Our spiritual journey here on earth must lead us to become less conscious of the world and more conscious of the Kingdom of God. This is the mark of any person who is spiritually grown. In his letter to the Romans, St. Paul writes, “God’s Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking, but…
Dear friends, as Christians, we are called to bear witness to Christ. Before ascending into heaven, Jesus said to His disciples, “But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of…
Dear friends, one of the major concerns in the world today is the War situation. While Russia is engaged in a war with Ukraine and Israel with Gaza, tensions are increasing between various other nations all across the globe. Besides this, many countries have internal conflicts mainly because of political issues. The tensions, whether across…
Since the fall of Adam, mankind has been ruled by the power of sin. This power is at work in every living person on earth and it rules the minds and hearts of everyone. It is what makes our thoughts, words, and deeds sinful in the eyes of God. Whether a person commits something as…
In the last issue, we read about how important it is to remember the Word of God. Without remembering it, we cannot take the next and most important step of obeying it. God on the other hand wants us to remember His teachings because they are our very life. He knows we will ultimately perish…
Dear friends, our memory is one of the many gifts given to us by God. Imagine you are driving back home and you forget to take the right turn. Or. Or you are cooking the favourite dish of your husband and suddenly you can’t recall the ingredients. Even worse, you are filling up a form…
IMMANUEL – GOD WITH US Dear friends, Christmas is a festival where we commemorate the birth of Our Lord Jesus. And just as every birthday is associated with the name of a person, Christmas is associated with the name that was given by God to His own Son – and that name is Immanuel. (Isaiah…
In the last issue, we saw how God warned Paul about the storm that would hit the ship in which he was being taken as a prisoner. Paul in turn warned everyone aboard, in particular the army officer. But the army officer was convinced by what the captain and the owner of the ship said,…
Dear friends, while everyone was getting used to the yearlong Russia-Ukraine war, no one imagined that another war would erupt on a large scale between Israel and the Hamas. And now, there are fears that the conflict could spill over into a broader war involving other countries in the region including Iran that is armed…
Dear friends, in the last issue, we read about the increasing godlessness in the world and how we can be saved from God’s anger by means of our faith in the Blood of Jesus. Because of this great sacrifice, our sins are forgiven and we are purified and accepted by God as righteous. But then,…