By: Obed Pineda In 1485 England, Henry VII would be crowned king after defeating Richard III, giving birth to the Tudor dynasty. It was during this period of history when royal portraiture would shift from the idealized and stylized depictions of monarchs to greater likeness and realism that attempted to…
By: Obed Pineda Of the many warnings the Bible gives mankind, one of the starkest is “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1st John 2:15). One reason the Almighty constantly warns…
By: Obed Pineda “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation. ”Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” (Isaiah 12:2-3). Doors Knocked: 1,225. Contacts Made: 1,175.…
By: Tyler Montgomery In Philippians 1:15-18, we are given two different reasonings behind preaching and/or teaching. We have those who preach from envy and strife, and those who preach from goodwill. This presents the question: Why do we preach? Throughout the Bible we are given examples of men teaching and…
By: Kevin Townsend In Proverbs 6:16-17 one of the “six things” that “the LORD hate(s)” is “hands that shed innocent blood.” This principle is rooted in God’s eternal, perfect justice and holiness. Just so mankind does not miss this point, it is repeated elsewhere in Scripture: Exodus 23:7 “Keep thee…
By: Obed Pineda “Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fatted calf with hatred.” (Proverbs 15:17) It was the fourth (and penultimate) day of our mission trip and all twelve teams had been conducting multiple Bible studies daily. We had been so diligently immersed in our…
By: Obed Pineda “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.” (Hebrews 13:15) A while ago I was told about a curious finding that was stumbled upon in a case study about the…
By: Obed Pineda “I am a companion of all who fear You, and of those who keep Your precepts.” (Psalm 119:63) History is filled with volumes upon volumes about the might of the Roman empire. It is recognized as the longest lasting empire ever in history, spanning a grand total…
Tyler Montgomery Throughout the second epistle of Timothy, we perceive Timothy’s struggles. In 2nd Timothy 1:3-12, Paul reminds Timothy of the faith he inherited, and that he is not alone in his struggles. 2nd Timothy 1:12 states, “For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless, I am not ashamed,…
By: Obed Pineda “Yet the righteous will hold his way, and he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.” (Job 17:9) As anyone who has ever prepared and organized any event can tell you, nothing ever goes exactly as planned. There is almost always an unforeseen and uninvited…