Rev J N Manokaran

One rich man wanted to have peace. He gave advertisements in the newspapers asking counselors and consultants to help him. There were some calls and emails. One email was impressive. The person wrote about his long life and experience. He quoted a huge fee and promised to take him on a designated day and time. […]

Sadly, many in the world take refuge in perishable, temporal, and untrustworthy things. Relying on Egypt was like leaning on a broken staff that would pierce the hand of any man who leaned on it. (Isaiah 36:6) Such reliance or refuge is futile, and Prophet Isaiah describes that as a Refuge of lies. (Isaiah 28:17)

The rainbow is seen as seven colors. However, it is a refraction of light which is considered white. After the rains, the sunlight refracts and creates a beautiful rainbow. God placed the rainbow as a sign of the covenant that He will not destroy the whole of humanity at a time anymore after the flood

An old man called his sons, just before his death and exhorted them to live to be contributing members of the community. To demonstrate he asked them to bring four glasses of water. Pebble: In the first glass, he dropped a pebble. It sank and rested at the bottom of the glass. He explained that

Some athletes who changed the track during the race have been disqualified. Many have lost their opportunities to win medals, even when they finished first. There are a few characters, who stumbled at the last. Asa King Asa was the third king of the Kingdom of Judah. He generally did good and what was right

In Manila, Philippines one missionary heard about Rotten Fish Kids. The street kids in Manila would gather in the night. They were extremely poor that they gathered up the smelly, rotten fish discarded by the fishing boats and left on the pier docks in the hot weather. The missionary with his team went to meet

New brooms sweep well is a proverb. As time goes on with wear and tear, the broom becomes ineffective. In the same way, some people start projects enthusiastically and then become mediocre in their performance. Prophet Isaiah mentions that God will use the Broom of Destruction against Babylon. Sweep the floor: In the Parable of

One lawyer was reprimanded for wearing jeans in the courtroom. The judge of the Guwahati High Court remarked tomorrow it could be torn jeans, faded jeans, jeans with printed patches, and others. (India Today, 8 February 2024) There seems to be a conflict always between the traditions and trends. Younger people prefer to follow the

There are news reports of how medical professionals have misused their skills and even been ruthless murderers. One nurse killed many kids by switching off the incubators of babies. Another nurse killed the senior citizens. These people were not living a life that was worthy of their calling as medical professionals. Paul begs Christians to

Paul went to the city of Athens, the intellectual capital of the world and the political capital of Greece. He proclaims the gospel to four different kinds of people to transform the city. (Acts 17:16-34) Religious – Traditional: Paul as a Jew, used the opportunity to visit the synagogues on Sabbath day as the Lord