Thoughts on an interfaith marriage..

Oh yea, time really flies. Some heavy travel of late. Well…tired of asking pardon, by now my lovely readers should be so used with my unpunctual blogging. Lot of interesting things have transpired last two months. The 2G scam, Lokpal Bill, Baba Ramdev fast, anti-Posco protests and much more. But the most significant of them [...]

Publicity during the catastrophic Japan Tsunami

The doctrinal distinctives of the Charismatic movement has many a time made me crestfallen. The latest is the theological explanation and the credit modern “prophets” have been taking after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last month. Several Christian pastors, including from India have gone on TV declaring how their prophesy came true. [...]

Keeping the faith..

There I am sitting with the panelists in what “they” call a deliberation hall. Right, you guessed it…another meeting. Well this time, I heartily agreed, that’s the only difference. Should I have rather ignored that opportunity of speaking to what some call veteran leaders, bishops, activists and all those titles in between. The event place [...]

Merry Christmas!

Was attending the Church last week when I chanced upon a thought for the day at the bottom of the service sheet. It said: “He became what we are that He might make us what He is”. That line I thought beautifully illuminated the birth of Christ amidst all the celebrations for Christmas. A King [...]

Time for practicality than ideology to deal with tribal concerns

I used to see it a great ‘privilege’ attending church conferences and learning from people who are both revered and loved. But, now I would only term it an ‘opportunity’, an opportunity to gossip and jabber incoherently with people who are not conversant with the issue and showing no solemnity with the suffering. Earlier this [...]

Inspiring Asia Bibi in Pakistan

Dont be surprised if you talk about faith to people in faith-based organisations and get a half-baked response, they hardly care. Gone are those days of Florence Nightingale and William Wilberforce, whose faith spurred them to contribute and achieve great. Here is a story of a young poor Christian mother in Pakistan that greatly challenged [...]

When money plays havoc…

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, was in Delhi last week for the tercentenary celebration of an organisation that completed 300 years. It was a unique experience watching him deliver a sermon with no qualm at all over the infighting of women bishops and gay priests that now appears to be a threat to the [...]

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