“Do you want to meet Jesus, Gandhi, Nehru, Lincoln and Luther?” asked the Hindi Professor in my college class. We all shouted back, “Yes”. After a pause, he said, “Go to the library.” I went to the library and that...
Jesus’ working on the band of twelve, would have been quite a task as they were from different walks of life, profession and with varying interests. Eventually Jesus turned them out as those who turn the world upside down. What...
The history we write is not written with ink or on paper, but in the lives of the people we have influenced. If this be true, it is imperative that we hone our skills in this area of our life,...
Mentoring is a popular term today from corporate offices to religious circles with highly varying interpretations and practices. In the industry the term mentor is now being promoted as a designation even! In the East, people often relate to the term...
A mentor is a trusted teacher or adviser. Christian mentoring is a dynamic, intentional relationship of trust in which one person enables another to maximize the grace of God in their life and service. Mentoring has always been an integral...
The students of the present I.T age (as we prefer calling) are a herd without a shepherd. With growing infatuation and indolence, garnering students’ trust is even more improbable. With worldly mechanisms of offering perks, suitably bribing or even being...
I remember an incident from my childhood that my father used to love reminding me of. I was about a year and a half and playing alone in my room. As my mom was busy with cooking I managed to...
If there is one aspect that has had the greatest impact on our time, it is technology. Whether we like it or not the human story has and is being radically transformed by technology. Well, some of you may say...
A Mentor is a: Teacher: helping (a person) learn (how) to do something Trainer: developing a faculty by methodical discipline Trusted advisor: Counselling a course of action, Pro. 11:14; 2 Cor. 8:10-11; Admonishing for fault/ oversight, Eph. 6:4; Warning against possible danger /...
In the last issue we looked at two Old Testament men and the difficulties they faced; and we learnt from their experiences. This time we will look at some New Testament characters and we will see what they have to...