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 Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 10:9
Rubel Shelly challenges us to go beyond the facade and charisma of many supposed leaders today and demand more.
by Mike Barres · Matthew 22:37-38 · Valentine
Mike Barres reminds us of the incredible and personal nature of God and his love for us and our need to let Him know with kind words and loving words and genuine affection.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 5:15-20 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his SpiritFire focus on the Holy Spirit, this week looking at what it means to live under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
by Ron Rose · 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 · Thanksgiving
Ron Rose reminds us that Thanksgiving is about those who have blessed us and our being a blessing back by letting them know and thanking them.
by Danny Sims · Ephesians 2:1-10 · Grace
Danny Sims uses a cartoon and touch of humor to remind us that we did not discover grace!
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 2:1-2 · Leadership
Phil Ware continues his series of messages on true shepherds in the church and focuses on the subject of a leader's glory -- seeing his or her passion formed in others they have trained.
by Tom Norvell · Mark 9:7-8 · Attitude
Tom Norvell talks about taking off in the pea soup of bad rainy weather and lifting up through the clouds and finding the sun and tying this all to our need to look beyond the clouds.
by Patrick D. Odum · Ephesians 4:20-24 · Goodness
Patrick Odum sees a billboard by an atheistic and agnostic group that says many are good without God and he decides he is barely tolerable with God, so there's no hope for him without God!
by Tim Archer · Revelation 1:17-18
Christians need not fear death or what comes after. Jesus was dead and is now alive and can free us from the fear of death.
by Phil Ware · John 10:1-18
Phil Ware talks about Nathan's rebuke of David using a shepherding story, the use of shepherd imagery to describe God, and the call of God's leaders to be shepherds to the people of God.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 18:3 · Humility
Rubel Shelly reminds us through the words of Coach John Wooden that "What really counts in life is what you learn after you know it all."
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 12:22 · Honesty
Rubel Shelly talks about his medical ethics class and the importance these students put on telling the truth in all situations.
by Patrick D. Odum · Colossians 3:15-17 · Grandmother · Gratitude
Patrick Odum talks about gratitude and thankfulness for the grace we have received and all the blessings we have in Christ and in life.
by Phil Ware · Luke 19:1-10 · Community
Phil Ware talks about the tension between insiders and outsiders and how we are to view community and the way we connect our outside friends to it.
by Phil Ware · John 3 · Evangelism
Phil Ware talks about weird neighbors and who God has sent us to hear so we can lead them to Christ.
by Patrick D. Odum · James 2:14-18 · Dependency · Deeds
Patrick Odum shares his experience on a backlot production center and compares a practical set with a facade and applies it to our spiritual life.
by Mike Barres · Revelation 3:15 · Following Jesus · On Fire
Mike Barres challenges us to die to self so we can catch fire with the Spirit of the Lord.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 12:16 · Selfish
Rubel Shelly shares a story from post World War II at Yankee Stadium and helps us understand that self-centeredness may be okay for little kids, but not for us!
by Phil Ware · John 20:19-26 · Resurrection
Phil Ware looks at Jesus' showing his disciples the scars on his hands and side to prove he was alive, resurrected from the dead.
by Rick Brown · Genesis 18:19 · Leadership
Rick Brown reminds us that we need to have a plan to negotiate the road that lies ahead for us and for our family and it is called the Genealogical Planning Strategy.
by Rick Brown · Joshua 24:14-15 · Plans
Rick Brown writes in his family unique series about a family having a plan for what they are going to do and the key step in the plan is to decide how to finish the following, "As for me and my house we will ..."
by Phil Ware · Luke 24:25-27,44-45 · Scripture
Phil Ware continues his series of articles based on Jesus' LifeWORDS, the words he spoke after his resurrection. This week the focus is upon Jesus knowing and predicting he would be crucified and raised and what difference does it make to us today.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 10:45 · Failure
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the heart of leadership is not making excuses and helping others get the credit when things go right.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:10
Phil Ware shares insight in his LifeWORDS series on the resurrection sayings of Jesus and how Jesus forgave and empowered his failures, his disciples, by this forgiveness.
by Phil Ware · James 1:26-27 · Adoption
Phil Ware shares a Mothers' Day story of God's grace and the reunion of a family brought together through adoption.
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