Rev J N Manokaran

An elderly man was waiting at his home gate in the early morning. When the teenager came with the Newspaper, he stopped him. He said; “Please ring the doorbell, and hand over the paper every day to me.” The boy said: “Sir, to save time, I put a rubber band and throw the paper through […]

Let us make a name for ourselves! This is a desire that drives people to do something. Guinness World Records has many achievements. Some of them are funny and even purposeless. Others are serious. The Bible records about people after Noah’s blood who wanted to create a name for themselves. (Genesis 11:1-9) Religious feat: They

God sending his Son into the world, the greatest historical event has two aspects. There was macro-preparation, but micro-preparation was inadequate from a human perspective. Macro-preparation: God sent His son at the appropriate time. (Galatians 4:4) The world was prepared socially, economically, politically, and culturally to receive the Messiah. God prepared Mary so that The

People are in search of different kinds of emancipation. Political: People living under an oppressive king want deliverance. There are nations invaded and the victims long for independence. They wish to escape from the tyranny of the sins of the dictator or ruthless ruler. Economic: Some people are exploited by powerful and rich people. No

God Promised a Saviour to the first human couple in the Garden of Eden that Messiah would come as the seed of woman. (Genesis 3:15) Jacob gave prophetic utterances regarding his sons. He declared that the scepter would not depart from Judah, until he to whom it belonged. That person, the Messiah shall demand obedience

The birth of the Son of God in this world is a great event in the history of humanity. Apostle John states: “The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.” (John 1:9) Plight of humanity: First, Satan has blinded the eyes of humans, so that they do not perceive and

It is common for people to regard something or someone as unworthy of interest or concern. However, the bible warns against such haughty attitudes and insensitive behavior. Birthright: Esau was hungry and wanted food desperately. His younger brother Jacob was cooking food. Cunning Jacob asked Esau to give his birthright and receive food. Esau despised

For the second time, in the history of modern medicine, a man received a genetically engineered pig heart, at the University of Maryland Medical Center. (Megan Molteni, STAT news 22 September 2023) The first man who got a pig heart earlier died within two months after surgery. A pig heart may help to prolong the

One Member of Parliament used unparliamentary, unprintable, and abusive words against another member, watched by millions on television. He had no remorse, regret or repentance. Instead, he claimed it was his right to use such words. What kind of words should a Christian speak? The Fruit of Spirit is expressed in words too. (Galatians 5:22,23)

Over 1,000 people, who identified themselves as dogs, wanted to be recognized as canines and communicated solely through howling and barking gathered in Berlin Potsdamer Railroad station. The footage became viral. This happened because Toco, Japan made a hyper realistic suit ($14000) and identified himself as a dog and wanted to be connected with other