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“Living Faithfully in an Age of Algorithmocracy” “ଆଲଗୋରିଦମୋକ୍ରେସୀର ଯୁଗରେ ବିଶ୍ୱାସର ସହିତ ବଞ୍ଚିବା” A conversational Christian reflection for Thursday Family Prayer ଗୁରୁବାର ପାରିବାରିକ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା ପାଇଁ ଏକ କଥୋପକଥନ ମୂଳକ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟିଆନ ଚିନ୍ତନ Introduction  Good evening, everyone. It’s wonderful to gather again as a family of faith — to pray, to reflect, and to understand the world we are living in. ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଶୁଭ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା। ବିଶ୍ୱାସର ପରିବାର ଭାବରେ ପୁଣି ଏକତ୍ରିତ ହେବା - ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରିବା, ଚିନ୍ତନ କରିବା ଏବଂ ଆମେ ଯେଉଁ ଦୁନିଆରେ ବଞ୍ଚୁଛୁ ତାହାକୁ ବୁଝିବା ପାଇଁ ଏହା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଆନନ୍ଦଦାୟକ। Tonight, I want to talk about something that quietly shapes our daily lives, our emotions, and even our relationships. It’s not a politician. It’s not a news channel. It’s not even the phone itself. ଆଜି ରାତିରେ, ମୁଁ ଏପରି ଏକ ବିଷୟରେ କଥା ହେବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଛି ଯାହା ଚୁପଚାପ୍ ଆମର ଦୈନନ୍ଦିନ ଜୀବନ, ଆମର ଭାବନା ଏବଂ ଏପରିକି ଆମର ସମ୍ପର୍କକୁ ଗଢ଼ି ତୋଳେ। ଏହା ଜଣେ ରାଜନେତା ନୁହଁନ୍ତି। ଏହା ଏକ ନ୍ୟୁଜ୍ ଚ୍ୟାନେଲ ନୁହେଁ। ଏହା ଫୋନ୍ ନିଜେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ। It’s the algorithm — the invisible...

Good Friday is more than a day of mourning; it is a day of profound recognition. Yesterday, at Union Church in Bhubaneswar, we gathered for the English Worship service to reflect on the ultimate sacrifice that defines our faith. Dr. Balajied Nongrum brought a powerful word titled "Behold, the Lamb," grounding us in the weight and the wonder of John 1:29. The Shadow of the Lamb: A Biblical Context The message began by tracing the lineage of sacrifice. From the blood on the doorposts in Egypt to the smoke rising from the Temple altars, the Old Testament was a long shadow pointing toward a single, perfect substitute. Dr. Nongrum reminded us that while those ancient sacrifices covered sin temporarily, they were always intended to prepare our hearts for the Final Lamb.                                                                 ...