What Seed Do You Throw, and Where?
Even as you read the parable of the Sower in the Gospel of Matthew, have you ever wondered about the kind of seed you throw? Have you also thought about whether some or most of the seed you’ve been throwing has been falling on the pathway, on the wayside, and…
The Indian Wiseman..!
Traditionally, the star that we light for Christmas is pulled down on the 6th of Jan, the date when the wisemen a few years later arrived to see the Baby Jesus. The star started shining from the night Jesus was born, and the three wise men who stories say were from…
Look for the Manger in People..!
As we approach Christmas, most carols, hymns or readings speak about Jesus being born in a manger. But where is that manger in Bethlehem? Sadly, no lone manger exists by itself there, because a huge basilica has been built at the very place where the greatest message of humility was…
God says, ‘Now Allow Me..!’
Quite often deep disappointments like the one many went through yesterday in Maharashtra are God’s way of saying, “Now Allow Me!” In the Old Testament, there are several instances where God expresses anger or disappointment when His people, the Israelites, fail to seek His help or guidance in battle and…
It Shall Be Well..!
What powerful words, aren’t they? ‘It shall be well!’ Words we utter when full of hope and certainty. But imagine saying the same in the midst of despair and grief? Because these words were uttered as a mother looked at the body of her dead son, then looking up at…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.