We have been looking at the importance of choosing our marriage partner. A very important truth to be considered at this point is that a believer should marry only a believer. Scripture admonishes strongly in …
How to choose THE ONE?
We considered the importance of marriage in the last issues. If this is so important a relation and one that cannot be broken except by death, utmost care must be taken in entering into it. …
Is Divorce an option for a Believer?
Is divorce an option for a believer? Family, as we see in the scriptures, is the first institution of God. It is the basis of all other human relationships. It is also the basic unit …
What is Family?
We are living in an age of moral and spiritual decline. Marriage and family are adversely affected in this downward slide. Seldom do young couples find a pattern for a Christian family life that they …
Mahakavi K V Simon: Martin Luther of Kerala
(1883-1944) Poetry is a language in which man explores his own amazement according to Christopher Fry. In agreement to this the writer has penned this biography of one who experienced the amazement of being saved …
Harold McGregor: Guided by the Master
Harold was born into a Christian family in New Zealand and was saved very early in his life. His family had a godly heritage. Two of his aunts were missionaries; one with the South Seas …
S. Prabhudas: ‘Apostle Paul’ of Andhra
A biography of Late Br. S. Prabhudas of Nandyal, A.P (1922-2010) Br. Prabhudas hailed from the family of Mr. Venkata Reddy of Pulivendula (originally of Balapanur, a hamlet of Pulivendula); a staunch Hindu and a …
Herbert Handley Bird: He Had Wings for Christ
(1795-1853)Herbert Handley Bird was one of the pioneers in the dissemination of the gospel in the Indian subcontinent. He would proudly wear sandwich boards proclaiming the gospel, and was responsible for the salvation of several …
E. P. Varghese: Faithful in the Heavenly Father’s business
(1897-1984) The beginnings The late Br. E.P. Varghese was born in a business family in the year 1897, at Angamally in Ernakulam District of Kerala state in South India. He was born of godly parents …
Lonappan Upadeshi: A Pioneer Missionary at Angamally, Kerala
(1867-1967) “For everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power, and everything is for his glory.” ( Romans 11:36) Early Life and Calling T.D. Lonappan alias Thayil Lonappan Upadeshi was born as the …