By: Orean Brown The year is drawing to a close and we are about to step into another year. It has been an eventful year. Many things have happened that we never faced before. Some things had happened that were quite familiar. Yet, we do not know what tomorrow or…
By: Obed Pineda It has been stated before that the identity of a man is shaped by two primary factors: his biological inheritance and the environment in which he was raised. If we self-examine the origins of our current personality, we will confirm that these two components are indeed responsible…
By: Obed Pineda Ever since the early sixteenth century, England’s elite soldiers who form the Royal Body Guard are entrusted with protecting the palace where the current monarch resides. After the designated time would be met, the current group of sentries guarding the royal residence would be replaced by a…
By: Obed Pineda Many are the theories that aim to “decode” a deeper meaning of the Bible’s shortest passage. Some say that the beloved disciple’s purpose for including that “Jesus wept” was to reveal His broken heart when He witnessed the incredulous and obdurate hearts of His fellow Jewish kinsmen…
By: Obed Pineda World renown English playwright and poet William Shakespeare wrote, “Blow, blow, thou winter wind, thou art not so unkind as man’s ingratitude” (As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII). In the play, Lord Amiens laments about a friend who had quickly forgotten the kindness he had…
By: John Mitchell Before we make a decision, we need to think about what the consequences of that decision may be. Each decision we make either brings us closer to God, by staying on the narrow path to heaven, or it leads us away from God, by being on the…
By: Obed Pineda You are standing on the battlefield, in formation, watching and waiting for the enemy’s advance toward your platoon. As the fierce fight unfolds before you, you are able to surmise that engaging them in battle is now inevitable because of how efficiently they have been able to…
By: Obed Pineda The rise of Judaizing teachers within the Church during the first century prompted a myriad of inspired epistles that were sent with crucial instructions on how to contain the spread of their false teachings. It is fair to note that these directions that were revealed by the…
By: Joel Ramirez A concept that many companies are beginning to adopt, called Just Culture, helps identify why people deviate from the guidelines their organizations have established. It offers a healthy framework for understanding why things sometimes go wrong and for responding fairly when they do. Typically, the causes…
By: Zachary Teasley The title of this article is the question that Cain asked God directly after God directly asked Cain, “Where is Abel your brother? Cain responded with an interrogative statement after telling God that “I do not know” (where Abel is) and shows indignation and unaccountability when he…