New Life Fellowship Manipal

Have you ever driven a car while talking to someone over the phone? I guess most of us have. But let's add one more task to it. Have you ever driven a car while talking to someone over the phone, while also watching a movie in your car? Sounds impossible right? That's because our brain isn't actually designed to multitask. Even though we can do more than one job at a time, the tasks get just parti...

Whose numbers have we stored on our speed dial? Whom do we run to first when we have some very good news to share? Be it happiness or grief, all of us would love to share it with someone. Yes, 'someone'. We may want to share it with many people, but who would it be first? It matters. Just like the first cake bite on one's birthday, the first person we go to during life's highs and lows is a crucia...

Imagine a fruit spoilt from within, but looks of from the outside. Or a building that is in a poor state from the inside but well maintained from the outside. Imagine a person, depressed from the inside but decked up from the outside. Doesn't our true joy come from our heart? But what is it that actually gives us that joy? What is it that dictates our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well...

Tests are an amazing part of academics, they help us know where we stand. Whilst it shows us our reality, it can be very painful at times. It's pretty much the same with our finances, when there's a personal audit done of our expenditures, it hurts many times to see the amounts spent on stuff that wasn't deemed important, and that too at the cost of stuff that should have been prioritized. How oft...

When was the last time we had to force ourselves to get a job done? How frequently do we have to discipline ourselves to achieve something? It's not the same for some things though. Sometimes we would reach any height or depth to get what we desire. Our desire comes from our heart, and our heart follows what we treasure the most. And that's one of the reasons why money can become dangerous because...

Life is moving on normally and then there's a sudden turn of events or news that jolts you completely and then life is never the same. We've all gone through such experiences where life suddenly took a turn. One example was what happened with the COvid pandemic: life was never the same. Why does God allow this to happen? Tune in on this message that was spoken by Dr Danny Simon at New Life Mangalo...

No matter how well we cleanse ourselves in a day, we have to cleanse ourselves again on a regular basis. We all know the benefits of taking a bath and how important it is. Just like after taking a bath, we feel fresh, as though everything has been reset and we're all new and clean, is there something that can refresh our hearts and minds to a new start, a clean sheet? Just as how the body needs cl...

What a blessing friends are. Arguably the best part about friends is that we can mostly go to them unfiltered, not having to restrict ourselves but just be who we are. But many times we find ourselves alone even when we need someone close to us desperately, don't we? Sometimes just pouring our heart out gives so much relief. What if we have a friend invisible to the eye but ever-present and always...

How does it feel when your phone just hangs? It's not only devices that can stop working. Even we humans can just be hung in our thoughts, and stare into infinity. Its something quite common which we all do at some point in time, but why is it so? What is it that crosses our mind and pauses all our physical movements? Is it just a funny moment that our friends enjoy or should we think about this s...

No matter how filling a meal we would have had, after a few hours our body would again require food. Similarly, it's not possible to fill the tank of a car once and expect it to run for a lifetime. Also, the branch cannot grow or produce fruit unless it is connected to the tree and continuously receives the required nutrients. There is always a need for a continuous supply. Is it the same with lov...

"Knowing only half-truth is very dangerous". Ever guessed the reason for a thief to choose to operate in the dark? If it's so that he can't be seen, wouldn't it be difficult for him to see as well? And that's why it's always a risk. But just imagine if the lights were on as he was stealing. It's the same when we try to look for something in the dark, the object we are looking for is going nowhere...

How true is it that many times we don't listen to understand what the other person is saying, but so that we can give them a strong reply? One of the best fundas in life is to do your part, but is it enough? We live in an imperfect world and some times we can't see it but things just don't add up. In our relationships, even if none of the people involved is at fault, there seems to be an unaccount...

One of the greatest trademark dialogue of the Bollywood is 'mere paas maa hai'. It signifies that if one has his/her mother with her, it would surpass all the wealth one can have. Undoubtedly any mother's love towards her child is too deep to be measured, but is it true that there's no love greater than a mother's love? Will a mother really never forsake her child? Can an orphan experience somethi...

