Victor Raj

Communities Personal fulfillment is the highest value, in this individualistic culture we live in. If you don’t find fulfillment in something get out of it. Sacrifice is the word consigned to dustbin. Split in the family is because of this radial individualism. Family is the most basic component of community, which is breaking down because of this individualism and in the longer run makes it difficult for people to establish meaningful relationships. Regardless of this individualism, there is a craving for community. People seek out relationships in many places, from friendship clubs, churches to virtual communities on the Web. These groups must truly be caring communities to command people’s allegiance. People must find fulfillment collectively and individually. Key word for success of these groups is “authenticity”. The Bible says, The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts…. So it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body…. If the whole body w...

LITTLE BOY OF GREAT FAITH Fear is the worst enemy. The story of David & Goliath is a great source of encouragement, its David’s response to adversity. This story gives us insight to how we can increase our faith, in the same way that David did, particularly the following verses: 32 David said to Saul, "Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him." 33 Saul replied, "You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a boy, and he has been a fighting man from his youth." 34 But David said to Saul, "Your servant has been keeping his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied t...