Rev J N Manokaran

People love freedom. Freedom is defined as the right to act according to ones will without being held up by the power or influence or interference of others. 1) Political Freedom: India is enjoying political freedom. The democracy in India is successful that people have freedom choose their own representatives to Parliament and State Legislature. […]

Five or six boys would form play a game of train. The first boy would behave like engine and the next boy would catch hold of the shirt of him. However, one boy did not have shirt, but wanted to join but could not. He was clever, and he had a green kerchief. He offered

Sushil Kumar (38 years) won wrestling Olympic bronze medal in 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver medal in 2012 summer Olympics. He and his friends had a fight with young wrestlers, and they beat up three youngsters. One of them Sagar Rana (23 years), Junior Wrestling National champion died, and Sushil Kumar was arrested for murder

One of my friends like butter chicken very much. He always orders this dish whenever he visits a restaurant. Due to lockdown in Corona times, he thought of creating his own at home. He searched Internet for the recipe and found the list of ingredients, he ordered them. However, he did not like all the

On old lady in a village was not accepted, rejected, boycotted, and even doors slammed against her. She was much worried and went to the next village. There she sat weeping. Suddenly, there was a handsome young man riding a horse. All villagers invited him to their homes, showed him hospitality and gave gifts. The

God is like a gardener who carefully plants, prunes, provides manure and water to bring forth fruit. Fruitfulness is a mark of Christian life. Yet, fruitfulness is the result of remaining or abiding in Him. “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that

One temple added a deity of ‘Corona Devi’ and dedicated it to protect people from Covid 19 in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu. The idol was created using granite stone and there began a Maha Yagam for 48 days. (India Today, 19 May 2021) Yes, the unseen Corona virus has created an atmosphere of fear

Christian life is not a set of rules or principles or philosophies. It is dynamic intimate relationship with loving Lord Jesus Christ. Generally, Israelite thought they were the vine. Hence, in his conversation with disciples, Lord said, “I am the True Vine.” 1) Abide: He called his disciples to abide in Him. Remain in Lord

If Noah’s ark could save his family in the flood, they thought they can build a city and a tower. Ark could accommodate so many animals. The city tower could accommodate a huge population. The land of Shinar was another name of Babylon. (Genesis 10:10) As God used ‘confusion of languages’ to stop human race

There are some godly people who do not read newspapers or follow news channels. They consider it as a waste of time. Also, they are unconcerned about day-to-day happenings. Such people could not have meaningful conversation with others, especially those of other faiths. They also miss out to understand God’s work in human history. God