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Day of Wrath Giuseppe Verdi’s great work Messa da Requiem is a brooding memorial to a poet and writer whom Verdi admired. One of its most famous sections is the “Dies Irae,” which means “Day of Wrath.” During this section trumpets surround the stage, signifying the call to judgment, and the chorus almost shouts: “Day of wrath, that day earth...

Invitation to a Wedding Most of us still get so-called snail mail, but we probably get a lot less than we used to. In the last decade the volume of mail delivered by the U.S. Postal Service declined by 36 percent. It is presently at a 29-year low. A few things are still mailed—including Today in the Word! Many people also still send wedding...

The Reign of Christ Musical compositions sometimes have a coda, a passage that brings the piece to an end like the final paragraph in an essay or a story. A musical coda can be short, lasting for only a few measures, or it can be much longer. Some composers, including Beethoven, occasionally employ a “false” coda, a passage that seems about...

The Death of Death Theologian Helmut Thielicke said that death, although common, is unnatural. “This is what the Bible teaches us with uncompromising firmness: the death of man points to an ultimate disorder; it should not be, the dark boundary posts should not stand between us and the eternal life of God.” In today’s passage we read about...

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Sometimes when I am sitting quietly, my wife will smile and tell me what I am thinking.

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: The hymn “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” written by Robert Robinson, celebrates God’s protection and grace.

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Many people find silence to be awkward. Studies have shown that long pauses in conversation...

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Hidden Figures is a true story of three female African American mathematicians...

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Our second child was born the day Billy Graham died. I still remember being in the hospital room...

Daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: The day after the signing of the Declaration of Independence must have been a surreal moment...