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 Bill Brant · Revelation 21:8 · Heaven · Hell
If you believe in life on this earth, then you must believe in life after death because scripture talks about both. If you believe in Heaven, then you must believe in Hell. And if you believe that God wants all of his people to go to Heaven, then you have
by Heather Gray · Psalm 116:15 · Memorial Day
Heather Gray shares a devotional on death and love and the power of God through it all for families who are deployed in harms way and she speaks with the authenticity of someone who knows because her husband David Gray was killed in Afghanistan.
by Mark Frost · Numbers 9:15-23 · Following Jesus
Mark Frost continues his four part series on the interim season and comparing it to Israel's time in the wilderness and how God fashioned, shaped, molded, corrected, honed, built, re-built, transformed, his people through their time in the wilderness of t
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Psalm 46:10 · Rapture · Rain
Teresa Bell Kindred shares her love for the rain, being still, thinking about the reason and purpose we are here, and Amy Purdy.
by Tim Archer · John 5:39-40 · Jesus
When the promised Messiah arrived, the Pharisees rejected him and plotted to have him killed, despite having spent their entire lives reading about his coming. Why? He wasn't what they expected him to be.
by Phil Ware · John 1:3 · Light
Phil Ware continues his dialogue on darkness and light and emphasizes the importance of shining our light in the darkness and
by Mark Frost · Ephesians 2:19-22 · Transition
Mark Frost continues his series on interim ministry and Israel's time in the wilderness
by Lisa Mikitarian · Ephesians 2:2 · Abba Father
Lisa Mikitarian shares from current events and from her own experience about the grief and sorrow those we love face and how to help them -- support them, come alongside of them to support, care, and love them.
by Steve Ridgell · Revelation 21:4 · Eternal
It is hard to see the real person behind the Alzheimer's. But they are there. Someday they will be whole again. I believe.
by Phillip Morrison · Proverbs 31:28-29 · Motherhood
Phillip Morrison talks about Kevin Durant's MVP speech and his own mom as the MVP.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:24 · Mothers
Mom, our mothers, pay a high price for loving us and bringing us to Jesus.
by Cathy Messecar · 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 · Motherhood
Cathy Messecar shares a beautiful story about an adoptive mom and dad who have shown tenacious and beautiful love to a young man born with very challenging physical limitations.
by Tim Archer · Mark 8:34-35 · Faith · Faithfulness
Hiroo Onoda followed orders for more than 30 years, remaining at his post long after the war had ended. Christians need to learn to be faithful to God with that same intensity.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 139:9-12 · Darkness
Phil Ware reminds us that darkness is the place where God can meet us, redeem us, deliver us, and save us from death and disaster.
by Mark Frost · Deuteronomy 8:2-5 · Interim Ministry
Mark Frost of http://www.interimministrypartners.com shares part two on the journey through the wilderness during the interim and how God is preparing his people for great things.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · 1 Corinthians 10:12 · Succcess · Stumble
Teresa Bell Kindred reminds us of the danger of the wind and of sin and the resulting fall that each can lead us to make.
by Ben Steed · Matthew 22:39 · Birth · Compassion International · Sharing
Sharing your birthday could change the life of a child forever.
by Steve Ridgell · Luke 10:30-37 · Hypocrisy
Hypocrites intentionally act different from what they say. That is not true about Christians.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:15-21 · Transition
Phil Ware talks about being stuck in the Land of In-between and how hard it is and some core ideas to take with you as you find yourself in that kind of place.
by Mark Frost · Deuteronomy 8:2-5 · Interim Ministry
Mark Frost of http://www.interimministrypartners.com shares part 1 of a 4 part series on the interim season by comparing it to the journey through the wilderness.
by Rubel Shelly · John 21:15-23 · Courage
Rubel Shelly uses the story of John Callender's failure and subsequent courage to remind us how to overcome the failure of our past.
by Bill Brant · Acts 1:8 · Evangelism
Throughout the book of Acts, there are examples of regular people telling their friends about how God sent His Son so that the world might be saved. With 4.6 billion souls still needing to hear that story, we have a lot telling to do.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 25:40 · Compassion
Phil Ware gives three reasons to sponsor a child with Compassion International.
by Phillip Morrison · 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 · Jesus
Phillip Morrison reminds us of the importance of the last week of Jesus' life.
by Rick Brown · John 20:1-18 · Easter
Rick Brown reminds us what is important about the clothes we wear on Easter and that Jesus appeared to Mary as a gardener.