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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.

Drought Buster

Phil Ware reminds us of Jesus' promise to send us living water in the Holy Spirit, water that would never run dry and would well up in us to eternal life.

With the Holy Spirit, there never has to be a spiritual drought!

His Power Becomes Our Power

Max Lucado reminds us to wait on the Holy Spirit to come with power.

When we wait on the Holy Spirit, we are anticipating God's power to work through us to God's glory!

Turning an Enemy into a Friend

When we forgive our enemies, we make our lives happier and make the world a better place.

It's the best way to eliminate an enemy

The Lord is Near: Shalom!

Phil Ware finishes his six-part series on Paul's promises to the Philippians that the Lord is always near and God and the peace he brings will be with them.

More than an absence of conflict, the Lord wants to give us life to the full!

Choose Obedience

Max Lucado reminds us that while all sorts of challenges await us today, the Lord longs for our obedience so he can step in and crush Satan at our feet.

Decide Now to Choose Obedience

The Lord is Near: Acorn

Phil Ware continues his series that the Lord is near focusing on the power of this promise found in the Lord's faithfulness, love, and grace.

The power of the oak is in the acorn!

Don't Fix Stupid with Stupid!

Max Lucado challenges us to do the right thing, to obey God, and not follow one stupid decision with another.

Stupid is as stupid does, so don't be...

You Mean I Have to Go Next Week Too?

Christianity is choosing Jesus every day. Today, and tomorrow, and the next day, and the next. Forever.

Do not let your Christianity be like the Kindergartner who did not realize he had to go back to school the next week too.

The Lord is Near: Assurance

Phil Ware shares his message focused on Paul's promises that the Lord will always be near us, focusing on Jesus' promises to his early disciples and to us!

No matter what life, Satan, or circumstances suggest, we will never be forsaken by our God!

Wait!

Max Lucado reminds us that the Holy Spirit is essential to all we do and are as followers of Jesus, so let's wait on the Spirit to lead us and empower us before launching out too hastily into the unknown.

If the apostles needed to wait on the Spirit, shouldn't we?

Keep Singing the Song

Phillip Morrison brings Sara Barton's writings into the moments of our headlines of today with a story from long ago that reminds us that God's word still has the ultimate love song.

As followers of Jesus, isn't it time the world heard what we are for when it comes to sexuality?

The Lord is Near: Doubts

Phil Ware shares his third in a series of 6 messages on the promise that the LORD is near; this time focusing on our doubts.

How do we hang onto God's promises when they seem too good to be true?

Compassion for the Fatherless

This powerful message is from an orphan who was abandoned and abused by family and rescued by a sponsor.

Hear the words of one who has lived it: What does an orphan desire most?

Angels Among Us!

Brian McCutchen reminds us of the special role God has for angels in our lives.

You never know who a stranger is or the special person who is helping you out of an embarrassing mess!

The Lord is Near: Promises

Phil Ware shares his second in a series focused on Jesus' promises to never leave us or forsake us.

Some promises matter more because of when they are made!

Harmony!

Max Lucado reminds us of our need to be part of a band to make beautiful music no matter what part we play.

We need each other just like a band needs a tuba... and a flute... and a drum beat!

Drawing Near

Because of the sacrifice of Jesus, those of us with faithful, sincere hearts, who have been washed in the blood of Jesus, may confidently enter the presence of God.

We can approach God without fear!

The Lord is Near: Longing

Phil Ware begins a series called the Lord is near and reminds us that the Lord is close and we have a right to long to know his presence is real and is near.

We are not alone in longing to know that the presence of the Lord is with us!

Hank and the Mop Bucket

Max Lucado reminds us that God is not finished with us yet and still speaks to us.

Changing direction in life is not tragic. Losing passion in life is.

The Mindset List

Patrick Odum reminds us that everything changes, but what matters and what lasts is tied to our Father in Heaven.

We're not built to resist the passage of time, any more than the grass and flowers in a meadow are.

Couldn't!

Phil Ware reminds us of the dangers of limiting what Jesus can do among us and through us because we think we know what we can expect of him.

As Jesus' family, what are we preventing him from doing among us because of our lack of faith?

Staking God's Claim on Our Lives

Steve Hemphill reminds us of the great power for those of us who believe God is still the Great I AM and who intervenes to bless and empower his people today.

God's Word is powerful in our lives when we go public with our faith and commitment to Him!

Peace During the Election Season

There is a lot of stress and worry over the future during this election cycle. There is a different way.

Lots of people are worried about the future during this election. Not me.

Two Little Girls

Phil Ware reminds us of the power of compassion, especially when that compassion is channeled to help children escape poverty in Jesus' name through Compassion International.

To Jesus, she's more than just another forgotten little girl!

How to Pray and Hope When the World Falls Apart

A special article about a man name Pranjees, the children he lost and the prayer he had answered.

When life crashes in on top of you, how do you dig out of your grief and loss?