Caring for ourselves is essential to life, and taking time to enjoy our favorite things can be an act of worship. How do we care for ourselves the way God intended? Self-care begins with structuring our days in ways that allow us to follow through on our commitments...

One of our greatest needs is to know that we are loved. Each one of us has to feel certain, deep down in our hearts, that someone loves us, cares for us and has our best interests at heart. That is how God designed us. He wants us to know that he loves every one of us...

Paul, originally called Saul, was an early missionary for the Christian church and an apostle of Christ. Thirteen New Testament letters are from Paul. He did not start out as a follower of Jesus, however. He first appears as a persecutor of the church. He was present...

God deals with us as He dealt with the Israelites as He led them out of Egypt. The first crossing of the sea was made very easy. The guidance could not have been simpler: The east wind blew and divided the sea before the people had to cross. Not so much as a foot was...

Job was a righteous man, but he experienced many tragedies in his life. In a mysterious glimpse into God’s throne room, Satan is challenging God to a test, with Job as their subject. Satan presumes Job is only good because he is blessed; God contends Job will remain...

God’s people received innumerable blessings from the hand of God. In this passage, the Lord instructed Moses to tell Aaron and his sons to say a blessing on the people. This famous Aaronic benediction declared the blessing that would rest on all of the people by...

Mary Magdalene has become famous. All we know based on her name is that she came from Magdala, a city on the Sea of Galilee, and that Jesus drove seven demons from her. Having been healed by him, she dedicated her life to Jesus. Mark 16:9 New International Version...