By: Obed Pineda In central Palestine there lies a fertile, half-mile wide valley described by geographers as the best watered valley in that region. The Valley of Shechem (as the area was once known) sits between the twin mountains of Gerizim and Ebal, with the entrance to the ancient city…
By: Joel Ramirez You do not have to look hard to find despair in the world. There are multiple examples of people doing desperate things because of despair. In fact, the words desperate and despair share the same origin in definition. Despair simply means without hope. Desperate is the feeling…
By: Obed Pineda After wandering the wilderness forty years, and every Israelite over the age of twenty had perished there (with the exception of Joshua and Caleb) the time of their punishment, as designated by Jehovah God, had expired and a new generation entered and conquered the promised land under…
By: Obed Pineda It is said that one day Satan summoned all his minions because he had become irritated with the havoc that love was bringing about in his kingdom of darkness. The patience of the devil had vanished and he had decided that love had been preventing souls from…
By John Mitchell “The entirety of Your word is truth.” (Psalm 119:160 NKJ version) “The sum of Thy word is truth,…” (Psalm 119:160 NAS version) “Thy word all together is truth,…” (Psalm 119:160 Berkeley Version) These three Bible translations are all saying the same thing. (NKJV) “The entirety”, means the…
By; Orean Brown Every serious disciple of Jesus Christ desires to attain to spiritual maturity, of this there should be no argument. Many faithful disciples spend their entire lifetime striving to reach an ever-higher level of maturity, and even babes in Christ have that fervor that drives them to not…
By: Obed Pineda In 1886, Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson published his globally renowned novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Stevenson’s intriguing tale of a man shared by two alter egos, who are drastic opposites of one another, has transcended generations, leaving an indelible imprint in…
By: Obed Pineda It is unquestionable that the period that follows the death of a loved one is the most difficult in the life of those who mourn them. The powerlessness that one experiences due to the inability to prevent the inevitable, breeds confusion, grief, profound sorrow, and, in some…
By: Obed Pineda Of the many fond memories stored in the banks of my mind about my late uncle, I admit that my favorite ones are of when we worked together on the first car I ever owned. Undeniably, one of the reasons I cherish those memories is because of…
This month we have seen weather that will be talked about for many years. I know one of the things I will remember most about this time is going to the grocery store and seeing the shelves empty. This has been a more frequent occurrence since the onset of the…