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We are going to look at the very same passage of Scripture that we looked yesterday – 1 Samuel 18:6ff. Yesterday, we dwelt on the theme of professional jealousy. We saw how King Saul grew jealous of David’s rising popularity. We saw how this professional jealousy was due to deep seated insecurity, spiritual deficiency and [...]

“I am a FAT Christian”, quipped a dear friend of mine. Well…I have heard this phrase far too often. I have nothing against being a FAT Christian, if by FAT you mean being faithful, available and teachable. But, we are also called to be fit Christians. We must be spiritually fit and shed the flab [...]

Life of my Life, I shall ever try to keep my body pure, knowing that thy living touch is upon all my limbs. I shall every try to keep all untruths out of my thoughts, knowing that thou art that truth which has kindled the light of reason in my mind. I shall every try [...]

A personal bible study prepared by Samuel Thambusamy The woman (EVE) stared at the fruit. It looked beautiful and tasty. She wanted the wisdom that it would give her, and she ate some of the fruit. Her husband (ADAM) was there with her, so she gave some to him, and he ate it too. Right [...]

The God on the Mountain is still God in the valley. When things go wrong he’ll make things right

Out of every three cases of suicide reported every 15 minutes in India, one is committed by a youth in the age group of 15 to 29. In the Union Territory of Pondicherry, every month at least 15 youths between the ages of 15 and 25 commit suicide. In 2002, there were 10,982 suicides in [...]

In life we go through many ooh-Ah-Ouch moments. You wonder “Why?” you have to go through them. In these “ooh! ah! ouch!” moments I have drawn courage and strength from Bible stories (believe me its a great book), particularly the story of Joseph.  Life is harsh and takes a wild turn.  With each turn there [...]

Continuing on the theme of grace, I found this Vblog on youtube interesting. I guess, His all sufficient grace is all we need to go through life. God  shows His grace by giving us strength and guidance, and by taking care of us each day. God, by His grace, gives us strength to handle difficult [...]