We preach Christ crucified
Shibu Baburaj Psalms 34:18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit. What does it mean to be broken? In Psalm 34, David speaks of a broken heart, not a broken spirit. When Jesus …
Peter Abraham Life is full of small struggles, frustrations or hard circumstances that seem to have no end. This can make it easy to become bitter and have negative thoughts. A research article published in 2005 on human thought patterns 1 showed that the average …
Johnson B Thomas ‘Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things’ Colossians 3:2 A popular saying goes like this: ‘Beware of your thoughts, they form your words. Beware of your words, they form your actions. Beware of your …
Dr. Koshy Mathew Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices (2 Cor. 2:11) Satan is a defeated foe, so he uses ‘devices’ to deceive the saints. He has forfeited his entire armaments on the cross. Christ …
Viji Roberts is an Evangelist. He lives in Toronto, Canada The popular narrative is that we are to live our lives and share our faith. That is, we are to go about living our lives while looking for opportunities to share our faith. This makes …
Manu Thomas Bible Translation Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages known to man; with a documented history of about 3,500 years. That is as old as the times of Moses. The oral traditions would go even further back in history. However, Sanskrit in …
Dr. Koshy Mathew There is no book that has influenced humanity like the Bible. Every sphere of human development is influenced by the Bible. Whether it is arts, literature, social science, technology, politics, finance, management or name any thing it has the influence of the …
Sany J Abraham The Hebrew word translated “gossip” in the Old Testament is defined as “one who reveals secrets, one who goes about as a talebearer or scandal-monger.” A gossiper is a person who has privileged information about people and proceeds to reveal that information …
Sany J Abraham When our routines become routine, boredom ensues. Moses had been tending sheep for 40 years. He practiced the same daily routine for 40 years, and Moses might have probably felt like God has put him out to pasture. Moses must have thought …
Compiled by Sany J Abraham (Author Unknown) Sandra felt as low as the heels of her shoes as she pushed against a November gust and the florist shop door. Her life had been easy, like a Spring breeze. Then in the fourth month of her second pregnancy, …
God’s Appointed Man To Feed The Hungry The Man Who Saved A Billion Lives March 24, 1914 – September 12, 2009 – By Susan Sam Joy, Doha Aim: One life One Goal – Glorify Christ Grandpa…… grandpa……come fast…. Grandpa.. come fast.. see the chicken is sick. …
Felicity Mathew, Mumbai Phoebe, a remarkable and noteworthy sister of Cenchrea church became Apostle Paul’s emissary with a great mission. We read about her only once, in Rom:16:1-2, that too in less than 50 words. But her commitment towards the service of God reverberates well …
Dr. George Samuel, Tiruvalla, Kerala (Indebted to my friend K.J. Joseph for some of the insights he shared) The world around us made us to believe that the style, the form, of living is of more value than the content and substance in a person. …
Sany J Abraham Rev 5 : 8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. Did you …
Dr. Varghese John, Trivandrum Our society has trained us to adore those who are always in the spotlight and to crave for prominence, prosperity and power. Anything less is just boring and too common! This secular thinking has influenced many genuine Christians also. Therefore, many …
Rajan Thomas, Bahrain Among the several ‘faithful men’ whom Paul trained, and those to whom he committed (2 Tim.2:2) evangelistic and church planting responsibilities, Titus stands out distinctly. Without him, the inspired New Testament History would be incomplete. This is because no one else took …
George Mathew, Uran, Mumbai Archippus – His name is mentioned only twice in the Bible -in Col4:17 and in Philemon vs2. The meaning of his name (‘arc & hippos’) is quite interesting. We know archangel means chief angel. In Greek ‘archie’ means chief and ‘hippos’ …
Dr. Koshy Mathew Both well known and less known associates of Paul are recorded in the New Testament. Preaching of the gospel is not a one man show; it is a collective endeavor. Someone has rightly observed, “Magicians work alone, preachers work together”. This statement …
Thomson B Thomas, Mumbai Every portion of the Bible is beneficial for life and godliness. Even the passage of greetings in Roman’s epistle, full of names, gives us gleanings for daily lives. This article takes us through the passage. Paul was a man in people business, …
Johnny Varghese The author sheds some light on one of the lesser known Bible characters One distinction between the Bible and other ‘holy’ books is that it mentions so many people. The Bible is the ancient book having the largest number of names of …