Rev J N Manokaran

After four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, Solomon began to build the temple. (I Kings 6:1) Just before dedication the ark of covenant was brought to the Temple. “There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone that Moses put there […]

Amy Carmichael was a missionary serving in India. In the year 1931, she had a fall and had to be bedridden for two decades. Yet, she wrote about sixteen of the thirty-six books during that time. Yes, like Paul she ministers in spite of her disabilities. People of God use even their sufferings to further

Recently one of my relatives called and asked: Why have you wasted your life? For him, my life has been meaningless, purposeless and pointless immersed in religion and ignorance. In fact, he was speaking out of ignorance or even with spiritual blindness. When a woman poured the priceless perfume as love sacrifice for the Lord

George Verwer founder of Operation Mobilization a global mission agency used to wear an iconic jacket with the World Map. That was to indicate his global vision and passion for missions. While some people easily embrace global vision, others are not at all concerned about missions. There are others who are committed to a ‘local

There was an interesting case in the court. One smart looking man accused an impoverished man that he was creating trouble. When the judge asked him, what was his issue: “I just stood erect.” Judge told that ‘standing erect’ was not a crime. “No sir, I fell down.” Judge: “What happened?” The poor man said:

There are times, when we cannot stop crying or weeping. Sometimes, it includes shy and groaning. Such moments could lead us to despair and even depression. Emotional exhaustion, mental tension, and spiritual weariness could overwhelm us. Turning to the Lord during such moments is very important. There is no situation that is beyond redemption or

When I stayed in my friend’s house, he was sharing about foxes under his basement. The whole family went for two-week holidays. As there was no one at home, the foxes came from nearby woods, made his basement as their home. The foxes raised a big family also. He was trying to get the forest

George Verwer founder of Operation Mobilization advised young people in his book: Messiology: “Learn and practice to use your time more productively. Less watching and more action needs to be your motto. Beware of the television trap, game trap and the endless chit-chat trap.” Bible exhorts: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a

People like to be popular, and prosperous. No wonder, two of the disciples of Lord Jesus Christ also were driven by aspirations, ambitions and desire. Then, the sons of Zebedee did not directly ask the Lord but tried to do mediation through their mother. Lord Jesus asked whether they will be ready to go through

Moses had gone up Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments. The people came to Aaron and said: “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” (Exodus 32:1) They