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 Tim Archer · Job 42:7 · Bible
Just as people misquote celebrities, many misquote God or try to make him say things he never said. We need to study the Bible to know what God really said
by Bill Sherrill · John 20:30-31 · Cross
Bill Sherrill writes about God's clearest message through Jesus on the Cross and through the Gospel of John.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 22:34-40 · Love
Phil Ware continues his series on what is core and focuses on love and what it is and how Jesus and God demonstrate it.
by Steve Ridgell · John 16:33 · Tragedy
There will be another tragedy somewhere today. Christians overcome our tragedies because of what we believe about this world.
by Tom Norvell · Romans 13:12 · Time
Tom Norvell challenges us a week into the New Year to get about doing the work of God because it is time!
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:1-7 · Addiction · What is Core
Phil Ware begins a series of messages on what is core, or what is at the heart of what we must believe?
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Corinthians 16:22 · New Year
Rubel Shelly writes about the New Year, 2013, and talks about what the year will bring and also about being superstitious.
by Tim Archer · Romans 6:4 · New Year · Newness · New Life
New weeks and new years feel like new beginnings, but only God can truly make things new.
by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · New Year
Ron Rose writes about redemption and even more of sanctification, the slow work of God to transform us into something new and better and more like Him and reminds us that this is a process.
by Steve Ridgell · John 3:16 · God
God loves his son. God loves us. Sending Jesus to die on the cross for our sins and then raising him from the dead demonstrates that love.
by Phil Ware · John 1 · Christmas
Phil Ware shares a collection of Scriptures that talk about the significance of Jesus' birth.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:18-25 · Christmas
Phil Ware finishes the year 2012 with two powerful posts or articles about Jesus' birth and the people gathered around him, and emphasizes that God's greatest beginnings are found in hard endings.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 2:8-11 · Christmas
Rubel Shelly puts Christmas into perspective by talking about Easter and the resurrection hope of the Savior.
by Bill Brant · Matthew 2:11 · Seeking God
Like the Magi of old, people today will follow the signs that lead them to Jesus.
by Phil Ware · 2 Kings 11:1-3 · Christmas
Phil Ware writes about the Christmas star that actually began to shine many years before the Magi found it!
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.
by Tim Archer · Exodus 12:25-27 · Questions
We need to think about the meaning behind the things we do.
by Lisa Mikitarian · John 4:34 · Work
Lisa Mikitarian reminds us that our Father in heaven has invited us into his work just like our earthly parents have sometimes invited us, and taken pride in us, working in their world.
by Phil Ware · 1 Kings 18 · Burnout
Phil Ware talks about burn out and how God restored Elijah to ministry and freshness after his great victory on Mt. Carmel and his collapse in the desert.
by Steve Ridgell · Genesis 1:27 · Apologetics
Some used the fact that 98% of our DNA was not functional as an arguement against the existence of God. Now they know that over 80% of our DNA is functional. God did know what he was doing.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 John 1:5-2:2 · Forgiveness
Rubel Shelly risks being misunderstood by talking about the frustration of trying to win God's grace by living perfectly and over-analyzing our sins, failures, mistakes, and missteps.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 1:22-23 · Christmas
Rubel Shelly reminds us of what is most important and truthful and what is legend about the Christmas story.
by Tim Archer · 1 John 3:19-20 · Forgiveness
Many times, our zeal to condemn sin can make the vulnerable among us feel alienated from God.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Corinthians 10:12 · Adultery
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the moral climate behind the messes that we often cause and the way out of the mess we are in.
by Phil Ware · Luke 1:77-79 · Thanksgiving
Phil Ware talks about how important it is that Thanksgiving is followed by Christmas and he shares a personal story to remind us it is true!
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