For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.
by Max Lucado · Romans 8:14
Max Lucado reminds us that God wants to help us through our hardest challenges.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 2:16
Phil Ware shares part 2 in his four part series on learning to rest in Jesus and trust in the Lord's power to bless us and give us grace.
by Phil Ware · Deuteronomy 5:12 · Sabbath
Phil Ware talks about the importance of rest and the Sabbath principle.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 46:10 · Contemplation
Rubel Shelly talks about an airport delay that ended up in a blessed day alone with God focusing and praying on the things and people that matter most and being present with God in the quietness of the moment.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 7:7 · New Year
Phil Ware gives us three key principles to follow as we approach the New Year, ask the Lord what he wants us to do, learn to rest, and get to know Jesus better.
by Cathy Messecar · Isaiah 42:6 · Mercy
Cathy Messecar draws us into the story of the man born blind that was healed by Jesus in John 9 and reminds us that we are here to continue Jesus' ministry of healing and mercy.
by Max Lucado · Matthew 6:8
Max Lucado reminds us that we don't have to know how to use a smartphone to talk with the Creator of the universe who also happens to be our ABBA Father.
by Phil Ware · John 20:1 · Resurrection
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus from the Gospel of John called unpredictable, and focuses on Mary Magdalene calling Jesus Lord in the middle of all sorts of grief, sorrow, despair, discouragement, loss, and hopelessness and is given the gift o
by Rick Brown · Luke 2:1 · Christmas
Rick Brown gives some statistical data on Christmas shopping, historical data on the birth of Jesus, and some spiritual insight on how to keep from going under during the busy time we call Christmas.
by Tom Norvell · Mark 6:30 · Rest
Tom Norvell reminds us of our need for rest and to rest in Jesus, in God, and in the Spirit.
by Tim Archer · Hebrews 4:10 · Rest
Where God's people once practiced a one-day-per-week rest, we know seek a rest that will never end.
by Phil Ware · Mark 14:36 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit by talking about God being Abba Father.
by Patrick D. Odum · Exodus 20:10 · Sabbath
Patrick Odum reminds us of the importance to rest, to have a Sabbath, to reboot.
by Rob Woodfin · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Jesus
Rob Woodfin ponders the imponderable and seeks answers to our greatest question, how do I not let anxiety control me, and reminds us of God's grace.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:18 · Abba Father
Phil Ware describes a dream a friend had about Phil's dad -- and he shares how hard it is for him to accept that God feels that way about him, too.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 12:2 · Faith
Phil Ware concludes his series on the 7 sayings of Jesus from the Cross, this one about "into your hands I commit my spirit" and comparing it to a child learning to jump off the edge of a pool toward his or her parent.
by Bill Sherrill · Zephaniah 3:17 · Peace
Bill Sherrill shares with us about his quiet place near to the heart of God.
by Russ Lawson · 1 Peter 5:6 · Children of God
Russ Lawson reminds us that sometimes it takes a child to help us approach God personally and lovingly.
by Paul Faulkner · Mark 2:27 · Rest
Paul Faulkner reminds us that we need to rest 1 in 7 if we are going to fully experience life and be productive.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 4:8 · Creation
Phil Ware challenges us to re-look at how we define the day and when it begins by looking at Genesis 1 and the rhythm of creation and see that God has blessed us with rest before work.
by Paul Faulkner · Mark 6:30 · Rest
Without rest we cannot restore our bodies and our health, but this is not a new idea, it is God's fitness plan from long ago.
by Phil Ware · John 1:12 · Fatherhood
Phil talks about when his son Zachary was born hurt and how his voice as a father comforted his son and how we as God's children can approach God as Abba Father.
by Alan Smith · Mark 6:30 · Rest
We all need time for real, genuine, rest.
by Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 1:2 · Rest
We work hard and that is good, but we also need to rest faithfully and easily and enjoy the rest God has called us to keep.
by Paul Faulkner · 1 John 4:10 · Abba Father
We learn to love from God because as a baby, and even a full grown adult, we really don't know how to love.
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