Rev J N Manokaran

Anshika’s wedding was a lavish affair. Her relatives said: “We spent 5m rupees ($60,000). We gave her everything a household requires and a car that cost 1.6m rupees.” Yet, she committed suicide. That resulted in a clash between the two families that left three people dead and sent seven people to jail in India. Police […]

Hebrews Chapter eleven is known as the Hall of Faith. In that are five unnamed women of faith: Esther, Ruth, Deborah, Jael, and the Widow of Zarephath. (Hebrew 11:34-36) God records every deed of faith and rewards every deed. Esther Escaped the Edge of the Sword Esther, the star was an orphan girl, brought up

It would be hard for a preacher to preach at the funeral service of his wife. Nevertheless, there were Godly and spiritually mature people who could do that. George Muller was one such person, who served the Lord, by taking care of 10024 orphans, distributing 250000 bibles, establishing 117 schools, that offered Christian education to

A survey states that the second most stolen book from the libraries is the Bibles. Interestingly, the Holy Book is stolen from libraries and sometimes even from church pews. Superstition: In one culture, having a stolen deity as a personal god brings immense blessings. There could be a similar cultural misconception that the stolen Bibles

A young man came to an evening service in a church. The church was full as a prominent preacher was supposed to speak. In those days, no one had seen him, only heard his name. The usher said that there was only one seat in the front row, but a man with dirty jeans and

Many Empires rose and fell, and so were smaller ones here and there. Prophet Daniel provides a glimpse of future global history when he interpreted the dream of Nebuchadnezzar: Babylon, Medes-Persian, Greece-Macedonian, and Roman Empires. (Daniel 2 & 7) Edward Gibbon a historian published six volumes: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire from

There is a legend about the Pied Piper of Hamelin, Germany. The town was infested with rats that brought plague. The town leadership along with the mayor wanted to find a solution. A Piper with a multicolored (pied) dress came and offered to remove the rats. The contract was agreed with a promise of 1000

The word ‘ministry’ could mean a government department and the service, functions, and professional role of a religious leader, a pastor, or a priest. God’s blessings also come to humans as ministry. Ministry of Redemption: When Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, they were spiritually dead. They lost the capacity to communicate

A preacher taught his followers that when he was unwell to the point of death, a blood transfusion was performed. The blood injected into his body was the blood the Lord Jesus Christ shed on the cross of Calvary. Hence, he was immortal, and blood sibling of Christ. A few discerned, it was not right

Two grown Rottweilers attack a 5-year-old girl in Chennai Park. Her mother also was attacked when she tried to save her daughter. The dogs were untethered and aggressive. The local people said that the dogs had the habit of attacking people earlier also. (Times of India 7 May 2024) The Law of Moses states: “When