I made some minor tweaks to the sidebar tonight. The weather forecast wasn’t as useful as I thought and I decided it didn’t deserve the prominent place it held near the top, so I dropped it all the way to the bottom.

At the bottom used to be the Daily Manna, a bible verse for the day. I moved that to the Faith page and added a bible search tool. I still like the Daily Manna, but I found something I think I like better.

In its place, or actually just under the archive calendar, I’ve added Verse of the Day. It’s a little more concise, but what I like about it is that when you click the logo it takes you to a short study about what today’s verse means and offers a related prayer you can use for the day.

For instance, today is Proverbs 11:22:

Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

And you might think, “what the heck does that mean?” Clicking on the link give you this thought:

To take what is physically beautiful and then profane it with sin is to waste a great gift to bless someone who doesn’t even have a clue why God gave it to her or him. No matter what gifts we have been given, whether physical beauty, athletic talent, keen intellect, a charming personality, or anything else, we must remember that God blessed us with these things so we could bless others and honor him!

and then a prayer:

Dear God, please forgive me for the times that I have not used my gifts and abilities to bless others and honor you. Please give me a renewed sense of purpose as I seek to live for your glory and to bless others with your grace. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.