By: Obed Pineda Everyday, on a park bench in front of a pond, there sat an old man with a bag of bread crumbs. For some time now, it had been his routine to rise early in the morning, have his breakfast, and take the remaining pieces of uneaten toast…
By: Obed Pineda It is has been said that, “Idle hands are the devil’s playground.” There is a very good chance that you heard this expression (or a slightly different version of it) when a parent or teacher was attempting to motive you from becoming lackadaisical. It was meant as…
By: Obed Pineda Toward the latter part of the twelfth century, the dawn of feudalism in Japan had risen and a military government, called the shogunate, was set in place, where the warrior class sat at the top of society in an elaborate four-tiered caste system. Due to constant warfare…
By: Obed Pineda There is no question that there are many challenges a champion must face if he desires to remain champion. A plethora of foes who vie to claim the title for themselves, necessary adjustments required due to sudden changes in the rules, and always being aware of the…
By: Obed Pineda If you enjoy jogging or hiking on a trail at a park, you may have noticed wooden posts or some sort of decorative stone marker with a number on it. These indicators are called mileposts and (as the name suggests) their purpose is to notify the hiker…
By: Obed Pineda On a flight to the United States from overseas, a husband and his wife were sitting at the rear of the airplane, returning home from a months long missionary trip that had been arduous, but fruitful. Boarded on that same flight, at the front, was an internationally…
By: Obed Pineda “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29) The subject of faith has been scrutinized and misunderstood throughout several generations. As the world continues to make advancements in science and technology, the reaction…
By: Obed Pineda Myopia is a medical condition where a person’s eyes are unable to focus on distant objects due to faulty vision. In layman’s terms, this is simply stating that the person is nearsighted. For those who have this defect in their vision, objects that are far, like a…
By: Obed Pineda It is said that an empire defeated by its enemies can always rise and be rebuilt, but if the enemies who make it fall are from within, then that empire is doomed to never rise again. Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Greece, and Rome have all proven the veracity…
By: Obed Pineda A presumptuous person often oversteps boundaries, brazenly taking liberties that have not been allotted to him. This audacious and arrogant attitude is a byproduct of a false sense of security created by an assumption that person firmly holds to be true. Undeniably, presumption is a dangerous road…