UnderstandingTheTimes

Understanding the times – What is Truth? John Amalraj K Published in AIM magazine of EFI –April 2019 Issue “What is truth” asked Pontius Pilate at the trial of Jesus.   But Pilate did not do anything beyond that to find out the truth.   On the other hand insecure of his own political position, he went ahead and condemned an innocent man to death on the cross. (Jn 18:38).   The religious authorities like the chief priest and the elders conspired together to bring false accusations, false testimony and in the end spread a false story on the resurrection of Jesus.    When the guards who witnessed the resurrection reported to the Chief priests everything that happened, they bribed the soldiers and told them to spread a rumor that the disciples came during the night and stole him away, while we were asleep .   (Matt 28:11-15).   Matthew goes on to say that this false story was widely circulated among the Jews even when he was writing the go...

Understanding the Times – Is the Big Brother Watching? John Amalraj K Published in AIM magazine of EFI – March 2019 Issue George Orwell in his best seller novel “1984” published in the year 1949 talked about a ‘big-brother watching’ hinting at a totalitarian regime that seeks to penetrate into the private lives of the citizens monitoring them using high end technology and removing all dissent.   He opined that the obsession of the system becomes part of the system through which people are not allowed to think for themselves, act freely or question the policies of the authorities.   Any dissent is viewed as resistance which needs to be eliminated.   Today even as the technology advancement has reached dizzy heights the sense of in-security has paralyzed many. The psalmist says that there is nowhere he can hide from the presence of God.   He acknowledges that God knows his thoughts, his words, his actions and all his movements.   (Ps 139:1-1...