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When the religious leaders of Jesus’ time challenged His authority, Jesus did not answer them directly. Instead, He gave a trilogy of parables. We already reflected on the Parable of the Two Sons. (To read https://ennathinks.blog/2026/01/12/when-yes-lord-is-not-enough/). Now Jesus moves deeper and sharper with another story—the Parable of the Wicked Tenants (Matthew 21:33–46). When Jesus told…
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Authority may be a difficult word for Gen Z. But even during Jesus’ ministry, authority was a hard issue—especially for the religious leaders. They believed authority belonged to them, and everyone else should function under it. When Jesus cleansed the Jerusalem temple for the second time (the first being in John 2 at the beginning…
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(Wise Men Series – Part 2) Last time, I told you how we followed the star from our eastern land all the way to Jerusalem. We entered Herod’s palace, still thinking like the world—that kings belong in palaces, surrounded by power. But the King we were seeking was about to challenge every throne, including ours.…
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Wise Men Series – Part 1 Today, I will tell you my story. You can read it in Matthew chapter 2, where we are simply called “wise men from the east.” Over the centuries, many have tried to fill in the details. Some of you think there were three of us, because three gifts are…
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Nehemiah was tried by his enemy trio—Sanballat, Tobiah, and their allies—through different methods to stop the great work he had started. They invited him to the plains of Ono (distraction), and they sent an open letter (defamation). But Nehemiah responded wisely and never gave up his work or gave in to their pressure. When these…
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When the distraction—calling Nehemiah to the plain of Ono—didn’t work, his enemies didn’t leave. They relentlessly planned another attack. This time it was an open letter. Official letters were normally sealed, but this one was deliberately kept open. Because the attack was on Nehemiah’s character, they wanted the contents to spread before the letter even…
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Sanballat is a typical villain character. When Nehemiah decided to rebuild the wall and arrived in Jerusalem with the king’s letters and cavalry, “When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.” (Neh. 2:10)His displeasure turned into anger,…
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Jemimah Rodrigues became a household name for Indian cricket fans. Her unbeaten 125 helped the Indian women’s team reach the Women’s ODI World Cup final. It was a mammoth chase of 339, and Rodrigues guided the team to victory. The Hindu newspaper reported, “Jemimah conquers the demons of self-doubt and insecurity” (Nov. 1, 2025). Rightly…
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“A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.” — Proverbs 15:1 (The Message) We looked at how the reply given by the elders of Israel who returned from Babylon softened the heart of the king and resumed the halted work of construction of the temple. Now we see another controversial passage…
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A Soft Answer and the King’s Eyes “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger,” says Solomon (Proverbs 15:1). In our Indian context, the tone of an answer often depends on the rank of the questioner. If the person is a low-rank official, our tone is high; if a high-rank…
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