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 […]
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A Belgian farmer got annoyed with a stone that obstructed his straight path, removed the stone, thus altered border between France and Belgium. (BBC news: 4 May 2021) It was an accident. However, there are others who do for gaining more property. There is a Tamil proverb that states three desires/lusts are dangerous: for money,
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There are many who boast that they would be followers of Lord Jesus if he speaks or reveals to them directly. Yes, God is gracious to manifest himself to certain people. Lord confronted Saul (later Paul) directly. Sadhu Sundar Singh had the privilege of Lord Jesus revealing Himself directly to him. However, Lord does not
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Psychologists like to analyze the mindset of kings and rulers, especially those who are notorious. They derive many common characteristics, primarily – Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and sociopathy, from their uneventful lives. Nebuchadnezzar was one of those, along with Herod, prince of Tyre and others. They consider themselves as god. 1) Narcissism: Nebuchadnezzar had a dream, which
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One preacher who was humble and placed no demands to preach for a week. The host pastor did not prepare the room in which guest was to stay. There were spiderwebs in the ceilings, floor was dirty, table was dusty, toilet was not clean and it was worse than his train journey. One of his
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A tourist went to a small lodge and wants to book it for three days. The proprietor receives an advance of Rs. 5000 while the man goes to have lunch, before checking-in. The proprietor sends that money to the grocer, which was pending. The caterer was glad, he sent the money to tailor to whom
There was a popular body builder who got numerous medals and international acclaim. In fact, many youngsters aspired to be like him. It was result of hard work, discipline, robust habits, and healthy diet. He was like a giant like Goliath. However, he was afflicted by corona virus and died at the age of 34.
There are people who consider themselves as wise. Proverbs state that there is more hope for a fool that self-declared wise. (Proverbs 26:12) Fools think that there is no god, because they consider themselves as gods. (Psalms 14:1) There are four aspects of fool. (Proverbs 26:7-11) 1) Wisdom and fool: Teaching wisdom to fools does
Today’s society is obsessed with stories or narratives that provides direction for most people. These narratives are hyped incidents or myth or imaginary stories. Instead of God and His Word, these narratives determine values and actions of people. Hence, people do not want to call sin as sin. Instead like to give a label that
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Sukumara Kurup is on the run, or living in disguise or dead. He was inspired by an insurance fraud committed in Germany. He took an insurance policy in Abu Dhabi for a value of about 30 lakh (3 million) rupees, which was a great amount in 1980s. Coming to India, he planned to fake his
