October 2025 | Principles of Guidance
Most times, we don’t put those two words together. We think of “fierce” as aggressive, destructive and fearful, and love as soft, tender and peaceful. But “fierce” has another side to it—heartfelt and passionate intensity. This definitely describes the character of Jesus’ love.Th...Read More
Pala is an important commercial and educational center in Kottayam district, Kerala, India. A few days ago a young man killed his fiancee on the college campus for jilting him. The gruesome and disgustingly horrendous act of slitting her throat and causing immediate death unnerved the campus and the...Read More
My grandmother a woman of God, was of simple but great faith, and it was while growing up on her knee I learnt to trust the same God she worshipped with same childlike faith she had. A lot of which came to me through stories she related, real and vividly true ones!One was how, when they as a family ...Read More
Love and Discipleship of Jesus
The Greek word for disciple is “MATHETES” which means one who learns instruction from another. It was used in the secular Greek world for an apprentice to a tradesman. A disciple was not only a pupil but also an adherent; hence they were spoken of as imitators of their teachers. Every Christian ...Read More
Portuguese Rule and Its Contribution in the Nation Building of India
The Portuguese period in Indian history has been an epochal venture. It is noted for its significant events that changed the course of Indian Christianity and made immense contributions to literature, education, culture, and the arts and sciences. The period was marked by progress as well as controv...Read More
St.Thomas Tradition in the Indian Church and the Impact of Syrian Migrations.
Who brought Christianity to India? To such a question the historians have different opinions. In fact there are four views among scholars about the origin of Christianity in India.i) According to the Syrian Christians of Kerala, the foundations of the Church in India were laid by St. Thomas, th...Read More