Rev J N Manokaran

Biblical leaders like Isaac prayed for his wife. (Genesis 25:21) In some cultures, it is the responsibility of a wife to fast pray for her husband. That is even celebrated as a festival. Then there is no reciprocal gesture of festival by husband for wife. Sadly, a woman fasted and prayed for her husband, and […]

There is a book written by Johnson and Suskewicz: “Lead from the Future.” It is about the principles and paradigm for leaders to plan long-term, changing challenges to growth opportunities, vision, and step-to-step process to lead an organization into enormous future growth. However, God has called His disciples not to Lead from the future but

One person claimed himself blessed that God is near to him always, but never attends a church or reads his bible. He says that God speaks to him directly and there is no need for reading the bible. Sadly, he deceives himself. “If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer

Sometimes, in the world, righteous people are frustrated as sin, corruption, and violence abound. When will God judge the wicked? Sometimes, the punishment and judgment are sudden, at other times, it seems to be delayed. The Righteous God does not make any mistake. Pharaoh commanded the Children of Israel, who were slaves in Egypt to

There is a quotation that is used many times: Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary. Sadly, this is a misnomer. Yet, it is quoted again and again by many Christians. When persecution increases there is a tendency to quote this quite often. Nevertheless, Paul writes: “How then will they call on

In many cities around the world traffic jams and traffic crawls. To beat these hindrances, the city administration plans to build freeways. The intention is to reach the destination without many hindrances and obstacles. The Bible states: that the path of the upright is a level highway. (Proverbs 15:19) Tragically, many believe that all ways

A bribe is described as a magic stone. (Proverbs 17:8) Whether it is small or big, it still performs magic for some people. When a police officer stops for speeding or jumping the red signal, a person tries to give a bribe and escape the consequences of the law. The bribe giver’s bribe is like

Henry Ford said: “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” Satan has blinded the minds of all humans. (II Corinthians 4:4) When the gospel light shines on a person, the mind is opened to see the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. The mind

An old man was sitting on a rocking chair in his garden. Beside him sat an old dog, literally on a nail that was on the wooden plank. The dog was moaning because of pain. But it was not moving away from the nail. When a guest visited the old man asked why the dog

A rich industrialist, who was also a generous philanthropist died after a brief illness. Tributes worldwide came and social media was filled with photos, videos, and his noble character. One businessman lauded his humility, and the next generation of entrepreneurs would miss this character role model. There was a torrent of criticism for this post,