no use. Understanding this paradox was a ‘wearisome task’. (Psalms 73) Then he realizes that rich and wicked are in slippery slopes, will fall to ruin. He gloriously concludes: “But