All (Page 2) Articles 2010 Archives

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.

Why I Don't Like Asking for Directions

There are believers in Jesus who would kindly and graciously help you find your way to Jesus.

Why are we afraid to ask for spiritual directions?

Compass Point

Phil Ware continues to share his thoughts on helping kids find Jesus, Sagrada Familia, the Community, in Lima, Peru, and what matters most in our lives.

Which direction is right?

Pure!

Phil Ware continues his series connected to his blog about the his mission trip to Peru with his wife Donna and the children they touched.

What does pure religion really look like?

The Memory Tree

Holidays are a time for remembering family events and remembering what God did for us by sending His Son.

What are your favorite memories of Thanksgiving and Christmas?

Imperfect Love

Phil Ware writes about his trip to Sagrada Familia in Lima, Peru and how imperfect love can make a huge difference in the lives of children.

What difference can my imperfect love make in a mountain of need?

Making a Difference?

Phil Ware continues his series on light on the dark side of the mountain reminding us the need for men and women of God to step up and be counted.

Can't we save some?

When a Book Isn’t Enough

God reveals Himself through relationships, through people. His Word was meant to be read in community.

God so loved the world that He didn't just send a book

Big Rocks

Patrick Odum talks about our big rocks have to go into the bottle first.

How are you going to get everything in?

Praying for the Dawn

Rubel Shelly talks about when we can see the dawn and tells a rabbinic story about when we see the light in someone else's eyes and welcome them, even if they are a stranger.

Where do you see the light?

Go Take a Dip

Phil Ware continues his Old Testament stories called Light on the Dark Side of the Mountain and talks this week about the unnamed servant girl and Naaman.

Imagine the power of the powerless!

The Judas Problem

Judas betrayed Jesus and killed himself over it. He did not have to.

Judas never really understood Jesus.

Feast or Fear? Pushing Past Our Fear with Faith and Perseverance

Pat Mingarelli shares more pictures and images from his outdoor photography and helps us understand, through squirrels, that we need to step out in faith and not let fear keep us from God's feast!

Why not take the high way to feasting?

Rescue in Process: Hold On!

Rubel Shelly writes about the trapped Chilean miners and the incredible rescue efforts that involved so many different peoples and how this mirrors heaven's efforts to rescue us.

Light is coming from above!

Don't Go Fishing?

Phil Ware continues his series on Light on the Dark Side of the Mountain and shares the story of Jonah with us.

It's time to fish or be bait!

To Seek, to Reach Out, to Find

God acted at Babel so that men would seek Him rather than seeking their own glory, so they would reach out for Him rather than merely depending on one another, so that men would find Him.

When human plans meet God's design…

We Want Ike!

Rubel Shelly tells about the Ike story that touches the heart and reminds us what sports are supposed to be about.

When giving up something is winning for everyone!

Hem of the Garment

Phil Ware continues his series on Light on the Dark Side of the Mountain focusing on David's restraint when he could have killed Saul.

Could you have waited?

I'm Not Very Good At ...

The community of Christians has members with different spiritual competency. But because we are family, we can be family.

What a golf game taught me about the Christian journey.

A Small Man, a Big Day

Patrick Odum does a fictional biography styled account of Zacchaeus and Jesus and the special moment in the tree.

Who would have thought he would be out on a limb?

Don't Get Sidetracked!

Rubel Shelly takes on the issue of a recent suicide because a person's recent sexual escapades were shown online without his permission and Rubel reminds us that the issue is about gossip and both fact and intention for sharing news matters.

So what's the real issue behind this issue?

When the Dude's a Dud?

Phil Ware continues his series called Light on the Dark Side of the Mountain, Old Testament stories where we find God's grace demonstrated in life's most difficult moments and this week focuses upon Deborah and women and courage and faith.

What are God's people supposed to do in such times?

Treasured Possession

God wants to make Christians His own by writing His name on them. Instead of being orphans and alone, we can belong to God

Who do you belong to?

Miracles from a Lighthouse

Larry Davies talks about us being lighthouses to others, and sometimes that means being a steady stream of light and sometimes it means being a blazing beacon of hope.

When was the last time you truly shined the light for someone else to see?

What Takes Your Breath Away?

Ron Rose reminds us of the benefits of our faith and our need to celebrate them!

Isn't it all a matter of how we view things?

Transition out of Darkness

Phil Ware continues his series of light on the dark side of the mountain and reminds us of Samuel, the great transitional leader of God.

Are you helping transition those you love out of darkness?