Announcements – November 3rd, 2019

Condolences Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of Ashley Chacko’s sister-in-law, Mrs. Julie Abraham and her nephew, Nicholas Abraham on October 26th, 2019 in a fatal car accident. The funeral service was held on November 2nd, 2019 in Durham, N. Carolina. May the Almighty Lord strengthen and comfort the … [Read more…]

Tithe offering and Family Dedication Sunday

Greetings to you in the name of Christ Jesus. Our parish annual convention is from October 24th to October 27th, 2019. October 27th is the family dedication Sunday. This year our convention and family dedication service will help us to renew and reform our personal and family life. All are requested to prayerfully prepare and … [Read more…]

Clean The Closet

Psalms 139:13-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart.(Psalms 139:23) To this day I can still hear my mother telling me to go and clean up my room. Dutifully, I would go to my room to start the process, only to get distracted by reading the comic book that I was supposed to put … [Read more…]

One Who Understands

Psalms 139:7-12 The Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. (1 Chr 28:9) My friend’s husband was in the last stages of dementia. In his first introduction to the nurse who was assigned to care for him, he reached out for her arm and stopped her. He said he wanted to introduce … [Read more…]

Undeserved Praise

Luke 5:27-32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.(Luke 5:32) Even before I could afford a self-cleaning oven, I managed to keep my oven clean. Guests even commented on it when we had them over for a meal. “Wow, your oven is so clean. It looks like new.” I accepted … [Read more…]

Announcements – October 20, 2019

Condolences Detroit Mar Thoma Church expresses our deepest condolence at the sad demise of our member Mr. George M. Samuel (71, Mazhavencheril House, Poovanmala, Ranny) on Saturday, October 19th, 2019. The viewing/ Visitation Service will be held on October 23rd, Wednesday 5pm to 9pm and Funeral Service on October 24th, Thursday at 9am at the … [Read more…]

The Right Foundation

Matthew 7:24–29 Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. (Matthew 7:24) “I’ve got bad news for you,” said the builder, who was renovating an old house I had inherited. “When we started to convert the back half of … [Read more…]

A Genuine Friend

1 Samuel 20:32-42 Two are better than one. (Ecclesiastes 4:9) In the novel Shane, a friendship forms between Joe Starrett, a farmer on the American frontier, and Shane, a mysterious man who stops to rest at the Starrett home. The men first bond as they work together to remove a giant tree stump from Joe’s land. … [Read more…]

From Peeker To Seeker

Jonah 1:1–2:2 I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, and He answered me.(Jonah 2:2) When our daughter was too young to walk or crawl, she created a way to hide from people when she wanted to be left alone or wanted her own way. She simply closed her eyes. Kathryn reasoned that anyone she … [Read more…]