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 Phil Ware · John 14:1-4 · Communion
Phil Ware talks about longing for home and the food of home and challenges us to see Communion as our taste of home while we are away.
by Phil Ware · Luke 9:13-17 · Communion
Phil Ware continues his series of Communion Devotionals called Beyond Bread and Wine that focuses on all the depth, meaning, and significance to the Lord's Supper.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 1:15-18 · Servant
Phil Ware reminds us of Jesus' idea of greatness and challenges us to follow the example of the often forgotten Onesiphorus, a "One-Who-Is-For-Us" friend.
by Tom Norvell · 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 · Strength · Weakness · Useful
Tom Norvell reminds us that our weaknesses are the occasion for us to rely on God's strength.
by Phil Ware · Mark 2:13-17 · Grace · Fellowship · Communion
Phil Ware reminds us that we want to not only share in the Lord's Supper, but we also want our table to be like Levi's table of grace and friendship.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 2:1-10 · Useful
Rubel Shelley reminds us that God does his best work through the most unlikely of people.
by Phillip Morrison · Matthew 22:36-40 · Refresh · Refugees
Phillip Morrison is back as our conscience asking us about how we sort through the refugee crisis in Syria and what are we going to do about it.
by Rubel Shelly · Job 15:9 · Humor
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the character who was Yogi Berra and reminds us that we need to be certain about our communication.
by Ann Voskamp · Luke 24:14-32 · Healing
Ann Voskamp looks at our ravaged world this summer and uses the image of a ravaged countryside to help us remember the power of sharing scars with the one who bears our sin in his scars.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 5 · Father's Day
Phil Ware continues his Saved at Sea series and in this third message reminds us of Noah for Father's Day and also emphasizing the importance of godly and righteous men and dads and the power of their influence.
by Ann Voskamp · Matthew 25:40 · Persecution
Ann Voskamp on going to Iraq and meeting with those who have lost so much to ISIS and she calls us to wake up and do something
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 18:24 · Friendship
Rubel Shelly talks about the repeated and consistent loss of friends and friendship in American culture and how we can combat it.
by Phil Ware · Nehemiah 1:1-11 · Name · Nehemiah
Phil Ware shares the first in a series of messages on Nehemiah called "Doing God's Work with Dirty Hands" and focuses on our willingness to be useable and moldable and trusting in the LORD's great power.
by Phil Ware · Luke 23:32-39 · Forgiveness
Phil Ware gives his applications on the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross for today's world and Jesus' followers.
by Phil Ware · Revelation 3:20
Phil Ware continues his Christmas series on finding Jesus and emphasizes Jesus' promise to be real to us and near us and in us if we seek him and ask him.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 2:18-23 · Conception · Complement
Phil Ware continues his series on looking at how the Bible values a woman, this week focusing on what it means to be complements.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 1:26-31 · Women
Phil Ware continues his thoughts on the value of women in our culture.
by Tim Woodroof · Acts 21:17-26 · Church Growth
Tim Woodroof continues his six part series on life and growth and stages of churches, especially churches in decline.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 22:1-12 · Jesus
Phil Ware begins a series of 5 messages on Inviting Jesus to church; this one focuses on not making the message of Jesus boring.
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 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.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23
Phil Ware begins a series of articles on the Immanuel Sayings in Matthew and this is done in coordination with Interim Ministry Partners and focuses on experiencing Jesus, or Immanuel.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 18:1-35 · Accountability
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor with a focus on accountability -- both holding others accountable and holding ourselves accountable for our growth in the Lord.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 63:1 · Immanuel
Phil Ware continues his thoughts on the Immanuel passages in Matthew and challenges us to not settle for less than an experience of God -- Father, Son or Holy Spirit -- and not simply religious experience.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Suicide
Rubel Shelly share insight into Rick and Kay Warren's interview on Piers Morgan about their son Matthew whose mental illness led him to commit suicide.
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