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AS a youth, he was a mischief-maker who did not shy away from a fight. Although he was born into a traditional Christian family, church was only for Sunday and religion just a ritual to him. Later in college, he became active in politics and flunked his degree exams.

WHILE gas stoves are used extensively across the world, only in India they always seem to burst and devour young brides. These so called ‘kitchen accidents’ are often engineered by greedy husbands and in laws for whom marriage is just another money-making proposal.

“I was the victim of a serious conspiracy, but I’m not afraid to return to serve my church and community,” says Chander Mani Khanna, the pastor of All Saints Anglican Church of Kashmir arrested for having baptized seven Muslims, to AsiaNews.

The Modi government in Gujarat is in the dock after Special Investigation Team’s recent observation that Ishrat Jahan was killed in a fake encounter. Pray that the khaki-clad criminals behind the ghastly murders are punished.

POLICE in the Kashmir Valley detained and beat converts from Islam and were expected to arrest Christian workers after Muslim leaders alleged that Muslim youth were being ‘lured’ to Christianity.

INDIA, predicted to overtake China as the world's most populous country within 20 years, will have to fit a projected 1.6 billion people into about a third of the land China has. Some parts of the Indian subcontinent are rapidly progressing; others, not so much.

DON’T let the TV control you, is an oft-heard phrase in many homes not necessarily Christian. Parents who are at work are worried sick about what their at-home children are watching on TV.

MOST of the time shows of only Hindu families are shown on national TV. Once in a while they may show Christian families and that too where the father and son in a family are shown as drinking and partying.

‘Nesam’ may not be in ‘The Passion of the Christ’ league but it is the Indian equivalent of American Christian dramas like ‘Facing the giants’ and ‘Fireproof’ written and directed by Alex Kendrick.

WE encourage you to use these points in your daily prayer as a family, prayer group or an individual. We would be glad if...