The garden was God’s original home for his human creation. All around Adam and Eve were trees with different kinds of fruit to eat of all colors—orange, yellow, green, red. In the air permeated the fragrance of the essence of plants, perpetually medicating the humans with unobtrusive, unseen healing powers ...

Be real with God, because He knows already. Be encouraged and comforted in knowing that God knows you better than you know yourself. The Bible says that while on earth, “we know in part, but then [in heaven], we will know fully, just as we have been fully known” (1 ...

Teen: you’ve made it through another year of school. Congratulations. I’m sure there were days when you didn’t feel like getting up and facing another day of classes, peer drama, and deadlines. But you went anyway. Your discipline will serve you well in all that you do. Speaking of discipline: ...

The human reaction to pain is to quickly turn away from it. If you accidentally touch a hot pan, you’re going to jerk your hand back. This automatic reaction by your body will save your hand and spare you further pain. We react to emotional pain much the same way ...

A girl begins life with one wing when her father is not involved to give her the care she needs. If he does not show love for his daughter, affirm her beauty, and guide her, she will by default, look elsewhere. She will turn her hopeful eyes and starved ears ...