Few of us would have failed to hear of and experience the impact of the IT revolution that swept our society. Now barely a decade or so after that began we are on the verge of yet another revolution that is about to sweep our nation.While IT may be present here also serving as its backbone, this however is a revolution of a different sort. Not resident in the lines of code that engineers write creating software applications that run business but rather one that stares us in the face as we go out and about in our towns and…

Marriage & Heart HealthDid you know that marriage affects your heart health? Happier you are in your marriage, healthier your heart is. May be you always knew that, but now you have scientific research to back you. People who lack emotional support and understanding from their partner, have a 34 per cent increased risk of heart disease than those in the most supportive relationships. The study appeared in British Archives of Internal Medicines. Also read the news reports in ABC, Telegraph, Associated Press etc.One may think, strained relationship may cause the couple to experiment with alcohol, depression, poorer eating habits…

the melodies and harmonies break forth in glorious songto the one great King, Master, Savior, Redeemer, and Sonvoices in unison cry holy is the Lamb, that sits on throne foreveras hearts excited grow forth in rapturous applauseour King…our God…our love…our allRedeeming . . Restoring . . .RebirthingI Am Ashish Joy.com

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” (James 1:27).The above exhortation by James is unfortunately one of the most neglected practices of Christians today. The term true “religion” should not be understood here in the same way as the world defines various religions. It could also be translated as, “true piety or true devotion.” So, what is the true religion or devotion that the word of God describes?True DevotionMany suppose true devotion to be prayer, fasting,…

1. Internet is up and running again.2. Going to be helping out with PCNAK... yeah I know, crazy aye? Not exactly my scene... I suppose we'll see how things go. I'm basically working with another guy to organize an after-party for somewhere between 1000 to 1500 young people--all Malayalee and all Pentecostal. I'll leave it at that...3. Getting settled here has been taking so long... and it's been so busy! We're still opening boxes. Had some furniture delivered today. And to think I was supposed to be in India by now...4. It's been forever since I hung out with friends…

I dream. I believe. I desire. I see. I dream of great things untold. I believe for things that I think for most would be unimaginable. I desire to see God’s kingdom realized in places in the world where it has not been realized. I see the nations worshiping God alone. With all that is within me, the dreams that God has put into my heart has kept me going further. With all I believe for I honestly have to believe that God will come through, because it’s impossible without His empowering. With all that I desire, I can never…

I read with interest a news report about more teens are questioning commonly held views on teen sexual behavior and reverting abstinence as the best way. Check it out for yourself.  The report said, “more and more educators, parents and health professionals are concluding that sexual abstinence until marriage is the wisest, healthiest lifestyle for all teenagers.” What a revelation!Every idea has a consequence. Many have paid dearly (in some cases with their dear life) for believing in the lies of sexual liberation. This is nothing new. In the past whether it be alcohocol, smoking, drug, adultery etc were promoted…

Isaiah 58 1 "Shout it aloud, do not hold back.       Raise your voice like a trumpet.       Declare to my people their rebellion       and to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 For day after day they seek me out;       they seem eager to know my ways,       as if they were a nation that does what is right       and has not forsaken the commands of its God.       They ask me for just decisions       and seem eager for God to come near them. 3 'Why have we fasted,' they say,       'and you have not seen it?       Why have we humbled ourselves,       and you have…

Hail to the King !!Guys this is by far the best video of Jesus is coming.. It is soo powerful and true... Watch it and trust me it is totally worth the 8 minutes of your life... I hope this video touches ur heart.. just like it touched mine.. May God bless you.. and remember that The King is coming soon in all his glory!!Click Here for YouTube Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhnivffOKv4

Violent behavior by adolescents are at alaraming rate. See a report from Australia. Also true of many other nations as well and particularly true among poor minority communities in wealthy nations. Parents and teachers are under seige now. Law enforcement folks are baffled at this growing trend.Child Psychologist paint a horrifying portrait of a new breed of violent teens - “body and physical strength have outgrown his brain, he has an armoury of communication aids, access to weaponry and money and time to indulge his lust for crime.”Rising teen alcohol consumption, violent films, computer games, easy access to information over…

These past few weeks have been trial after trial. There have been bouts of depression, rapture, utter amazement, and inexplicable depravity. Throughout this period the thing that keeps me focused and somewhat sane has been the presence of the Holy Spirit in my life. There have been countless moments where the Holy Spirit has led me to do one thing, say one thing, and see one thing; unknowingly I walked right into what God had already prepared for me.The passage that has given me the greatest hope in all of these things has been the following:    Jesus replied, “The hour…

I had missed Mozhi (Language) in the theaters since I was a traveling a way bit more than the usual. I had read the reviews and felt very sad that I had missed the movie. I was pleasantly surprised to find the DVD at Landmark. I never expected to find it this early and that too for (a throwaway price of ) Rs 34/- So, I grabbed it immediately. Mozhi is a brilliant film and brings many issues of urban India to the fore. I liked the director’s deft handling of ‘disability’. He has done it with such sensitivity that…

The 20-something folks are not going to church anymore. We saw this trend among Indian churches in America. According to our research for Coconut Generation book, people in their 20s are lowest in attendance in many churches. See my article - Why they are not coming to Church?I read Sarah Cunningham’s book Dear Church: Letters from a Disillusioned Generation (Zondervan, 2006) and realized that it is not just the issue with immigrant churches alone. Todays 20-something are generally disillusioned with the organized institutional religious gathering. Read her interview with Leadership Journal.Sarah calls herself  a “provoactive insider” than a “friendly outside.”…

Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;Thou my soul’s Shelter, Thou my high Tower:Raise Thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,Thou mine…

David's Song of Praise2 Samuel 22  1 David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said:       "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; 3 my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,       my shield and the horn [a] of my salvation.       He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—       from violent men you save me. 4 I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise,       and I am saved from my enemies. 5 "The…

So another two months have passed since my last post.- WPC happened and went awesome. Integrated i'm proud of you guys.- Went to London to attend the South Asian Global Convention, then ended up going to Germany and France as well after. I had an awesome time.- Went to the PNE last week with Beni, Divya, Sarah, and Ammu Kutty. Thank you for such an awesome time girls-Beni left.-I miss laughing-I miss her harmony-I miss her honesty-I just miss her.Thanx Beni for being an awesome friend for the past three years. Thank you for letting me be part of ur…

"Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God." (Rom. 15:7)I am grateful to God for constantly changing a worst person like me to be conformed into the likeness of Christ. I am glad to have Christ as my Lord who is patient enough to deal with my failings. One of the worst weaknesses of mine is to give up a person or dissolve from a relationship when I'm confronted with interpersonal conflicts. Not so long ago I was annoyed with a person whom I constantly sought to encourage and eventually resolved to…

so what's been up in the life of ty? nothing much, i'm still lovin' work- almost as much as justin timberlake loves McDonalds, but then again it's only been a week since my last post and i haven't done anything absurdly terrible for me to be in fear of not surviving probation....between work and home i've been spending a lot of time by myself, it's like that redundantly boring but wholly truthful saying "i'm surrounded by people, but i'm all alone"- and i'm not entirely sure if i like being at this place, but i don't hate it.... my birthday's…