They were not the kind of group you might have expected Jesus to send forth on his mission to reach the world. There was nothing special or spectacular about them. The twelve apostles were just ordinary working men. But Jesus formed them into the backbone of the church and gave…
From Cowards to Courageous Men..!
Poor Mirabai Chanu..!
Poor Mirabai Chanu! What a weight rested on her, as one point three billion pinned all their hopes on her weight lifting shoulders! What a shame, that we, with the world’s second largest population, are still trailing other countries like Japan, with an area just about that of little Kerala,…
Discounts, Sales, and Bargains..!
It was a huge ad in the newspaper, not just a page, but two; it showed pictures and prices of scores of items that were going at a discount. There were beard trimmers going at two hundred and forty nine bucks, vegetable cutting machines for less than five hundred, air-conditioners…
Vantage Vintage View..!
‘Twas just before the Covid wave a friend called, “I’ve got tickets for the IPL matches, want to come Bob?” “You crazy?” I asked him, “I’ve got my old TV and where else can you watch 18 balls being bowled per over?” “There’s only six balls Bob!” “On my TV…
Tears Behind a School Song..!
This happened before Covid shut schools down. The call came while I was out. “Please come and hear your song.” It was the headmaster of a school. He had asked me some time ago, to write the school anthem and I had done so, I guessed it was now ready…
Sorry..!
Quite often I see an apology in the newspapers for some news item wrongly reported, or see a crime movie where the slick lawyer says, “I’m sorry your honour!’ But in both cases, I know it was either the fear of litigation or repercussions from His Lordship that brought on…
Moving Out of Your Comfort Zone..!
“What’s that?” asked the little child pointing to a huge shell on the ground. “It’s a shell, with a snail inside it!” I explained. We both looked at it awhile, and slowly I saw the snail’s head coming out and two beady eyes looking at us. Then the snail, slowly…
Putting Crosses on Your Shoes..!
“The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes.” Martin Luther A few years ago, a close friend of mine, whose daughter was getting married asked me to come down to his city to help him with wedding arrangements. “Praise the…
A Showpiece Dagger..!
It’s a small showpiece dagger I hold in my hand, a present from the Mayor of Batangas in the Philippines, when I’d visited the country many years ago. He was a young mayor and I heard quite a gangster and war lord. There was a reception at the mayor’s palace…
Enjoy Your Joy..!
My wife, a medical doctor, is quite strict about the sweets I am allowed to have, and when she does give me permission, laughs as I take it, sit on my favourite rocking chair, and relish the delicacy! “Why are you closing your eyes?” she asks chuckling away. “Because I…