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Food from Heaven If you or someone you love served in the military, you may be familiar with the acronym MRE, “Meal, Ready to Eat.” In 1963, the Department of Defense began developing a food ration that would utilize modern food preparation technology to create a lighter version of canned goods. The dehydrated meals are stored in pouches...

Few paid attention to Jesus’ birth at the time, even though it changed history. Later in Matthew, Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed, “the smallest of all seeds” (13:32). The works of God often begin as small things that are easily overlooked. In what small things might God’s work be growing in your life? How can you nurture...

By My Spirit In April, a fire ravaged the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The Gothic cathedral, which began construction in 1163, took nearly 300 years to be complete. Compared to this, the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem might seem relatively brief. However, discouragement can make even the most worthwhile effort seem to drag. Rebuilding...

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: If anything of yours has ever been lost or stolen and then found, your first reaction most likely was thankfulness.

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: I don’t know about you, but I have started more books than I have finished. I’m just not always able to make it to the end.

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Do you have a favorite coffee mug? I have a few that are special to me. Even though they are scratched and chipped, I still pick them first.

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Doing the right thing, especially when it is a God-centered thing, is often met by opposition.

An Evangelist’s Heart: Compassion During a qualifying heat for the 5,000-meter race at the 2016 Olympic Games, New Zealand runner Nikki Hamblin fell, accidentally tripping American runner Abbey D’Agostino. The two women took turns helping each other to stand and then finish the race. Though neither medaled, they were given the only Fair Play...

A Father Forgives Evangelist D. L. Moody said his brother left home at age 15 in order to seek his fortune. Moody remembered his mother waiting for her son’s return, even setting a chair for him at Thanksgiving dinner. “I used to think she loved him more than all the rest of us put together,” Moody said. Many years later, a stranger came...

The Promised Sabbath Rest Many people joke that they need a vacation after their vacation! They arrive home, weary from the exhaustion and challenge of travel—but instead of much-needed rest, they are met with a yard needing attention, an air conditioner needing repair, and grocery shopping needing done. The hoped-for rest still lies in the...