By: Orean Brown With the recent world events surely, you have seen and heard people express their views on the Nation of Israel and the Middle East. Especially those who believe that physical Israel is central to God’s plans have come to the forefront. None more than “John Hagee,” the…
By: John Mitchell There is an old saying that has a lot of truth to it. “If you believe in something, you are doing it. If you are not doing it, you don’t believe in it.” To believe in something, means that, in faith, we trust and accept it to…
By: AJ Moreno Growing up one of my least favorite subjects in school was math. It did not matter what kind of math class it was, but if it had anything to do with the subject it would make my stomach turn. Not for any reason such as being lazy…
By: Obed Pineda It is no secret to the diligent student of the Bible that one of the Master’s favorite methods of teaching was the use of parables. Proof of this is found when one unearths that the inspired synoptic writers (i.e. Matthew, Mark, and Luke) have recorded approximately thirty…
By: Obed Pineda It is a sad and harsh reality that there are certain lessons in life that one obtains at the cost of a great, woeful sacrifice. Moments that one desires would have never taken place, often lamenting over how easily said tragedy could have been prevented. Frequently, these…
By: Obed Pineda It is no secret that the bulk of humanity throughout the ages has always held a sense of entitlement. Mankind often believes that it deserves certain privileges and rights owed to them from heaven. One example of this is the fact that man truly holds that he…
By: Obed Pineda It is true that when one hears the term harmony, the image of a conglomerate of people working well with one another is very likely what surfaced in the mind’s eye. Indeed, this mental image is not incorrect since one definition of the word is “a pleasing…
By: Phil Hopkins We have discussed lately how many people claim that they love God. They generally have a very misshapen view of God and how his love for us functions. They think that anything that they do in God’s name will be pleasing and acceptable to Him. They misunderstand…
By: Zachary Teasley An ambassador in the secular realm is an agent of the highest rank appointed as the representative of one government or state to another according to Webster’s Comprehensive Dictionary. For example, the American Ambassador to the United Nations comes to mind, this person has been appointed by…
By: John Mitchell The church of Christ, began 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus, on the day of Pentecost. On that day, Peter, and the other apostles, boldly preached the gospel to a large crowd of people. Approximately 3,000 people came forward to repent of their sins, and be…