Rev J N Manokaran

The shortest chapter and psalm in the Bible is Psalm 117. With just two verses, the psalm gives the prophet insight, a missional theme, God’s attributes, and praises to God. Prophetic psalm: All nations would receive the gospel, and so would all people groups having different languages, cultures, and geographical regions. As many among them […]

Marriage is not a convenient partnership or a business contract, but a sacred covenant. A couple chooses to marry not only to celebrate the wedding ceremony but also the whole married life. A Need and a Provision: Man was alone even in Paradise, the Garden of Eden. God did not give him an animal to

One preacher who has fallen into multiple sins, including adultery and covetousness, justified publicly that all is well with him. The reason for his justification was his success. The crowd that heard the gospel, the miracles that happened, and the number of followers in his YouTube channel and other social media platforms. For him, his

Obedience is difficult for humans and is unpleasant for most people. Obeying God is a privilege and a human duty. In the narrative of Jonah’s biographical book, the obedience of a fish, probably a whale, is an amazing illustration for disciples to follow. The fish’s spontaneous, meticulous, and absolute obedience is beyond human understanding. But

The Book of Psalms teaches vividly to worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. Psalm 98 provides five important aspects to praise God. New Song: New songs for new things God do would be appropriate. Miriam, Deborah, Hannah, and Mary wrote their songs, and so did Moses, David, Asaph, and others. God’s love or

In the world, among many democracies, criminals, lawbreakers, and the corrupt are elected to be leaders of many nations. Young Elihu asked a valid question: Can someone who hates justice govern? (Job 34:17) This is a relevant question that could be asked in many institutions and governments today. Sadly, even Christian organizations, local churches, and

A 25-year-old machine learning engineer of an AI company died by suicide in Bengaluru’s Agara Lake. It is alleged that a brilliant engineer took this unfortunate step because of a toxic work culture and an exploitative manager. (NDTV 19 May 2025) The workplaces are becoming a haunting place with wolves like leaders. Some are expert

A fight between two teenagers, over who would get the tandoori roti first at a wedding ceremony, escalated so much that they died. Both hit each other with sticks, were injured, and died. (India Today, 5 May 2025) They were not starving for food. But they were competing to become the first person to eat

Prophet Azariah exhorted King Asa. In that, he gave a diagnosis of the problem of the Nation of Judah: No true God, no teaching priest, and no law. “For a long time, Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and law.” (II Chronicles 15:3) The Nations that accept the True God,

God sent messengers to the people of Judah, continuously and consistently, because he loved them. However, the response was deliberate rejection. “But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy.” (II Chronicles 36:16)