Gods Own Words

Climbing the Ladder

Jacob Chanikuzhy Living peacefully in one’s own land is an unmistakable mark of a blessed life. However, we see Jacob who received his father’s blessings not as one who is peacefully enjoying the fruits of the blessings, but as one who is fleeing from the wrath of his brother. Father’s blessings brought him brother’s hatred. […]

The Genius of the Genealogy

Benny Nalkara CMI “What is in a name?”- the famous Shakespearean question in Romeo and Juliet reveals the fact that a name does not define a person or a thing and reasons that our language is really just random at some point. But, then it is amazing that the Bible has got around 1800 names! […]

God Choosing a Cheat…!?

Jacob Chanikuzhy God’s choosing of Jacob to continue the line of election baffles many. The book of Genesis does not picture Jacob as an ideal character. Rather than carpeting the dark sides of the personality of Jacob, Genesis vividly portrays the flaws in the character of Jacob. What the readers of the bible readily remembers […]

Penny-Wise and Pound-foolish

Jacob Chanikuzhy We are all familiar with sibling rivalry. But probably none of us have heard about a sibling rivalry that started in the mother’s womb itself, apart from the story of Esau and Jacob in the Bible (Genesis 25). Their fight in their mother Rebekah’s womb was so fierce that she had fear for her own […]

To Find the Right Person, Look in the Right Place

Jacob Chanikuzhy The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person, many would agree. Sometimes it takes a long search to find the right person. No wonder, Genesis 24, which describes the search for a spouse, is the longest chapter in the whole Book of Genesis. Abraham was 140. He began to feel […]

“Why is Sarah a Super Star”

Jacob Chanikuzhy For Matriarch Sarah life was not a cake walk. Though she left Haran fully trusting her husband, Abraham was not always a source of strength and solace for her. There were times when perhaps she felt deeply betrayed by her husband. As she was very beautiful Abraham feared that others would try to […]

Obedience Follows Trust

Jacob Chanikuzhy A rabbinic story about Isaac and Ishmael refers to a conversation between the two. According to the story, once Ishmael told Isaac that he had greater love and loyalty to God than Isaac because he submitted himself voluntarily to circumcision at the age of thirteen whereas Isaac did not even know what was […]

Many Faces of Isaac

Jacob Chanikuzhy “The Night in Question” is the story of Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff, famous American short story writer. In this story, Frank retells to his sister Frances the story he heard in a sermon. The story was of a parent who had to make a terrible choice. Benny was the nine year old boy […]

Eviction-facing Indian Catholics to fight Muslim charity’s claims

Goans oppose tourism project near 16th century basilica