Rev J N Manokaran

One preacher who has fallen into multiple sins, including adultery and covetousness, justified publicly that all is well with him. The reason for his justification was his success. The crowd that heard the gospel, the miracles that happened, and the number of followers in his YouTube channel and other social media platforms. For him, his […]

Obedience is difficult for humans and is unpleasant for most people. Obeying God is a privilege and a human duty. In the narrative of Jonah’s biographical book, the obedience of a fish, probably a whale, is an amazing illustration for disciples to follow. The fish’s spontaneous, meticulous, and absolute obedience is beyond human understanding. But

The Book of Psalms teaches vividly to worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. Psalm 98 provides five important aspects to praise God. New Song: New songs for new things God do would be appropriate. Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, and Mary wrote their songs, and so did Moses, David, Asaph, and others. God’s love or

In the world, among many democracies, criminals, lawbreakers, and the corrupt are elected to be leaders of many nations. Young Elihu asked a valid question: Can someone who hates justice govern? (Job 34:17) This is a relevant question that could be asked in many institutions and governments today. Sadly, even Christian organizations, local churches, and

A 25-year-old machine learning engineer of an AI company died by suicide in Bengaluru’s Agara Lake. It is alleged that a brilliant engineer took this unfortunate step because of a toxic work culture and an exploitative manager. (NDTV 19 May 2025) The workplaces are becoming a haunting place with wolves like leaders. Some are expert

A fight between two teenagers, over who would get the tandoori roti first at a wedding ceremony, escalated so much that they died. Both hit each other with sticks, were injured, and died. (India Today, 5 May 2025) They were not starving for food. But they were competing to become the first person to eat

Prophet Azariah exhorted King Asa. In that, he gave a diagnosis of the problem of the Nation of Judah: No true God, no teaching priest, and no law. “For a long time, Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and law.” (II Chronicles 15:3) The Nations that accept the True God,

God sent messengers to the people of Judah, continuously and consistently, because he loved them. However, the response was deliberate rejection. “But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy.” (II Chronicles 36:16)

Mountains represent the human government in the Bible. Big mountains would be his national government, and little hills would be local governments, all functioning in righteousness. A Godly government will achieve these three things. (Psalm 72:1-4) Those who are given the stewardship of governance are called servants of God. (Romans 13: 3) Justice: Godly governments

Recently, the wife of a long-serving employee of a global company posted on a Social Media platform expressing her angst and agony. Her husband, who loyally served the company for 25 years, was laid off after being randomly selected by a computer algorithm. Incidentally, it was his 48th birthday. (18 May 2025, livemint.com) The Bible