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A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Do you ever yearn for adventure? For some this might mean a winding road trip and camping out under the stars.

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: A well-known comedian observed that the number-one fear for most Americans is speaking in public,...

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: The receptionist responded, “Are you crazy, lady?” and immediately hung up the phone.

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody was passionate about pouring into the next generation.

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: Peer pressure isn’t constrained to the halls of high school. It can find its way into the nooks and crevices of our work, friends, and culture.

A daily devotional from Moody Bible Institute: In his book, Leading with a Limp, Dan Allender goes against the norm. He encourages leaders not to hide their weaknesses, but to use them!

Divine Silence? Our Feeling of Abandonment The Lovebox device and app is marketed to lonely people in need of encouragement. This device is a small Wi-Fi-connected box with a heart on the front. When the heart spins, it means someone has used the app to send an encouraging message or picture. The heart continues to spin until you lift the...

Divine Silence? Our Feeling of Being Punished In centuries past, a “cage of shame” was used for public punishments in many European towns and villages. The offender—who was deemed guilty of anything from adultery to public drunkenness to gossip—was placed inside a large metal cage and put on display in the town square, often during market...

Divine Silence? Our Feeling of Anger In 2007, Nebraska State Senator Ernie Chambers filed a lawsuit against God. He wanted a permanent injunction against the Almighty, whom he blamed for various natural disasters and for failing to stop terrorism. He said he had tried to contact God previously about these matters but received no response.

Divine Silence? God Speaks! Sooner or later, God always chooses to speak in ways we can hear. In the words of the great hymn writer Fanny J. Crosby, “The Lord Will Answer Prayer”: “His eye foresees our greatest good, While we at best are weak, And thus in wisdom He withholds The boon that oft we seek . . . Then murmur not, but trust in Him...