Articles Tagged 'Advent' (Page 2)

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.

Something Greater to Come

Phillip Morrison reminds us that waiting and Christmas and Advent involve waiting and the wait is worth the effort when the desire of our hearts comes and fills us with his love.

Waiting for the Lord to come and realizing that his coming is clothed in love.

Ordinary or Not?

Ron Rose is back to challenging us to treat our spiritual life like and adventure and let God lead us by faith and not hide the monotony of our same old routines.

Are you making it up as you go?

WOOHOO! Let's Do this Thing!

Lisa Mikitarian reminds us that life with the Lord really is an adventure because when we love him and are called according to his purposes then he works in our life through adventure to bless us and bring him glory.

Is your life a little short on the adventure scale? Then come along and follow Jesus!

Beginnings in Endings: Mary Did You Know?

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.

Mary's simple life was about to come to a dramatic end!

Let's Talk about Ducks!

Rubel Shelly reminds us to live life expecting it to be an adventure with Jesus in which we are surprised and learn new things again and again.

Have you said your duck prayer lately?

Is Praying it Safe Best?

Shana Schutte, author and speaker, challenges us to move away from pray it safe prayers to prayer that challenges us to live on the edge of faith and adventure.

Are our prayers too guarded and not adventurous enough?

From 'Now What?' to 'What's Next?'

Ron Rose talks about getting up after we have fallen down again and again, and keep on going.

Why do we keep getting up?

A Little Washing

Ron Rose reminds us to find the faith moments in our days and step off and let God lead us in a little adventure.

Getting a little bored, then try a little God-adventure!

39 Years ... Plus One

A simple anniversary celebration for the 39th anniversary leads a husband to reflect on his adventure with his wife!

What's happening in your world when you turn forty?

Holy, Please Hold the Adventure

We can't have the holy life without the adventure life because God uses the adventures to mold us and make us holy.

Can we have the holy without the adventure?

I Jumped Out of a Perfectly Good Plane

Following Jesus may seem scary or even a bit scary, but then that is what it means for Him to be Lord.

Why would anyone ever leave the comfortable for the frightening?

The Picture

This once in a lifetime event occurred: Jesus was born and place in a manger.

What is the story behind this picture?

Precious Memories, Graduation, and Lisa

Graduation brings a time for a father to reflect on his daughter's love for making friends, even among four legged creatures.

What do you think about at graduation?