January 2024 | Conversion: Persecutor Turns Promoter
Thomas Jefferson culled out all moral teachings of the first three Gospels and gathered them into a book called 'The Life and Moral Teachings of Jesus of Nazareth'.The book ends, "And they laid Jesus in the tomb and departed. By contrast, George Washington's epitaph contains the words of John 11;25....Read More
Lazarus, Come Forth! Lazarus and the Christian Hope of Eternal Life
In late 2017 I preached twenty-five mini-videos on the healing miracles of Jesus, hoping to encourage my wife Debra’s faith, as she battled a rare bile duct/liver cancer, but really I was trying to bolster my own waning faith. The videos were prerecorded and were posted daily on my social media pa...Read More
In John’s gospel account, in the Lazarus episode (John 11), we see the compassionate humanity of Jesus shining forth amongst the various portraits of Him as the Son of God. John, the beloved apostle, who leaned on the bosom of the Lord, creates a beautiful portrait of the Saviour, to breathe new l...Read More
Conversion or Conviction? A Biblical Perspective
India is a land of many religious traditions and it is very much pluralistic. The word conversion is very significant in the context of its pluralistic cultural heritage of diverse socio-religio-ethnic identities. The Hindu nationalists accused the Christian missionaries for converting Adivasis, Dal...Read More
Patriotism and Nationalism of Indian Christians: A Historical Retour
India, as the largest democratic nation in the world celebrated the platinum jubilee of our national Independence Day.There is no better time to reflecton our patriotic and nationalistic perceptions and concerns. As responsible citizens of the nation, we should respect and keep up nationalism, patri...Read More
She lay on the ventilator, as fervent prayers went up from hundreds, in plea chains and waves, outside same hospital, “Save her!” they prayed, and up in heaven God listened to their prayers even as He looked at her, and saw a smile of ecstatic joy on her face.“Oh God,” she whispered as she l...Read More