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…
By: Obed Pineda On a Grecian neck land connecting the Peloponnese with Macedonia and Thrace, there sat the ancient city of Corinth. The establishment of Corinth on this isthmus quickly proved valuable having control of a lucrative land trade route from northern to southern Greece and being surrounded by the…
By: Obed Pineda Approximately seven hundred years prior to the events that transpired at Jerusalem on the treacherous night that Jesus of Nazareth was unjustly arrested, the prophet Isaiah had foretold with great detail and precision the unfolding of this moment in what would later be referred to as the…
By: Obed Pineda One day a young disciple accompanied his old master on a walk on an old trail in a small forest. Taking advantage of the rare opportunity he had to be alone with his master, the young man began to inquire from his mentor about his life experiences…
By: Obed Pineda “It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for a throne is established by righteousness” (Proverbs 16:12) When you think about a king, what image projects in your mind? Is it the image of a man elegantly dressed, with a gorgeous jeweled crown atop his head…
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…