There was a festival of mangoes. Various kinds of mangoes from many orchards around the country were displayed in Lucknow city. Disregarding announcements and signage, people began snatching the mangoes arranged for display and rushing toward the exits. The celebration of summer fruits ended on a sour note. Lack of civic sense and poor crowd […]
A few founders of ministries named it after themselves. Also, a few called the local churches ‘Assembly’, prefixed with their personal name. Such practices are incorrect and are not approved by the Bible. God does not share His glory with another. (Isaiah 42:8) The Lord Jesus Christ asserted: I will build my church. (Matthew 16:18)
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The Cavendish Laboratory is a unit of the University of Cambridge. It is named after Sir Henry Cavendish. Over 30 researchers in this laboratory have won the Nobel Prize. There is the inscription at the entrance of the building, which is the charter also: “The works of the Lord are great; sought out of all
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The Director General of Police of Madhya Pradesh, Kailash Makwana, said, “Police alone cannot curb rape incidents. There is moral degradation of society due to the availability of pornography through mobile phones and the internet. Children used to listen to teachers and family members earlier, but today no one can keep an eye on each
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A shelter home that was running allegedly without registration since 1994 in a residential area in Noida came under scrutiny after the video went viral on social media. During the inspection, several of the forty-two elderly inmates were reportedly found locked in basement-like rooms, some half-clad or with soiled, stinking clothes. (Deccan Herald, 28 June
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A few celebrities announced that they are taking anti-ageing treatment. Some declared their age is 50 plus, but have reverted to 25. A few speculated that with such advancement, humans would not die. A 42-year-old actress died of cardiac arrest, and her husband said that she had been taking anti-ageing treatment for 5-6 years. (NDTV
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There are mushrooming concerts – dubbed as worship concerts – that do not reflect godliness or bring glory to God. The Bible warns: “It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.” (Ecclesiastes 7:5) The Word of God is preached and taught, which is
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These days, marriages seem to be too fragile. For no rhyme or reason, a marriage relationship ends in divorce. It is like a short street with a dead end. One of the movie celebrities who completed 26 years gave two reasons for a successful marriage: Partial deafness and Selective amnesia. She said they were two
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C. H. Spurgeon exhorts people to sing new songs. “Grace has uplifted us from the pit of hell, from the ditch of sin, from the Slough of Despond, from the bed of sickness, from the bondage of doubts and fears: have we no song to offer for all this?” God’s grace delivers from many chains
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In the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony, a cute girl sang a sweet song with other singers. Later, a newspaper reported that the girl was only lip-synching, while the real singer was off the stage, as she was not attractive enough. The authorities said that they chose a girl with a ‘flawless image’ to represent on
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