Rev J N Manokaran

Walter and Helen Jespersen were serving as missionaries in China. The Communists had taken over; the soldiers were living in the same building. It was a time when all church services were stopped. A few Christians were already executed publicly. There was no contact with other Christian friends, especially the Chinese believers. It was Christmas […]

For many people Christmas is a time for gifts: both to give and receive. The Greatest Risk: When God created the world and the first couple, he took an enormous potential risk. The risk was giving Adam and Eve Free Will to make choices. Unfortunately, the first couple used the Free Will to defy, disobey,

A young Indian who lived in the USA for a long time returned to India. He wanted to be a Zomato food delivery agent for a weekend. What he experienced was a harsh and humbling experience on Indian streets. It was not like the comfort zone of corporate corridors of power or boardrooms. He had

Malayalam actor Navya Nair was reportedly fined AUD 1,980 (around ₹1.14 lakh) after officials found her carrying a jasmine flower string about 15 cm long in her carry bag at Melbourne airport. Nair admitted that the act was against the law, calling it a mistake made unknowingly. “Ignorance is no excuse,” she remarked. (Hindustan Times,

In the 101-second video, a female student, on the front passenger seat, is seen continuously slapping a male student and demanding that the boy remove his hand, which he used to protect himself. Four other male students were supporting the girl, as one of them was recording the video. The boy received 50-60 slaps. The

A man living in caves doing penance obtained the capacity to raise two feet above ground and suspend in the air for a few minutes. He became popular, and people thronged to meet him. Because his fame spread, he became a celebrity. Within a few days, some people started having religious activities, celebrating the man

One person said, “Google is the beginning of knowledge, and AI is the attainment of wisdom.” With the IT revolution, cheap gadgets, and data accessibility, many people think that Google is the beginning and AI is the ultimate in knowledge. These people should be pitied. True wisdom: The Fear of God is the beginning of

Generally, Parents are possessive of their children and vouch for them. When a teenager was involved in a crime, his mother refused to believe he did it and also asserted that he would not do evil. However, he was found to be guilty with evidence in the court, yet the mother did not believe it.

Some people believe their race is superior, hence privileged by birth and pedigree. Some people are proud of their privileged caste status. Belonging to the royal family or the ruling class also gives advantages. By manipulation or oppression, they can have all worldly blessings. However, no human could claim supremacy based on birth in the

In some places in India, there is a survey of the identity of people. Christians were in a dilemma. Some wanted to give their caste as their identity. Caste is an identity by birth according to the Indian Hierarchical social structure, inspired by Hinduism. Some Christian people believed that taking the caste identity would get