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Thank You and Have a Blessed Thanksgiving

by Heartlight Team · Colossians 4:2 · Thanksgiving

The Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com team gives thanks for you and prays you have a blessed Thanksgiving.

The prayers of the Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com team pray that you have a blessed Thanksgiving!

The Pentecost Challenge

by Ron Rose · Ephesians 4:29-32 · Fellowship

Ron Rose is back at Black Rifle Coffee Company and visiting with friends about Pentecost Sunday and knowing each other's names.

We long for the day when we know fully, even as we are fully known!

Phil Ware continues his thoughts on the Immanuel passages in Matthew and challenges us to not settle for less than an experience of God -- Father, Son or Holy Spirit -- and not simply religious experience.

How do we deal with the longing?

real HIStory

by Ron Rose · Psalm 71:18-22 · HIStory

Ron Rose last post and he talks about being a storyteller for the great things that God does in our lives based on Psalm 71:18-22

He wants me to be a reporter, telling and retelling the stories of God's encounters with His people.

Kicked to the Curb? Good!

by Ron Rose · Romans 5:6-11 · Gardening · Garbage

Ron Rose talks about how everything he and Lyn set out by the curb was reclaimed and reused by someone else, which is what God has done with us when we have been broken and discarded.

Holy ground — without brokenness, there would be no healing or hope or grace. So, thank you, Abba, for reserving a place for us, just for us, at the curb with you.

God of Fresh Starts

by Max Lucado · Romans 15:13 · Hope

Max Lucado reminds us that the God of hope gives us fresh starts just as he did to Noah with the olive leaf and the dove.

Hope is an olive leaf — evidence of dry land after a flood.

A Journey of Love and Care

by Shirley Turner · 1 Timothy 5:1-8

Finding help for aging adults with Alzheimer's, ALS, and other mobility-related issues is essential to care for those you love fully.

Finding Hope and Support in Times of Need!

What Happens When You Die — a Post Easter Meditation

by Max Lucado · 1 Corinthians 15 · Resurrection

Max Lucado reminds us that Easter, Jesus' Resurrection Sunday, is not just about Jesus being raised, but our life beyond death!

He silently slipped out. Exited. Departed. He passed, not away, but on. Yet, on to where?

Trade Your Cares for Calm

by Max Lucado · Philippians 4:4-9 · Calm

Max Lucado shares biblical insight on how to exchange our cares for God's calm in our lives.

We could all use these words of peace!

The Courtesy of Christ

by Max Lucado · Ephesians 4:32 · Called · Courtesy

Max Lucado reminds us to know that Jesus longs to show us the courtesy of heaven, and we need to recognize it, receive it, and share it.

Receive the courtesy of Christ.

A Brand New Idea: You!

by Max Lucado · Psalm 139:13-16 · United States · Unique

Max Lucado wants us to know there is only one of each of us and each of us needs to be who we are to honor God, bless others, and bless ourselves.

And if you aren't you, we won't ever get you. The world misses out. You offer a gift to society that no one else brings.

God of Fresh Starts

by Max Lucado · Romans 15:13 · Hope

Max Lucado reminds us that the God of hope gives us fresh starts just as he did to Noah with the olive leaf and the dove.

Hope is an olive leaf — evidence of dry land after a flood.

Looking for Jesus at Christmas

by Rick Brown · Matthew 2:1-2 · Christmas

Rick Brown talks about Jesus not just missing from the nativity, but also from Christmas and from our lives and yet we can use this time to restore him to his rightful place in our lives.

Whatever happened to the reason for the season?

When Endings Are Complicated, God Is Still Gracious

by Ron Rose · Nehemiah 6:16 · Providence

Ron Rose reminds us that not all faith stories have happy endings and that sometimes we have to wade on through tragedy with faith.

What do you do when the endings are not always happy ones?

Communion: Passion, Pain, and Promise

by Max Lucado · Matthew 26:18 · Communion

Max Lucado tells about sharing communion as a boy and what it means to us now -- more than symbol, it's sacrament, a holy time of anticipation.

Communion was intended to be an I-can't-believe-it's-me-pinch-me-I'm-dreaming invitation to sit at God's table and be served by the King himself.

In His Image

by Ron Rose · Ephesians 4:30-5:2

Ron Rose shares a heart-wrenching story of a lost friend and a forgiving friend who lost friends because she dared to love as God loves.

My friend Kathy introduced us, and from that point on, I was dazzled.

