By John Mitchell Most people would say that they don’t worship any statues. In the Old Testament, in Exodus 20:3-5, God wrote the Ten Commandments on two stone tablets. The first one is, “You shall have no other gods before Me” and the second one is, “You shall not make…
By: Obed Pineda “Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established. Do not turn to the right or the left; remove your foot from evil” (Proverbs 4:26-27) It is undeniable that the greatest honor any man or woman can receive in life is to be…
By: Obed Pineda When one takes a moment to observe how much impact the ancient Greek culture still has in our modern civilization, it becomes evident why some refer to this old society as the “Cradle of Wisdom” or the “Cradle of Thought.” Observe that their influence can be found…
By: Obed Pineda If an acquaintance who has observed your faithful devotion to God were to approach you and ask, “What is the most difficult challenge a Christian must learn to overcome on this narrow path?” what would your answer be? Chances are that the most popular response that appeared…
By: Orean Brown Hearing this and being on the receiving end of my grandmother, my mother, and my aunt’s discipline, I thought how can this hurt you when I’m the one getting spanked. The redness and the stinging on my behind, told me something different. Now that I’m a parent,…
By: Phil Hopkins As a parent, from time to time we find our children trying us and the rules that we have set for them. One common ploy that they use; after they are caught doing something that they know that they shouldn’t have done is to try the excuse…
By: Obed Pineda In the winter of 57 – 58 AD, the Holy Spirit moved the apostle Paul (cf. 2nd Peter 1:21) to scribe what has repeatedly been referred to by the majority of Biblical scholars as the most profound of all of his epistles. Indeed, this widely agreed upon…
By: Obed Pineda While the Master and the Samaritan woman conversed in the presence of the twin mountains, Ebal and Gerizim, the Lord had discovered that she was unaware of Whom it was that spoke with her (cf. John 4:10). Slowly, the wool upon her eyes unraveled as their conversation…
By: Obed Pineda Between the years 48 and 49 AD, the Holy Spirit inspired the apostle Paul to scribe his epistle directed to the church in Galatia. This letter was redacted in response to the alarming pace that many of the Galatians were returning to the old law. Their quick…
By: Joel Ramirez I learn so much about behavior from watching my children. One child will come in from outside crying with the second one not far behind, also crying. As a parent, you have the challenge of finding out what happened. The first child is holding their head and…