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 Phillip Morrison · Ephesians 2:8-9 · Assurance
Phillip Morrison reminds us that our assurance is based on what God does and has done in Jesus, not what we can accomplish for God!
by Bill Brant · 2 Timothy 4:8 · Marriage
57 years earlier they stood before a minister and repeated the vows, their vows, to each other. "For better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, 'til death do us part."
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on The Yearning, our need and desire and longing for Jesus to be real to us and close to us and experienceable in our daily lives.
by Tim Woodroof · Acts 11:10-20 · Values
Tim Woodroof talks about the values of churches and distinguishes between the values that are and the values that churches feel like they should have.
by Rick Brown · John 2:1-11 · Outreach
Rick Brown reminds us to be focused on meeting the felt needs of people and use that to invite them to Jesus.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 11:20 · Honesty
Rubel Shelly reminds us that there are honest athletes and football players.
by Tim Archer · John 14:1 · Trust
We put a lot of trust in people, trusting them to do what they should. We need to put our full trust in God
by Phil Ware · Matthew 5:11-16 · Light
Phil Ware shares the sweet prayer request from one of the translators in a predominantly Muslim nation wracked with violence and bloodshed: "Please pray for the terrorists that they know Jesus Christ like Saul who became Paul :)"
by Mark Frost · 1 Corinthians 12:18 · Values
Mark Frost of interimministrypartners.com shares insights into transition times for churches who are looking for a minister or pastor and helps them discover ways to determine their core values.
by Ann Voskamp · Ephesians 5:21-34 · Romantic Love
Ann Voskamp writes about how much she loves her husband and why.
by Joe Beam · Ephesians 5:21
Joe Beam reminds us about how to be a good and effective husband who becomes awesome in the eyes of his wife.
by Brian McCutchen · John 3:16 · Love
Brian McCutchen reminds us that God's love is redeeming -- it forgives, cleanses, makes whole, and buys us back from our messes and lifts us from our burdens.
by Steve Ridgell · Isaiah 55:8-9 · God
It is easy to share God's answer to prayer when things turn out the way we wanted. It is just as important to share our faith when the answer is not what we wanted.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 4:14-16 · Presence
Phil Ware begins a series of messages about Immanuel, God with us, The Presence, in our lives that we yearn, ache, thirst for.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · 2 Timothy 4:7-8 · Heaven
Terese Bell Kindred shares a story of a friend she admires and compares her to a prize fighter because she keeps getting up and going on after bad things and cancer.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 13:55-56 · Jesus
Rubel Shelly reminds us that we can refuse to climb into the pigeonholes that other people have made for us because we know who our real Father is.
by Tim Archer · Exodus 32:24 · Sin
When Aaron made the golden calf, he claimed that it just came out of the fire that way. We can't be that way with our sin. We must own up to what we've done and seek forgiveness.
by Phil Ware · Joshua 3 · Constants · Consecration
Phil Ware completes his two article series on being strong and courageous and being ready to see God do great things among us.
by David Capes · Matthew 5:9 · Revenge
David Capes uses The Voice translation to drive home the point that technology is not going to save us from ourselves, but only gracious trust that Jesus is Lord and our following Jesus into the world of forgiveness.
by Joni Eareckson Tada · Proverbs 18:21 · Revenge
Ann Voskamp and Joni Eareckson Tada team up to provide a beautiful and powerful reminder of the power of our words to change everything.
by Samuel Orlando · James 1:26-27 · God · Compassion · Time
An article reminding us that God is never late.
by Steve Ridgell · Luke 10:27 · Heart
God provides help for us to love him and others from the heart.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:18-25 · Hope
Phil Ware reminds us of the simple, yet powerful words found in the hard story of Jesus' birth and Herod's attempt to murder him at Bethlehem -- But Herod came to an end.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 9 · Violence
Phil Ware reminds us to care actively for those suffering violence in the Muslim Spring that has now turned into the violent summer.
by Robyn F. Johnson · 2 Kings 4:1-7 · Providence
Robyn F. Johnson shares the story of the widow and Elisha in 2 Kings 4, and she reminds us that God cares for us and provides for us, we just need to look for our little vial of olive oil and offer it to him.
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