"A prejudiced mind cannot reveal the reality of life." How often do we judge others based on our past experiences? Many times we are not patient enough to know what others are going through before judging them or drawing a conclusion. There are also times we were misunderstood and judged wrongly, without our side of the picture even being heard.  But does everything around us work this way? I...

'A true leader is one who knows the way, shows the way and also goes the way'. Going the way, although being very tough, makes the difference. In order for a policeman to enforce the law, he must subject himself under the law. Is obedience just another word for slavery? Is surrendering to any authority a sign of weakness? Ever tried venturing out something new? It's always wise to consult experts...

'Life isn't a bed of roses', and there are thorns all around. But what happens when the very air we breathe is poisoned? Family issues and sibling rivalry isn't something new, but are we supposed to accept it as a part of life and live with it? Can broken homes and split families find peace again? Our bitterest enemies are those we once loved the most. The pain is searing, and the hatred has very...

"How far would you go for love?" This not only being a tag line for Cadbury's Silk but also a question which people very genuinely ask themselves when in love. For example, Romeo and Juliet went up to the point of killing themselves as they could not live together and Elsa sacrificed her life for her sister Anna in Disney's Frozen. But how much can you actually love somebody? "Love recognizes no b...

Can anyone who loves swimming be scared of going to a swimming pool? Is it possible for someone who's afraid of dogs also tend to love them? Not many would see it this way but fear and love are antagonistic to each other.  Is it possible that you love your Heavenly Father and yet hide from Him because you did something wrong? How do we deal with fear and love? Tune in as we continue the serie...

According to the 2nd law of thermodynamics, in order for a machine to keep working, energy has to be continuously supplied. Which means if I don't switch on the fan switch, it won't rotate. So is the case with love, unless we keep experiencing love, we can't keep loving others.  A gap analysis is a tool that can help businesses identify where they aren't living up to their...

Life is getting busier and busier and we have to reset our priorities every now and then. After all, the hard and tiring work that I have to do at the office, doing all I can to please my boss and sometimes skipping meals, shouldn't I have the right to have a little relaxation and peace all alone? Or is it so necessary to attend my cousin's daughter's birthday party whom I had seen only once? Seem...

Parents can be annoying at times, with all their advice and instructions which seem so needless. But sometimes when we listen to them just so that they feel good and stop giving their instructions at least for a while, even we tend to kinda feel good. And let's admit it, many times listening to them turns out to be a life-saving decision in our lives. Why is it that obedience brings about a good f...

With time ever-advancing and stopping for no one, we have to choose every step of ours wisely. If someone is in need of help, help them. If someone is trying to push a wall, give them a hand. If someone is broken, help them rebuild themselves. In the process of helping others, we ourselves might need a shoulder to lean on, a hand to help us get up, or a smile to fix our broken hearts. And that is...

Broken can be such a negative word. It indicates that something is no longer protected or something is lost. When your phone lock is cracked open, the one who broke into your device has access to all your contents, data, personal space and everything around your life is compromised. The mention of it itself is so disturbing. But let's see it in another angle. How many times a heart patient's life...

Problems, difficulties and struggles are never-ending in our lives. And each problem has to be dealt in a specific way. Just like each lock has a specific key to open it, and no matter how similar any other key may look, if it's exactly same, it will never open the lock. So what's that deciding factor that causes the obstructing walls of our lives to fall? As we celebrate  'Talitha Cumi' join...

The welcoming of June brings along with it what Jesus has to say to all the ladies out there with a bright smile. He says 'Talitha Cumi'. Translated from Aramaic, 'Talitha Cumi' means 'Rise Little Girl'. The world is made for both men and women and Jesus wants all the women to rise just like the men and be the blessing they were made to be. And so we have dedicated this month to the ladies of our...