Lifestyle

“Buying a home is complicated. Shopping around, doing your homework and taking good advice from property experts is the key to hassle-free home-buying.”  Here are some of what you need to look for:  Calculate your budget Consider what deposit you can raise (from savings or family) and how much you can afford to pay for a monthly mortgage after essential …

We gather that as a modern Persian name, Vashti is understood to mean “Beautiful, best.” We let the reader judge from the story of Vashti, the Persian Queen, if she lived up to her name or not! Way back in the fifth century, the Persian king Xerxes ruled over 127 provinces stretching right up to India. In the third year …

The International Women’s Day is observed the world over to mark women’s struggle for justice, their triumphs and tribulations. “Women’s Empowerment” is therefore the buzzword today. To some, it may mean the disempowerment of men! But it should not be so. A healthy balance of male / female responsibilities and relationships need to be maintained for the building of a …

We live in a broken world. Does God see all this? Does he care about the injustices done to us? The pain we suffer? God does see and care about the healing of his broken world! Let me close with thisbeautiful story from the life of Jesus. Early one morning, Jesus went to the Temple. As people gathered around him, …

A 2012 Indian Drama  Dose the most hardened, money-minded professional have a conscience? What would you go through if you were blind for a long time, and could suddenly see? Would a dying monk choose his life over his values? Those were the questions resounding in my head after I watched Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus. In an age where …

“The Bible warns us that false teachers will increase in the last days, who will cause many to fall into error.” After a conference where I was speaking, a woman came up to me and said: “I am so confused!” she said to me. This was after I had shared the Word at their Bible study group. “And why are …

Light Your Holy Fire in our Soul As we enter another year, may we be conscious that Jesus is coming soon. May the Lord enable us to look beyond the small circle of self, beyond our own self-centered agendas, to embrace the purposes in God’s heart. What are those? To build his church and to extend his kingdom in his …

“In an era when the spotlight was on P.T. Usha, Reeth Abraham carved a niche for herself with outstanding national and international performances. Through a career spanning 16 years, between 1976 and 1992, this national champion in long jump and heptathlon won many laurels in track and field events, including an Arjuna Award in 1997. Archana Shenoy meets the outstanding …

The little black dress. The perfect pair of jeans. A stylish pair of ballet flats. For our female readers out there, chances are pretty good that you’ve got these items in your closet. But do you still find yourself browsing online for new duds? For many of the women today, online shopping has actually become preferable to shopping in stores. …

“In the year ahead let us remember and diligently aim at cultivating the values that do matter, like gratitude, kindness and compassion, courage, perseverance, friendship, joy and character and service.” In the chaos of everyday life, we often find ourselves spending most of our time on things that matter least. At the end of our lives, what our bank account …