Serving God's Purposes in Our Generation (Acts 13:36b)

Soaring On Wings Like Eagles

Do you not know? Have you not heard?  The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.        He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.Isaiah 40:28-31

Charging The Next Hill

Haven’t blogged in a little bit. In a way, its sort of reflective of the past few weeks. Things have been great - it’s just a lot of our time and effort have been behind-the-scenes kinda work. We ended December on a really high note. We had a great first four months of planting 7 Mile Road and ended the year with a small, but good Christmas Celebration.  We then took a break for the first two weeks of January. We let our college folks go home on break and let the rest of our team enjoy the holidays with…

This Is Taliban — How Can That Be?

Doodling With Wordslying restless awake on this saturday night. too many thoughts in the pudding in my head. no room for sleep to make it's bed. from here to where i can hardly tell. so i had this dream the other night. i was in mumbai. took a flight to the middle east and landed in this tiny airport with three pathetic airplanes. the flight went superfast and i didn't get anything to eat. but i got to ride in the cockpit of the airplane with the pilot. upon landing in the gulf, which looked surprisingly like mumbai, i bought…

Wired Generation Of Teens

Todays teens are among the most wired generation ever lived. The recent issue of India Today carried a cover story on M-GEN (the mobile generation) with the latest tech tools like iPod, cell phones, laptops with broadband wireless access etc. It is no more accessorries, but have become integral part of their daily lives. Their multi-tasking skills, knowledge of latest gadget and gizmos, software tools etc mind boggling. You will find them doing their homeworks while talking on the phone, SMS-ing, surfing the Net, listening to music and watching TV-all at the same time.Is this obession a positive trait or will it…

Analyzing David Wilkerson's Prophecy of Calamity

Over the past several days Pastor David Wilkerson’s prophecy regarding a great calamity coming upon the United States (starting in New York City) has been headlined on the Drudge Report and has been read by millions. . . . In summary, it is obvious to all that this nation is in trouble and that God is judging us (including the church) for our greed, and for preaching a gospel that is based more on the satisfaction of self more than crucifying the flesh and abandoning all for the Kingdom of God. This is a season of fasting and praying, but is also a great opportunity for the church to meet the needs of the thousands finding themselves homeless, unemployed, facing foreclosure, and those on Wall Street that are on the verge of losing all of their assets. What a time to stand in the gap as salt and light for our cities, whether they are under God’s judgment or not!

Growing Women Smokers in India

Urban Indian women are leaving a new trail - smoke. Women are catching up fast and narrowing the gap across gender lines in the domain of smoking or chewing tobacco. See a report in India Today. It is based on a World Health Organization’s global survey of tobacco usage.Here are some disturbing finding:31% women tobacco addicts in India are between age 15-49.25% Indian women light up over 10 cigarettes per day.62% of women smokers die in their prime compared to 38% of those who don’t.1 in 20 women in India to die between age 30-69 due to tobacco in 2010s.20%…

Don't Settle For Less

Keep on progressing. Don't go back to the old way and mediocre things. Don't think that things cannot get better. Don't accept average as normal. Don't settle for less than best. "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize…

My Life Would Suck Without You!

Discusion on Kelly Clarkson - “My Life Would Suck Without You” Guess this means you’re sorryYou’re standing at my doorGuess this means you take backWhat you said beforeLike how much you wantedAnyone but meSaid you’d never come backBut here you are againCuz we belong together nowForever united here somehowYou got a piece of meAnd honestlyMy life would suck without youMaybe I was stupid for telling you goodbyeMaybe I was wrong for tryin’ to pick a fightI know that I’ve got issuesBut you’re pretty messed up tooAnyway, I found out I’m nothing without youCuz we belong together nowForever united here somehowYou…

Globalization, Caste and Arranged Marriages

Like every girl, I enjoy a good love story. However, this one was different. As children growing up in Kerala, Marcus and Annamma Chacko lived just five kilometers apart. Their communities never intermingled. Marcus explains, "Though we hail from the same place, her people and my people had nothing much to do with each other because we belonged to two different castes." They finally met in Uttar Pradesh. Marcus was a guest singer at a music hall where
Annamma was in the audience. She instantly felt an affinity to Marcus when he sang in their mother tongue, Malayalam. After a three-minute conversation, they parted ways. Two years later they ran into each other again while working for the same nonprofit organization. Though in separate departments, they couldn't help but admire each other's warmth, energy, and passion for social justice.

CONNEXT 2007 – North American Youth Leaders Conference in NY

Just got back home last night after 10 days being in London, UK. I went there primarily for SAGC, a gathering of young leaders of South Asian from around the world. It was humbling to see what God is doing among the South Asian Diaspora and the challenge of what need to be done.It was a great time reconnect with old friends and make new ones. With some of them, I had been communicating over email for some time and it was great to sit down and hear their life stories. I also had the opportunity to visit two of…

The Future of the Global Crisis

Recording of my talk, "The Future of the Global Crisis", delivered a couple of days ago, is now on the Internet.The talk itself is at: Click Link HereThe other mp3 is where I respond to questions from the audience: Click Link HerePrabhu Guptara

Note To Self

Every butterfly has to struggle out of the cocoon. Every flower has to grow through the dirt. If it's worth having, it probably won't come easy. So don't wish away the most difficult moments; Because when you finally overcome, The victory will be that much sweeter. Benita Joy

What Do they Have THAT I Don't Have?

