Selie Visa   Scripture passage: "Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll, that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead, or engraved in rock forever! I know that my

Selie Visa   The foundation of every message: The foundation of all preaching, i.e. the foundation on which every message is based, must be the Cross of Christ. We must preach the Cross. Paul said, &quo

Selie Visa   The church of the ducks: The 19th century philosopher Soren Kierkegaard's told a story about a make-believe country where only ducks live. One Sunday morning all the ducks came into the

Selie Visa   Introduction: Doctrinal differences exist not only between cults and denomination or between denominations and denominations. Differences also exist within the same group or the same denomi

-How do I know my spiritual experience is authentic?- Today there is much talk about spiritual experiences and people are interested in the supernatural and spiritual things.  While this hunger is goo

Naga ChristianityNaga Christianity is a kettle of fish. A turbulent voyage it is. Intellectualism stirs the calm sea of orthodoxy; as galaxies of secular worldviews storms and challenges the pure ethos of the B

The popular misconception is that faith is opposed to reason.   And so we think that if our faith is to increase, our reason must take a break.  We often mistakenly think that we must fully exerc

The boy screeched howling and yowling, “Lucifer is my king” facing the sky. He scratched the floor as hard as a wolf leaving the prints of claws as though of X-Men, yet not a scrape on his fingers o

The scope, ‘out of Nagaland’ here would mean mainland India. At first glance, this write up may seem extraneous and irrelevant in the popular populace. I would plea, linger longer, you won’t r

Lately, I was musing on the thought of Servant-hood. The idea to be an ideal in this virtue itched in me and the impulse pulsed all over my heart. Latterly, the idea got nailed with an incident while travelling

Northeast India is identified as one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. This is mainly due to abundant water resources in the region without which various forms of life would not be possible. The region is r

There was a time when people believed that there would be indefinite growth and progress; that humankind is heading for heaven on earth; that we would someday regain the paradise we lost. Armed with an ever-pro

The reason why many young people hesitate to give their lives to God is because they think that the fun in life will also go away along with it.  They think that God is boring.  That’s probably

They say that it is over and time to give upBut my God, the author of my fate says,“I have...plans to give you hope and a future.” Time and people may break me downBut my God, the sustainer of

 “Compassionate Reconciling Justice is not simply the opposite of injustice, but it cuts right through erasing and reversing it.”  In today’s world, the idea of justice is confusing,

Heavens and earth are created by God and are existing by His life, wisdom and power. Human life, wisdom and power are by the life, wisdom and power of God. Living being of human species is humankind and humanki

Babel (Genesis 11)The Tower of Babel story is a familiar one.  It is familiar because it narrates the history of how we came to be.  And familiar because the story revolves around two things very impo

James Bailey of Jacksonville Florida spent half of his life in prison for drug use, possession and trafficking.In the words of James Bailey:“It’s torment behind the bars because you’re having

My pastor shared on Facebook yesterday an article on Christians and alcohol that made me uncomfortable. Not because the Holy Spirit was convicting me, but because, in my opinion, lacked grace and it killed actu

We love to listen to dynamic preachers preach on any topic. Though they preach long, it’s just like a short time. But, if the preaching is tedious or boring, we are not interested in listening. If the pre