Rev J N Manokaran

Life-long learning is a buzzword today in Management seminars. The disciples are essentially lifelong learners from their loving Master the Lord Jesus Christ. Reading is one of the best ways to learn. Paul requested Timothy to bring his books and parchments. (II Timothy 4:13) Paul was old, in prison, awaiting a death sentence. Yet, he […]

In a bank, they appointed a night watchman. Due to cataracts, he was not able to see properly. Robbers came in the night, he realized there was a danger. He switched on the torch to scare them away, but the light gave robbers better visibility and accessibility. Overpowering the blind watchman, robbers looted the bank.

Pastors are shepherds of their flock and one day would give an account of each person under their care. (Hebrews 13:17) Those who exercise leadership to small groups like children Sunday school, youth groups, and staff of an organization are also pastoral leaders. There are at least seven areas of accountability. Spiritual growth: Pastoral leaders

A banyan tree grows, and the branches spread down to penetrate the earth to take root. The tree continuously branches out, becomes root, and spreads. The church that obeys the Great Commission, sends out missionaries, they establish churches, those churches send out and the mission continues until the Lord comes. (Matthew 28:18-20) 1. John Eliot

When the Israelites possessed the Promised Land, they were commanded to build six cities of refuge. This was a provision for the person, who kills someone accidentally, unintentionally, could flee and be safe in the city without being slain by the avenger of blood. (Numbers 35:11; Joshua 20:3) When a person is murdered, one person

One of the difficult parables to understand in the Scripture is the Parable about the Shrewd Manager. (Luke 16:1-9) Audience and Context: It is a lesson for ‘Children of Light’. Lord chose children of Israel as ‘Children of light’ to the Gentiles. The Apostles were the immediate audience of the Lord Jesus and were the

A 28-year-old young man was engaged to be married. The man had an inferiority complex, and he thought his smile was not good enough. Hence, he underwent a “Smile-Enhancement” Surgery in a Dental clinic in Hyderabad, in preparation for his wedding ceremony. Sadly, he could never smile, because, during the surgery, he died. (NDTV 20

Some people like to do nothing but desire to possess everything. People of God have responsibilities to fulfill, when they fail to do, they will be punished. Israel had not entered the Promised Land. Before they could enter, they had conquered the Moabites and the Midianites. The leaders of the two tribes thought the place

When a country has a good number of natural resources, yet underperforms economically, it experiences the resource curse. The reason is to be over-dependent on that resource and fail to develop in other areas. In such countries, the rich would be super rich, and the majority of the population would be poor. For example, some

Besides the pool of Siloam was a man who was lying invalid for thirty-eight years. He wanted to be the first person who got into the pool whenever an angel stirred the pool to be healed miraculously. Lord Jesus came, after a brief conversation with him, commanded him to pick up his bed and walk.