Rev J N Manokaran

The Christian life is not a bed of roses. The Lord Jesus Christ invited His followers to take up the cross. Which means to embrace danger, sorrow, pain, suffering, and death. (Matthew 16:24-26) Yet, it is a journey of victory over victory. Tears: Suffering could bring tears, as well as the disobedience of the people […]

Change may be the only unchanging fact about the world. However, the postmodern generation faces Uncertainty amid changes. In the book The Twenty-Something Dr. Meg Jay writes: The Twenty-something who grew up in the shadow of the 9/11 terrorist attack on Twin Towers, violence in schools especially in the USA, Lockdown, and frequent job changes,

Britain’s richest family spent more money on their pet dog than they did on one of their servants, paid a pittance, and made to work for 18 hours a day for seven days a week. The passports of servants were confiscated, and freedom was curtailed. Their salary was sent to family members and did not

The entomologist, Edward O Wilson, once calculated that if a leafcutter ant were a 1.8-meter-tall human, it would run a km in two minutes 20 seconds, and keep up that pace over a whole marathon. Then it would pick up a load weighing 150 kg and run back at the slightly slower speed of a

There was a technological fair in Europe a few decades ago. There were many new inventions were displayed. One foreman from Switzerland had developed an electronic watch. It was rejected by Swiss watch producers as a stupid thing as it did not have a mainspring, wheels, escape wheel…etc. One Japanese entrepreneur who visited the exhibition

An aspirant to become a doctor appeared in the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), but there was a systemic failure. The question papers were leaked, grace marks were given to some, few got perfect scores which was not possible, and answer sheets were tampered. She said: “I didn’t fail the exam, the system failed me.”

One person had a big personal shrine, which was popular and was open to the public. As it is near an educational institution, students come there, especially during their exams. Now, he had become rich and was respected as a godman in the community. His story was that he was poor and unable to afford

When an email is sent, if there is no right email ID, it will not reach and may bounce back. A mail or courier cannot be sent without the receiver’s address. When prayers are not offered in God’s prescribed way, they are rejected. Here are four principles of prayer. Ask Ask and it shall be

A US tourist Cherish visiting Jaipur purchased jewelry for a staggering Rs 6 crore (approximately USD 870,000). Experts identified the jewelry as mere imitation, worth a measly Rs 300 (approximately USD 4). The sellers have given a fake authenticity certificate too. Instead of natural diamonds, they placed moonstones, and gold was also underweighted. (Business Today,

A 16 ft. reticulated python swallowed Farida a woman whole in Indonesia. The search for the missing mother of four began after she failed to return home. Noni, her husband, and villagers searched and found some of her belongings. They found the python, and cut open the stomach, Farida was found fully clothed inside the