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MAY 2006	FRONT PAGE	VOL:5 ISSUE:05

DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE THE HANDCUFFED YOUTHHOOD By Rt. Rev. Geevarghese Mar Athanasios Episcopa [Diocesian Bishop of Ranni Diocese, Marthoma Church]

To emulate our creator is the ultimate motive of education and it leads us to view our co-beings with compassion. The image of God in us should gleam brightly to our neighbor. Light with out life terrifies us; love without light cannot reach out. Light added to love generates life. As a father, David had the entire reason for the ruin of his son; Absalom indexed as misplaced devotion, delegated responsibility and squandered influence. Our youth should boldly bear the chain of truth for the sake of word of God and not as criminals. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

COVER MESSAGE OUR GOD IS VERY PERSONAL By Dr K.C.Nainan, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A

Jesus is the only religious teacher who emphasized and revealed that we are God’s children and God is our Father in Heaven who loves and cares for human beings, sparrows of the air and the lilies of the field. Our heavenly Father loved the world so much that his only son was given and allowed to die as the sacrificial lamb for the forgiveness of the entire world. God’s love is unconditionally constant and intimate; it is more personal than we can ever imagine. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

ARTICLE FAITH AND FAMILY - SERIES 7 : JUSTICE TO CHILDREN By Rev. Dr. Valsan Thampu

Our attitude to children reveals more about us than about them. Spiritually, a child is a mirror that captures the truth about the adult world. In order to have children, and to enable them to be truly human, we need to be children. A basic Christian duty in parenting is to enable children to remain ‘children of God’. Contemporary education is apt to be a spiritual roadblock. The best model we can show to children is Jesus, as we can trust them to know where to go and to make sense of the many journeys of their life. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

ARTICLE TO OR THROUGH THE MESSIAH By Mini Kirshnan - Madras

As I read story after story, in my precious prize-book and stared at all the pictures, Jesus became more and more real to me. He was in very ordinary-looking clothes, with out any trace of weapons, jewellery or flowers on him, He looked like the other people in the pictures, He had hands and feet, and even a beard. When my turn came to say the prayer in my School, I said it: "To Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen”, as I needed to go to Jesus Himself and not to anybody through him. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

ARTICLE SIGNS OF THE TIME - PART 1 By Fr. K.K. John Philadelphia

Signs of the times, eschatology, end of the world, last days, etc are most fancy subjects number of new-born denominations constantly interpret and mislead people. In fact these are the lifeblood of all cults. Disciples of Jesus understood that they lived in the last days. Sign is a symbol indicating the presence or existence of a reality which it signifies. Biblical concept points to a coming event and distinguishing from other realities. In the Old Testament existence of Jewish religion itself was a sign of God's saving grace. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

ARTICLE CHRCH OF PEOPLE RATHER THAN CHURCH FOR PEOPLE By Prof. Dr. Zac Varghese London

The contemporary churches are no more fellowship of Christians with faith commitments, worshipping God and glorifying His name, but it is a place for investing in self interests of one sort or another and a battle ground for propagating self ideas. Church hierarchies are settled in their comfortable ways of providing the necessary fabrics and rubrics of a church for the people rather than church of the people. The early church with all its troubles and tribulations experienced an amazing time in the life of its members. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

ARTICLE CHRISTOPHANIC COURAGE TO CHANGE ONE'S MIND By Rev. John T. Mathew - Canada

The holy catholic and apostolic Church of Jesus Christ as faithful followers of Jesus, the Messiah we are commissioned to keep on praying for the unity, not necessarily an organic or visible amalgamation under one large ecumenical teepee. In fact, having had the opportunity to visit and worship in an assortment of Christian sanctuaries around the world, we, St. Thomas Christians are an enthralling breed of disciples of Jesus! CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

ARTICLE INGRATITUDE By E.S. John Australia

The fall that consumed not only the glory but also the sonship, for which we are battling continuously, is a riddle that haunts us without realizing the unfathomable gulf of our struggle. This self- complacency that leads to self-righteousness is the root cause of our thanklessness against the Creator and the magnanimity of other people. Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse: the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

ARTICLE SAINT OF ALUVA By Mathew Kallumpram

Prof. K.C Chacko born in a born in an Industrialist family, virtually detached from the family business interests and spent his full life for the Christian brotherhood and humanitarian services. Chacko envisaged his prayer fellowships and the United Christian College in Aluva as instruments to create unity among Christian Churches. By his life he expressed the need for real humility and self-effacement. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

SYNOPSIS-SERIES SYNOPSIS FOR MEDITATION-MAY By V. Rev. Thomas P. Mundukuzhy Cor Episcopa

Fifth Sunday After Easter - Luke 9:51-62 Sunday After Ascension - Mark 10:17-22 Pentecost Sunday - John 4:10-14; 14:1-18;15:1-14;16:5FF Golden Friday - Matthew 19:13-30 CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

NEWS CHRISTIAN WORLD NEWS - MAY 2006 Courtesy To ENI As Source

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MALAYALAM SECTION:

ARTICLE [MALAYALAM] BE STRONG TO DO GOOD By Evng. Br. Viji Alexander

For the good that we want, we do not do, but we practice the very evil that we do not want. This is the controversy of desire to lead a saintly life. To achieve spiritual victory in our life we have to add up our spiritual worthiness to overweigh the evils. As in a mirror glass we are looking at our self. When we remove the mercury paint of our life we see others and understand them better. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

SERMON [MALAYALAM] PRAYER OF PHARAOH By Fr. Varghese Varghese

Though there was no faith involved Pharaoh request Moses to pray for him and for his nation. Primary basis of the prayer was for getting material benefit of removing the hands of God from his nation. Money is not criteria for the Godly gift but same should be utilized for the glory of God. The wisdom in God reveals us the truth. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

ARTICLE [MALAYALAM] HOLY MYSTERIES IN THE HOLY BIBLE - PART 1 By H.H. Basalios Marthoma Mathews II

In the holy Bible we come across many mysteries which human mind can not comprehend. These are the Godly secrets beyond the imagination of the limited brain of human. Jesus Christ had revealed these mysteries of heaven to His Apostles and to the believers to grasp same by the strength of faith. Human is earthly and at the same time heavenly as man become a living being by the breath of God. All wondrous things Jesus had done were mysteries. The establishment holy Eucharist is the biggest holy mystery. CLICK HERE FOR FULL MESSAGE

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