Lord Jesus, what do they have that I don't have! Do they pray more? Do they read the Bible more? Do they have a cleaner heart than me? Do they love more? Do they work harder? Do they have more wisdom? What is it? I'm grateful for all the blessings you have given me but still my soul thirsts for the salvation of this community. I want to see souls saved, sanctified, sealed and equiped and released to serve you. Why isn't it happening at a greater measure? What am I doing wrong?-Love, Mr. Bilson "Blessed are those who hunger…

Web Surfing, Watching TV, Video Gaming & Depression Among Youth

Family advocates and scientists have long debated puzzled over whether video gaming, watching TV, and Web surfing are healthy or harmful. Here is another recent research finding. Read the report in US News.All parents and youth workers are aware of the increasing consumption of television, music and web activity among young people. This research also confirms prevalence of depression and addictive behaviors as a result of media intake. They warn adult care givers to wise to take a look at how their children use media, not just how much.There’s good evidence that kids get fatter as they watch more TV…

All You Need

We don't know all that we need to know. Could we know all that is right to know? How can we decide and who can decides what is right, let alone knowing what is right to know? Usually, cultures, background, training, makes us comfortable with what we think is right. We are trained by those around us. Culture is a thing of the mind. Some of us like to eat with our hands, others with spoon and forks, and yet others with chop sticks! I can make a case that eating with the hands is the right way because that…

Living for Jesus

Over the past few months, I have been hit with a few realizations. Life goes on; people continually grow and change; you can experience moments of great hope and happiness; and life can also come crashing down on you. You sometimes wish things wouldn’t turn out the way they have turned out, and then there are those moments which take your breath away. Through it all I’ve been thankful to know that the constants in life remain the same, and that God is still same, yesterday, and forever. I’ve been encouraged by the words of Christ: Then Jesus told his…

Divorce Is Bad For Health

More reserach findings are pouring in. Strained marriages take a toll on health. Emotional and relational health affects physical health. The latest one comes from University of Utah. See reports in US News, BBC, and WebMD. The study found that the cardiovascular damage wrought by an unhappy marriage is greater for women than men. The women in the contentious relationships were more likely to develop high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar and other markers of what’s known as ‘metabolic syndrome’ which is known to boost the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Several other studies have shown…

International Women's Day (March 8) – Women You Are Valued, Significant and Important

This story is Konjam (little) modern and Konjam (little) traditional.
It’s about two women - Naomi and Ruth -
who lived on the other side of a ‘Shining’ India.
Vanga Vango (come come) and listen to this inspiring story. Despite all the economic boom and 100 billion dollars in forex reserve,
 life remains a struggle for many.
Starvation, poverty and poor yield
make the struggle for survival for many very difficult.
As a way of escape, some people commit suicide
While others leave to the cities in search of ‘better’ life
sorry… sorry… ‘ to a bitter’ life.
Naomi’s family was pushed to life’s edge.
Get-set-go,
They migrated to Delhi.
Why Delhi?!!! It could be any city, even yours
Was it to make big money?
Nope! Just to find enough food – 
Konjam (little) happiness and to survive.

Slumdog Millionaire – Slumdog Mission

It was a pleasant surprise to watch Slumdog  Millionaire win the Oscars. Rarely a movie pricks the conscience of a nation. But when it does it comes with a lot of soul searching to do. I see the soul of India searched again. I thought this was a fitting tribute to India’s 21st century reality. Though I live today in the comforts of the West I have experienced the slum dog moments in my growing years in India. It’s real. It’s everywhere. There are no ghettos in the west that can be compared to the squalor and abject poverty that stains the slums of India. It’s pretty difficult for any westerner to comprehend life in the hellish slums. I don’t think the movie is in anyway slamming down India.  Slums do exist in many parts of Asia and Africa.

Slumdog  Millionaire Jai Ho Full Video - Oscars Best Original Song - Thank You Anil Kumar190184

SAGC 2009 – Registration Opens March 15th 2009

Welcome to SAGC 2009 Dear Friends in Christ, We personally invite you to the South Asian Global Convention 2009 (SAGC 2009) held in the beautiful city of Singapore. SAGC 2009 is the third trans-denominational and international Christian gathering for South Asian youth and young adults for mission mobilization. The very historic SAGC 2004 was held in Vancouver, Canada followed by SAGC 2007 in London, United Kingdom. SAGC 2009 will have excellent plenary speakers, dynamic seminar leaders and anointed worship teams. But SAGC 2009 really is about . . . YOU – inspiring and mobilizing YOU for local and global missions.…