Rev J N Manokaran

One dancer who calls himself a worship leader, declared, that he competes with movie stars. He intends to become popular than them, then he adds that he does all these for the glory of His name. Strangely, biblically illiterate Christians follow such false leaders. First, since his priority is his popularity, he takes the name […]

Peter calls his audience, the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ as pilgrims or exiles. (I Peter 1:1) That means a temporary resident in a foreign land. In the Epistle to Diognetus, written by ‘Mathetes’ (a disciple) of Apostles in the second century as an apologist literature, a pilgrim is described as: “They live in

One old fragile politician said: “I am neither tired nor retired.” Addicted to power, he was not willing to give up the seat of power. Sadly, Christians become weary of doing good. But Paul encourages believers to keep on doing good because they will reap at the appropriate, God-appointed time. (Galatians 6:9) Doing good means

One top politician’s grandson was a psycho that he kidnapped, harassed, molested, raped, and blackmailed numerous women. He also video graphed all these, to make his victims ashamed and be under his tyranny. Somehow, the videos became viral on social media. Cunningly, he escaped the country using his political influence and connections. The patriarch Politian

Blood sacrifice was an essential part of Old Testament worship. Generally, the blood was poured under the altar in the Tabernacle. Nevertheless, there were three circumstances in the Old Testament where blood was sprinkled on people. And all of them signify rich spiritual truths. 1. Covenant: God delivered the children of Israel with a mighty

The writer of the Book of Hebrews provides a parable. The earth drinks water from the rain, it is expected to bear plants or herbs that are useful for cultivators. It is a true blessing. Nevertheless, if it bears thorns, thistles, and briars, it is rejected and is nearly cursed, and in the end, it

It is always a joy to listen to babies who babble. Parents enjoy children’s expressions. They become concerned if the child does not talk when they turn three years old. That which was joy brings fear as the child grows up. That is exactly what the writer of Epistle of Hebrews wrote. The spiritual maturity

Chetan Bhagat one popular Indian author writes to youngsters: “Have you ever heard people describe someone as a well-TV-watched person or a well-Instagram reels -watched person? No. They always say ‘a-well-read person’.” (11 rules of life) He states that if anyone says: Oh, I am not a reading person, he is basically lazy. Great Leaders

Kurkure is a spiced crunchy puffcorn snack made up of rice, lentils, and corn. One woman leaves her husband after he forgets to get her the munchies. She was so addicted to this snack that she compelled her husband to buy it for her every day. One day he forgot, and that triggered a fight,

When weak armies fight against established strong enemies, they use guerilla warfare as their strategy. Individuals could hit and run the soft targets. Infiltrate through simple objects like drones to destroy strategic military stations. Satan also uses multiple strategies including guerilla attacks on Christian believers. People of God should not be ignorant of Satan’s wicked