Rev J N Manokaran

‘Most Excellent’ Felix was married to a Jewess, Drusilla. He had some knowledge about Jewish faith and even Christian faith. (Acts 24:22) He was convinced that Paul was innocent, and he deserved liberty. Felix visits Paul again with Drusilla, when Paul exhorts about: Righteousness, self-control and forthcoming Judgement. Alarmed Felix aske Paul to leave and […]

Elisha had three kings knocking at his door: Jehoshaphat, Jehoram (Israel) and king of Edom. Unexpected guests. Elisha was feeling a righteous anger against Jehoram, a wicked king. However, he said he respected Jehoshaphat, otherwise he could not have cared to look or see them. (II Kings 3:14) Elisha was not in a mood or

“Farm Fresh eggs.” “Fresh baked cakes.” “Fresh vegetables.” People like ‘fresh’ food, juice, beverages…etc. Freshly brewed coffee in the mornings stimulates many people to be healthy and active throughout the day. Generally, old is considered as ‘expired’ or of diminishing quality. God provided ‘fresh’ manna each day for forty years in the wilderness for the

In the world, there are several models of leadership. Some of culture specific or nation specific. Without right models of leadership, some empires have fallen, and civilizations destroyed. The leadership model in the Church at Antioch is remarkable, best and should be followed everywhere in ministries, missions and institutions. One local church had a galaxy

When Solomon dedicated the Temple, he prayed to God. The prayer provides insights for us to pray purposely. People who pray to Lord should be facing towards the Temple, indicating that Temple as centre of the world. 1) Humility: All people have to go to God’s presence in humility. There is no privileges that world

In the olden days, blood tests to find ‘sugar’ level in a person was carried out as a long process. The blood would be extracted from a patient, taken to a lab and put in a basic metallic panel to test for chemicals like sodium, potassium, chloride…etc. Then the reading would be written and sent

The third lunar day of the month of Vaisakha (Indian calendar) is termed as Akshaya Tritiya, a springtime festival. There would be a lot of attractive advertisement before that date from gold jewelers and also banks. Jewelers would state that buying gold ornament will make a person/family prosperous as the gold will ‘grow’. Banks would

“If your children go to school, who will play music in our funeral related functions,” shouted the government official. He refused to give certificate of their caste for those hapless children to get free admission in the school. These men belong to traditional ‘music playing caste’ whose ‘duty’ is to play dirge in funeral functions.

Jehoshaphat is a celebrated king for his adventure of faith in war. The frontline of war strategy was his ‘Praise team’. God miraculously gave him victory. (II Chronicles 20: 1-23) Jehoshaphat did not have the courage or guts to say ‘No.’ In other words, he struggled to please God alone, hence he ended up pleasing

One young person was always aggressive and violent. In the local town he was feared by common people. On one occasion, he murdered a businessman on the main market street. He threated that no one should give witness against him. Police arrested him and was in jail. The police were not able to file a