June 2025 | Arise and Shine
Two thousand and seven hundred years ago, the prophet Isaiah wrote words that resonated for his day and continue to hold relevance today. These inspired words called for action from God’s people in his time and still demand action from God’s people today: “Arise, shine, for your light has come...Read More
Luke chapter 15 discusses three lost items: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. Of these three items, the lost son is the only intellectual being, and his absence was deliberate and voluntary.First and foremost, we see him as a selfish and self-centered man who demands his father's asse...Read More
A Ray of Hope in a World of Darkness
According to the Freudian concept, humans are inherently evil and must deliberately strive, through social training, education, and psychotherapeutic interventions, to transform into an acceptable personality in society. On the other hand, the humanistic view endorses humans as basically good, sugge...Read More
A Movement “Arising and Shining”: Explosive Growth of Pentecostalism in India
In India, the Pentecostal movement has grown significantly, making it one of the fastest-growing Christian denominations. Recent reports in newspapers, social media, and other communication channels, as well as even the strongest critics of the movement, concur that Pentecostalism is rapidly growing...Read More
In Isaiah 60:1 natural Israel is called to “arise, shine!” How many hundreds of times did my own mother holler those two words in the morning, when I was a child, trying to arouse me from sleep. “Wake up sleepy head!” It is time for the church to wake up, stand up and speak up until the soon...Read More
Rise and Shine and Give God the Glory
Rise and shineAnd give God the glory, glory.Rise and shineAnd give God the glory, glory.Rise and shineAnd give God the glory, gloryChildren of the Lord.This is the chorus of a catchy song I learnt in Sunday School. The lyrics have an engaging repetitive style narrating the story of Noah’s Ark and ...Read More
Pentecostalism: The Emergence of A Constellation in World Christianity
Every night sky spreads darkness, even as the earth continues to revolve around the sun. But the stars that reflect the light of the sun, bring a beautiful glow, sparkling and beaming their bright sheen to every corner of the universe. Pentecostalism arose in world Christendom as a beacon of hope an...Read More