(1912-1997) A brief biography of Mammen Kurian, Kallissery, Kerala Mammen Kurian had the zeal of Evangelization like his maternal uncle Moothampakkal Sadhu Kochukunju Upadeshi. He was actively involved in Church planting ministry. It was February …
Do I need to Adjust as a Husband?
In the past issues we have been looking at the role and responsibilities of the husbands in the family. In this issue we would consider another instruction in the New Testament to the husbands. 1 …
What is Sanctifying Love?
In our last issue we considered the command in Eph.5:25 to love our wives as Christ loved the church. Now let us look at the following verses 26 and 27. “That he might sanctify and …
How should I love my wife?
The next role of a husband in family life is to love his wife. This is clearly stated in Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself …
How to leave and cleave?
The roles and responsibilities of husbands and wives Men and women were created by God with distinct abilities to fulfil their roles in marriage. God has given us these roles in His instruction manual, the …
Biblical Purpose of Marriage
In this article, we continue with a study of the Biblical purposes of Marriage. The next one to be considered is preventing sexual sins of immorality and maintaining purity in life as taught in 1 …
Why Marry?
In the last issues we were dealing with the importance of marriage and how to prepare ourselves to enter into it. Now we need to look at God’s purposes in instituting marriage. To marry and …
What does God say about SEX?
We live in a permissive society where everything is right, and nothing is wrong. Morality is seen as matter of ‘preference’. “The ancient landmarks which our fathers have set” are removed and moral values are …
Is Love Marriage Right?
Young believers often pose a question about ‘love marriages’. Is it right for a believer to ‘fall in love’? What is meant by this question is whether it is right to get to know a …
P L Patoley: First brethren Missionary from Maharashtra
(1915-1981)Any account of the dispersion of the gospel in the city of Mumbai and to the people of the land of Maharashtra would be incomplete without mentioning the contribution of Brother P L Patoley. He …
