By: Obed Pineda When studying Scripture it is vital to keep in mind the purpose for which one studies it. The apostle to the Gentiles bowed before the Almighty requesting on behalf of the Colossians “that you may be filled with the knowledge of His willin all wisdom and spiritual…
By: John Mitchell There is a Robert Frost poem titled, “The Road Not Taken”. The last sentence of the poem is, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Much more importantly, through the scriptures in the…
By: Obed Pineda Regret is arguably one of the worst (if not the worst) feeling anyone can experience. The realization that reveals the once in a lifetime opportunity that we just rejected because our judgment was compromised, begins to torment us with a simple two letter word; “if.” This word…
By: Obed Pineda Foundation is defined as “an underlying base or support, especially: the whole masonry substructure of a building” (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary). Keeping this in mind, the Bible states: “In the LORD I put my trust; how can you say to my soul, ‘Flee as a bird to your…
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…