Columns

Repairer of the Breach..!
In Isaiah 58 verse 12 we hear God talking about a Repairer of the Breach. Which immediately makes me picture
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No Safety in Parliament?
I read the news and blinked twice. Then I rubbed my glasses. Then I read it again. The Prime Minister
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How to Become a Bore..!
There is a strange epidemic sweeping across drawing rooms, coffee shops, family lunches, office corridors, and unfortunately, even national television
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Adulation and the Fall..!
Life has a wonderfully predictable script. A person begins with nothing. Works hard. Struggles heroically. Prays occasionally. Succeeds unexpectedly. And
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Your Simple Lie Detector..!
One of the toughest challenges today is not traffic, pollution, or even rising blood pressure. It is figuring out whether
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Only One Speed Saar..!
Because a wedding party was arriving at the YWCA International Guest House in Chennai, we were moved from an air
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The Indian Budget Tamasha..!
The Indian Budget is that annual national festival which arrives with great fanfare, deep mystery, and absolutely no guarantee of
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Admitting We Are Weak..!
One of my favourite verses in the Bible is tucked away quietly in Isaiah chapter forty verse twenty nine. ‘He
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Stop Performing to be Loved…!
Over the last week I have been spending time with people who were part of my growing up years. Schoolmates.
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In the Debris of a Plane Crash..!
The news came like news always does these days. Casually. Between a cricket score and a discount sale. Someone powerful
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Therapy without Walls..!
The school buildings had been torn down a year ago. Flattened. Cleared. Wiped out. All to make way for something
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Unfurling and Hoisting the Flag..!
There is a brand-new national pastime that has quietly overtaken cricket, it is the sacred art of correcting someone who
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