THE CLOSENESS OF RESPECT, COURTESY & DISCIPLINE – Noor Rahim Respect is a word that was inculcated into our lives Encompassing mutual regards for each others’ esteem & feelings And as the age old saying goes You have to give respect to get respect in all aspects   It starts off from within the family circles Extending to the elders, friends and acquaintances Be it through greetings, compliments, appreciation or regards Your act should always be one of human feelings for others   Courtesy is synonymous with respect for others Conveying a sense of feeling and sincere understandings It’s an act of being civil, polite and graciousness Remembering that saying of Courtesy begets Courtesy in our lives   But times have really changed from the good old ages Respect for others seem to be on the wane and so it appears And so has courtesy the twin of respect that ...

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THE GRACE MILL – By Lakshman Navaratne   THE LOST WARRANTY AND THE ANTIDOTE FOR DECAY Through Apostolic Christianity; forgiveness is available to any human, while the Spirit of Pentecost is still on earth. According to the Apostolic doctrine, the Lake of fire is only for those who reject the free gift of grace through the cross.  Christianity was born on the day of Pentecost, and shall depart with the full number of the faithful from all nations, on the day of the Rapture, as prophesized by the Apostles of Christ. Saul, a fully-fledged Jew was reborn to Christianity with the Baptism of Pentecost; exchanged his earthly life to reign with Christ in the new earth.       Even Hitler, who massacred 6 million Jews, would have had a chance to ask for forgiveness before he breathed his last. The only reason for a human soul to perish is not accepting ...

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