Rev J N Manokaran

The Five Foolish Virgins had foolish ideas that led to their foolish unpreparedness and futile efforts. (Matthew 25:1-13) Like those five, many become foolish for a variety of reasons. Trendy: The foolish virgins wanted to be trendy, with modern fashion. Carrying a can of oil would make them ashamed and a target of jokes. Forgetting

One of the sins that Prophet Amos condemns is the violation of a Covenant of Brotherhood. (Amos 1:9) Covenant in the Bible means a partnership sealed by blood, and violation of any party will result in the punishment of death. This covenant is the opposite of having the attitude of Cain – Am I my

David Dhanraj and his wife, Christel Vigila (daughters Blessy and Ancy), were serving the Lord in the city of Chennai. God used them mightily among the underprivileged, marginalised, fatherless, widows, and poor migrants from Odisha. Their service during the COVID-19 times was phenomenal. After being bedridden, Vigila went to be with the Lord, and on

Some people are obsessed with alternatives. Mostly, it is because of curiosity, or misunderstanding the significance of what is available, given, or present. One man narrowly escaped death as he relied on AI in his search for an alternative to salt. Being in the Intensive Care Unit for three weeks, he recovered from bromide poisoning.

Viktor Frankl, in his book Embracing Hope, writes about a person who did the work of a dustman (garbage collector). He was awarded the Order of Merit by the Federal Republic of Germany. His job was to collect garbage from homes and take it for disposal. In the rubbish bins, he found toys, broken and

An old man was trying to pick up his luggage to put it on the rack of the train. As he picked up, he experienced a disc slip, with severe pain, and he fell. He grumbled: “I lifted luggage like this hundreds of times, but it never happened like this.” One young man said, “Uncle,

Many people think the past is pleasant and the present is bitter. Even some think history should move backwards to the glorious past. When facing adverse situations, it is natural for humans to have such nostalgia. Even Job thought so: “Oh, that I were as in the months of old.” (Job 29:2) Nevertheless, life is

One Google official said that people come to search in the Google search engine; in fact, Google searches the consumers and provides helpful prompts for their searches. One young pastor said, “We cannot wait for truth seekers to search and find us out. We have to search for them in the Digital World and find

In an article in India Today (7 August 2025), Megha Chaturvedi portrays a gloomy picture of a lack of teachers, unqualified teachers who are presently teaching, unwillingness for qualified teachers to teach, lack of dignity in work, and other reasons. She warns that the next generation may grow up without real mentors. There are one

People could be recognised by their fruits. (Matthew 7:16) Godly and righteous people could be recognised by the Fruit of repentance, the Fruit of the Spirit, and the Fruit of lips, gratitude, thanksgiving, and praises. (Matthew 3:8; Galatians 5:22-23; Hebrews 13:15) The Psalmist brings to focus four qualities of the wicked, by which they could