The Hand of Hope

by Max Lucado · Romans 15:13 · Presence

Max Lucado reminds us that God's grace shows up for us daily in the nail-scarred hands that Jesus uses to rescue us and work with us through his presence in our lives.

To see the despair without the grace is suicidal. To see the grace without the despair is upper room futility But to see them both is conversion.

Chasing Rabbits

by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 · Journey

Ron Rose shares how God has taught him that the real answers are not in the smooth, seamless, well-thought-out passages, but in the journey chasing His rabbits!

Instead of responding to my requests, Abba whispers, 'Let's chase rabbits!'

Geshem: The Water of Heaven

by Lois Tverberg · Deuteronomy 11:11-12 · Wealth · Water

Dr. Lois Tverberg talks about 'geshem' or water, and how God set up Israel to need God to supply their water and make them strong, not their location or their efforts or their wisdom!

When God chose a land for his people, he didn't choose a place where they could have security because of their own efforts, he chose a land where they would be far more dependent on him!

The Narrow Way Is Not About Narrow Thinking!

by Ron Rose · Mark 10:46-52 · Thinking · The Way

Ron Rose is back at Black Rifle Coffee, and God is in the room inviting people to walk with Jesus in the narrows!

These followers are not what they used to be and not yet what they are going to be... they are learners.

Eternity: Beyond Separation to Hope

by Gene Vance · 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 · Grief · Death

Gene Vance shares insights from his book, 'Transition to Eternity' to help us find great hope and anticipation of Eternity with Jesus!

When this life-altering grief and separation invade our worlds, we are left with many challenges, some seem insurmountable.

The Secrets God Keeps

by Lois Tverberg · Genesis 1:1

Lois Tverberg reminds us how the Bible begins and that in Hebrew, this very first sentence of the Scriptures reminds us that mysteries will remain for us about God, the One Who Is more.

The biblical account is unique among the creation stories of its time. Spare in detail, Genesis speaks with understated elegance and lofty grandeur.

Seasons

by Bill Sherrill · Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 · Aging

The seasons, in life and in nature, are reminders of God's power to bring life and warmth out of death and decay.

What season do you find yourself in today?

The Pentecost Challenge

by Ron Rose · Ephesians 4:29-32 · Fellowship

Ron Rose is back at Black Rifle Coffee Company and visiting with friends about Pentecost Sunday and knowing each other's names.

We long for the day when we know fully, even as we are fully known!

Wake-Up Call

by Russ Lawson · Romans 13:11 · Wedding · Awaken

Russ Lawson talks about events that shocked us and awakened us from our lethargy, but reminds us that we often just sink back into our old habits.

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The prayers of the Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com team pray that you have a blessed Thanksgiving!

We long for the day when we know fully, even as we are fully known!

How do we deal with the longing?

He wants me to be a reporter, telling and retelling the stories of God's encounters with His people.

Holy ground — without brokenness, there would be no healing or hope or grace. So, thank you, Abba, for reserving a place for us, just for us, at the curb with you.

Hope is an olive leaf — evidence of dry land after a flood.

Finding Hope and Support in Times of Need!

He silently slipped out. Exited. Departed. He passed, not away, but on. Yet, on to where?

We could all use these words of peace!

Receive the courtesy of Christ.

And if you aren't you, we won't ever get you. The world misses out. You offer a gift to society that no one else brings.

Hope is an olive leaf — evidence of dry land after a flood.

Whatever happened to the reason for the season?

What do you do when the endings are not always happy ones?

Communion was intended to be an I-can't-believe-it's-me-pinch-me-I'm-dreaming invitation to sit at God's table and be served by the King himself.

My friend Kathy introduced us, and from that point on, I was dazzled.

To see the despair without the grace is suicidal. To see the grace without the despair is upper room futility But to see them both is conversion.

Instead of responding to my requests, Abba whispers, 'Let's chase rabbits!'

When God chose a land for his people, he didn't choose a place where they could have security because of their own efforts, he chose a land where they would be far more dependent on him!

These followers are not what they used to be and not yet what they are going to be... they are learners.

When this life-altering grief and separation invade our worlds, we are left with many challenges, some seem insurmountable.

The biblical account is unique among the creation stories of its time. Spare in detail, Genesis speaks with understated elegance and lofty grandeur.

What season do you find yourself in today?

We long for the day when we know fully, even as we are fully known!

Are we awake or have we chosen to fall asleep?

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