Thursday, September 30, 2010

My verdict on Ayodhya

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Who wants blood in the land of the holy rivers? Who wants to kill in the land of non-violence? Who wants to destruct in the land of creati...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Who has plundered our common wealth?

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With barely a month to go for the Common Wealth games in Delhi, the can of worms is being celebrated in the Indian media. What so far was ke...
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Sunday, September 19, 2010

We need more Elsammas

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Kerala is experiencing the battle of the spirits. The orderly queues are visible at the civil supply liquor joints and the spirit filled bat...
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Greatness through acceptance: 30 years as patriarch of the Syrian(c) Orthodox Church. H.H. Ignatius Zakka I Iwas

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The prince patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox church, H.H. Ignatius Zakka I Iwas celebrated 30 years as the spiritual head of the church yest...
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Monday, September 6, 2010

St. Mary the teacher

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In Christian theology Jesus comes through as the teacher who answers and guides those who question him. This irrepressible quench for teachi...
Friday, September 3, 2010

Is St. Mary our model of protest?

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‘Ettu nombu’ (eight day lent from Sep 1- 8) is being observed by the Jacobite Syrian Church and several other churches for several decades n...
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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Eco justice in the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church

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The Jacobite Syrian Orthodox church has taken a step in the right direction by inaugurating the Ecological Commission on August 6, 2010. Th...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Hope

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(This sermon was preached in the Gurukul Lutheran College, Chennai on June 27, 2010) Luke 7:1-10 1.When Jesus had finished saying all thi...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

The real world cup

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(This meditation was preached in the Gurukul Lutheran Theological College chapel on June 30, 2010) Luke 10: 25-28. Just then a lawyer s...
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Interceding for hope and the prayer of hope

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Intercession God of love, we pray for communities who have been denied the essence and the means to hope. We pray for those who have been m...
Friday, June 18, 2010

Sport and religion: The world cup challenge

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A sport is not just a way to entertain ourselves but a coming together of different cultures, minds and bodies. It depends on whether one is...
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Saturday, June 5, 2010

Who shall save whom? World Environment day

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Are you saved? This is the sales pitch (no offence meant) of Christian groups and even certain sections of mainline churches. Obviously the ...
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Monday, May 31, 2010

The power of positive prayer

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Prayer in its present form is an inseparable part of a human being who is part of an institutional church. In its various forms it is human ...
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

From Thiruvalla to Bangalore: A trial of a horrific murder

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One cannot fathom the dissection of a murder after it is committed. Everyone is an expert and they offer expert opinions on everything under...
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Monday, May 10, 2010

Thiruvalla Premier League and the festival of St. George

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The battle lines have been drawn and the daggers and spears are out. The BCCI is waiting to see what Lalit Modi will do with its show cause ...
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