Letter To a Leader
Dear Esther, Congratulations on the appointment, the honour and dignity conferred on you. You were recruited in the right place...
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Contextualise, But Don’t Compromise
Contextualisation. It is a big word. When used with regard to the gospel it simply means applying the gospel message...
Tell Me Not a Story: Contextualisation and Indian Church
Contextualisation was originally a concern of the Western missionaries. Culturally conscientious ones among them were aware of the overwhelming cultural...
The Call That Never Stops
God calls Jeremiah and ordains him as a prophet to the nations even as he was very young (Jer 1:5)....
Who Will Do the Dirty Work?
“You set example of how celebrities should behave at the airport. No harm at all tugging your own baggage, no...
Piety and Faith (City of Magic-Part IX)
Challenge: Can you decode the highlighted words? I smiled back, picked her up in my arms, and hugged her. The...
Spiritual Intelligence – Key to Wellbeing
“The spirit of the man is the lamp of the Lord that sheds light on one’s innermost being” (Prov 20:27)....
Biblical Curses
And all the people said, “Amen.” Some Christians today have a practice of affirming some truth when gathered together by...
Caught in the Web of Shallow Knowledge
I am not a digital native; grew up in India in the 1990s—a time when knowledge was mostly consumed through...
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Letter To a Leader
Dear Esther, Congratulations on the appointment, the honour and dignity conferred on you. You were recruited in the right place at the right time and now you have been given...
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The Truth and Translatability
As I write this, what comes to my mind is a documentary—I once saw— on the question—‘What is the name of the sound a rooster makes in different countries?’ Of...
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Contextualisation: A Trilogue
You’re a Lay Christian—a person who is not really trained in Christian studies. One evening, you are browsing through YouTube videos and you accidently come across a video of the...
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Contextualisation: How Far Is Too Far?
It is universally accepted that the Gospel is above culture. The Gospel is good news about God and what He has done for a lost and sinful humanity and that...
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Father of Nations and Kings
Sometimes people go around “confessing” things in “faith” that aren’t true, and such words have no effect. There is, however, someone who speaks and it is as good as done....
Read moreContextualise, But Don’t Compromise
Contextualisation. It is a big word. When used with regard to the gospel it simply means applying the gospel message appropriately to your hearers in the setting in which you...
Read moreTell Me Not a Story: Contextualisation and Indian Church
Contextualisation was originally a concern of the Western missionaries. Culturally conscientious ones among them were aware of the overwhelming cultural and racial differences that stood like an unsurmountable wall between...
Read moreThe Call That Never Stops
God calls Jeremiah and ordains him as a prophet to the nations even as he was very young (Jer 1:5). Jeremiah’s life was one complete story of fulfilling this central...
Read moreWho Will Do the Dirty Work?
“You set example of how celebrities should behave at the airport. No harm at all tugging your own baggage, no chamchas to receive and the icing on the cake! No...
Read morePiety and Faith (City of Magic-Part IX)
Challenge: Can you decode the highlighted words? I smiled back, picked her up in my arms, and hugged her. The officers came close to me, watched the child and me...
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