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 Patrick D. Odum · Matthew 5:13 · Parenting · Mothers · Sin
Patrick Odum challenges us to look at sin, community involvement, engagement in the problems of our world, and what it means to be a citizen of the world in which we live.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:8 · Great Commission
Phil Ware continues his short series on Acts 1:1-11 and focuses today on sharing the message of Jesus with the world God loves.
by Bill Sherrill · Psalm 23:2 · Peace · Restoration · Restore
Bill Sherrill feels the rhythm of life and noise on a lake and compares it to life and our need for God to bring us peace and restoration to our souls.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 3:15 · Witnessing · Witnesses · Testimony
Phil Ware continues his short series on Acts 1:1-11 and focuses today on being witnesses of the great things Jesus has done.
by Max Lucado · Genesis 1:26 · Creation
Max Lucado reminds us that God made all of creation just for each one of us as the crown of his creation.
by Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 4:13 · Rapture · Parousia · Jesus coming
Phil Ware continues his short series on Acts 1:1-11 and focuses today on restoring the kingdom.
by · 2 Chronicles 15:15 · Prayer · Seek · Path to God
Jordan Harrell reminds us of the comfort we find in the times of our darkness are tied to the amount of time we have sought to have a path to the Father when we are in the light.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:1 · Witnessing · Outreach · Mission
Phil Ware continues his series called 8GT -- Eight Truths that Turned the World Upside Down.
by Patrick D. Odum · 1 Corinthians 15:16
Patrick Odum reminds us that sometimes our best isn't good enough, it doesn't count, unless our focus is on the Lord Jesus and his work, then his resurrection ensures our work is not in vain!
by Phil Ware · Acts 4:12 · Millenials · Message
Phil Ware continues his series called 8GHT -- Eight Truths that Turned the World Upside Down! from Acts 1:1-11, this week focusing on Jesus as the Message, Motive, Model, and Mover in the early days of the church.
by Jackie Halstead, Ph.D. · Colossians 2:13 · New Year
Jackie Halstead challenges us to take advantage of the New Year to begin writing a new chapter in our lives that brings grace to a world struggling with evil.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Providence · Holy Spirit · Power
Phil Ware begins an eight-part series on eight truths that turned the world upside down, a look at the early verses of the book of Acts.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 3:1 · Aging
Phil Ware concludes his end of the year series called Beginning in Endings by talking about Anna and Simeon from Luke 2 and what they should teach us about aging and what to expect as we grow older.
by Phillip Morrison · Matthew 2:1
Phillip Morrison reminds us that the Magi, the Wise Men, came later on after Jesus was older; but rather than this putting a damper on our Christmas, we need to use this truth to extend our Christmas past the first of the year.
by · John 1:10 · Christmas
Jordan shares this powerful post that was highlighted on The Today Show with our Heartlight.org audience.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 4:10 · Jesus · Christmas · Incarnation
Phil Ware shares some thoughts on what incarnation means as the collision of mortality and eternal, God in human flesh.
by Phil Ware · Luke 2:10 · Jesus · Christmas · Advent
Phil Ware reminds us to celebrate Advent and not simply settle for Christmas.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 2:20 · Christmas · Advent
Phil Ware shares how Mark's gospel, which doesn't even mention the birth of Jesus, fits into the Advent season.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Colossians 1:15 · Incarnation
Phil Ware and James Nored share in word and video an idea about how we can truly understand God's greatness, glory, and grace even though we cannot understand everything about him.
by Dennis Downing · Matthew 17:19
Dennis Downing writes about Church on the Streets and a special morning worship service when the minister receives the ministry of the people he came to serve.
by Phil Ware · Galatians 3:26
Phil Ware asks us to remember all the people who joined Jesus at his birth and challenges us to believe that these are exactly the kind of people Jesus came to redeem -- people just like us!
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Hebrews 2:14 · Jesus · Christmas · Incarnation
James and Phil continue their series on The Story of Redemption by focusing on the birth of Jesus and what it means for us.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 1:11
Phil Ware begins a five-part series on Jesus at Christmas. This week is focused on waiting for Jesus to come.
by Tom Norvell · Philippians 4:5
Tom Norvell reminds us that gentleness is essential in today's divided world because we know that Jesus is near.
by Phil Ware · 1 Chronicles 29:10
Phil Ware reminds us to give thanks for all of our blessings!
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