September 2023

In one survey, people were asked: What do you like to hear often in your home? Some could not answer immediately, but they thought and gave answers. Three phrases were on top of the list. The three phrases are: ‘I love you’; ‘I forgive you,’ and ‘Supper is ready’. This is what the gospel offers […]

One person was boasting about his home security features. He can switch off the video, being at the office, or in another city when his teenage son was supposed to study. The whole home was monitored by him, and no mishap happened. Then he said: “Why can’t God have such remote control that he stops

On the evening of December 1981, a group of men entered the compound of the house of Premvati, in Sahupur village and fired, killing a 14-year-old girl and two boys aged ten and eight. Ten members of the Dalit community were killed that day. After 42 years, a 90-year-old villager was sentenced to life in

About 40 percent of the population of the world uses Social Media platforms. In this new information age, influencers have emerged. Sadly, many are bad models, promoting falsehood and misleading people. Social Media influencer: An influencer is a popular Social Media personnel, who can persuade and influence the decisions of followers or fans. They are

Sports personnel make ample preparation for their events. It is not just days, but months and years of preparation that give them strength and stamina. How did God prepare the Israelites for the forty years of journey through the wilderness? (Exodus 15: 22-27) The weak slaves got spiritual, moral, mental, and physical strength during the

A 23-year-old woman Jung Yoo-jung in South Korea kills a girl, dismembers her, and confesses to police that she did it out of curiosity. She was obsessed with watching crime thrillers and reading detective novels, and her mind was saturated with criminal thoughts. She conspired to kill a girl ‘out of curiosity,’ or to experience

Interestingly, the Egyptians believed in an afterlife and had elaborate cultural rituals. The Book of the Dead is a collection of mortuary texts, Coffin texts, or Pyramid texts that have spells, magic formulas, incantations, and instructions for the afterlife. There were authors and scribes, who compiled these writings on rolls of papyrus, with colorful illustrations.

A young man got an opportunity to go abroad for his studies. He was excited as well as tensed. This was his first trip on an airplane and to a foreign nation. He meticulously prepared all his personal belongings, books, and documents. On that day, he reached the airport which was over two hours’ drive

A boy from an oppressed community (Dalit) was hacked to death in his home, while his younger sister and mother were injured. The attackers were six boys (16-17 years) who studied in the same class, in Nanguneri, Tamil Nadu. (Times of India, 12 August 2023) The victim excelled in his studies, and teachers used to

There is an alarm created as if ‘conversion’ is the first and foremost problem facing the world and it should be tackled on a war footing. 1. Conversion as a choice: This is one kind of conversion exercised by some people who want to exercise the freedom of choice. Some individuals wish to use this