By: Obed Pineda Long ago, there was an explorer on a quest searching for the elusive Garden of Eden. His goal was to rediscover the location of the Biblical garden, in hopes of locating the Tree of Life (and with it the panacea of life). His heart’s desire was to…
By: Obed Pineda In 1485 England, Henry VII would be crowned king after defeating Richard III, giving birth to the Tudor dynasty. It was during this period of history when royal portraiture would shift from the idealized and stylized depictions of monarchs to greater likeness and realism that attempted to…
By: Obed Pineda Of the many warnings the Bible gives mankind, one of the starkest is “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1st John 2:15). One reason the Almighty constantly warns…
By: Obed Pineda “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation. ”Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” (Isaiah 12:2-3). Doors Knocked: 1,225. Contacts Made: 1,175.…
By: Obed Pineda “Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fatted calf with hatred.” (Proverbs 15:17) It was the fourth (and penultimate) day of our mission trip and all twelve teams had been conducting multiple Bible studies daily. We had been so diligently immersed in our…
By: Obed Pineda “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.” (Hebrews 13:15) A while ago I was told about a curious finding that was stumbled upon in a case study about the…
By: Obed Pineda “I am a companion of all who fear You, and of those who keep Your precepts.” (Psalm 119:63) History is filled with volumes upon volumes about the might of the Roman empire. It is recognized as the longest lasting empire ever in history, spanning a grand total…
By: Obed Pineda “Yet the righteous will hold his way, and he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.” (Job 17:9) As anyone who has ever prepared and organized any event can tell you, nothing ever goes exactly as planned. There is almost always an unforeseen and uninvited…
By: Obed Pineda “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!” (Psalm 27:13-14) 5:30…
By: Obed Pineda “But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them” (2nd Timothy 3:14) Meeting strangers for the first time, for many, is not an easy experience. A primary reason this is so is because a…