Thirteen people were killed after a fire rumour on a train crossing Maharashtra’s Jalgaon triggered panic among passengers, with several of them jumping off the train and getting crushed by another incoming train, said the police. (NDTV 23 January 2025) Disaster follows disaster and rumours follow rumours. (Ezekiel 7:26) There is a proverb: Jumping from […]
Paul writes about a few believers in the city of Thessalonica. “For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies.” (II Thessalonians 3:11) Idle Walk means walking without purpose, and a specific destination. “Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.” (Ecclesiastes 10:18) Idle
The Psalm celebrates the splendour of God’s holiness and declares the grandeur of His voice. God is not just an impersonal power, but a person with great attributes like love, righteousness, justice, mercy, and compassion. The beauty of holiness is expressed in four different bible passages: I Chronicles 16:29; II Chronicles 20:21; Psalms 29:2; 96:9.
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Connor Stephanoff, a pizza delivery driver in Indiana, walked half a mile through a snowstorm to complete a delivery, receiving only a $2 tip. Police Officer Richard Craig, said: “I witnessed firsthand the work ethic, dedication, and determination of this young man.” Upset by the meager trip from a rich neighbourhood, the police officer set
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The Roman soldiers used to carry water-soaked and water-saturated shields. They were prepared for enemy attacks, who could shoot fire-bearing arrows. If the shield is dry, it will catch fire. A Greek writer describes a special arrow called belos that is long, slender, with a hollow interior filled with flammable fluids, when it hits, by
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that attempting to reunite a couple in a marriage that has become “unworkable and totally dead” serves no purpose. The court cannot force a couple separated for 17 years to live together, it would be a legal fiction that disregards the emotional and practical realities
As the Scripture teaches, neither sin can enter heaven, nor unrighteous inherit the Kingdom of God. (Revelation 21:27; I Corinthians 6:9-11) Hence, Lucifer was expelled from heaven. Lucifer: God created Lucifer as a powerful, intelligent, and beautiful; in fact, a perfect angelic being. He was also one of the three chief angels. His name Lucifer
The wildfire burnt the city of Los Angeles in early 2025. Some preachers said that it was judgment of God, and connected to the tribulation times in the Book of Revelation. Some voices condemned such preachers from among Christians and others outside the church. Such disasters, accidents, and destruction could be warnings, or punishments, or
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Sometimes Paul uses harsh words to communicate a strong message. He rebukes the believers in the city of Galatia as foolish, and for pursuing weak, worthless, and beggarly elements. (Galatians 3:1; 4:8-9) God has chosen the believers who were slaves to Sin, Satan, World, Idols, and traditions as His children that they can call Him,
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The Taj Mahal is considered a monument of love. As one of the seven wonders of the world, all people around the world wish to visit that at least once. The building is beautiful and is an architecture of splendor. Only a few people realize that this is just a tomb, that does not give
