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 James Nored & Phil Ware · John 20:1-9 · Resurrection
James Nored and Phil Ware share in video, words, and images some of the many reasons Christians have to believe that Jesus was raised from the dead and is Lord, Christ, Jesus, and Son of God!
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:14 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his series on prayer this week, focused on the early church's devotion to prayer that they learned from Jesus.
by Phil Ware · John 21 · Forgiveness
Phil Ware continues his series on Resurrection 2.0 focusing on Jesus' loving confrontation of Peter about his arrogance and failure and then restoring him back to ministry.
by Phil Ware · Mark 11 · Crucifixion
Phil Ware continues his series on CRUCIFORMED focusing on the events of Jesus' last week from his Triumphal Entry to his resurrection.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:1-11 · 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 Phil Ware · Acts 1:1-11 · Rapture · Parousia · Jesus coming
Phil Ware continues his short series on Acts 1:1-11 and focuses today on restoring the kingdom.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:1-8 · Great Commission
Phil Ware continues his series called 'I Doubt It' and focuses today on Jesus' call and promise that his eleven apostles and those that followed them would turn the world upside down with their message of good news and hope and grace.
by Max Lucado · John 13 · Mercy
Max Lucado reminds us that mercy may be hard, but it is often the only solution and that solution can only be offered by the one offended.
by The Life & Teachings of Jesus of Nazareth · Matthew 28:1-20
This is a harmonization of the accounts from the Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, of the resurrection appearances of Jesus on the first day of his resurrection.
by Max Lucado · Acts 9 · Transformation · Conversion
Max Lucado reminds us of the importance of Jesus' power to change us and make us new and give us a new name -- he points to the apostle Paul, who was once Saul, the persecutor.
by Phil Ware · John 6
Phil Ware continues his series on The Andrew Effect focusing this week on bringing those who want to help others in need to Jesus and connecting them and their resources to the Lord.
by Phil Ware · John 21 · Failure
Phil Ware continues his Saved at Sea series focusing on Peter's denials, his promises, his arrogance, his failure, and his restoration.
by Phil Ware · Mark 8:30-31 · Jesus
Phil Ware thinks about the disciples not getting Jesus' repeated statements about going to Jerusalem, being rejected, being crucified, and being raised from the dead.
by Phillip Morrison · 1 Corinthians 15:1-3 · Resurrection
Phillip Morrison challenges us to face the resurrection and believe or disbelieve, and he promotes believing because you can trust the testimony of those who have their throats cut.
by Bill Brant · John 1:40-42 · Discipleship · Following Jesus
Andrew becomes one of the four disciples most closely associated with Jesus, he was a speaker on the Day of Pentecost and then he traveled, mostly by foot. Eventually, to be tortured and crucified in the city of Patras on the Peloponnese peninsula of what
by Tim Archer · John 21:12 · Easter · Holiness · Vocation
Special religious days can be nice for recharging our batteries, but the Christian life is lived out 24/7, both in holy places and on dirty streets. God comes to meet us anywhere and everywhere. He doesn't just wait for us inside a church building on East
by Phil Ware · Acts 2:36-47 · Forgiveness
Phil Ware continues his series on Better Broken reminding us that God can make us better after we have been broken and use us to do his work in the Kingdom because of two things: forgiveness we receive in Jesus through baptism and the power of the Holy Sp
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:12-26 · Reconcile
Phil Ware continues his series, Better Broken, focusing on the problem of there being 11 apostles and how people fail us and what are we doing to do to go on after we've been betrayed.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:1-4 · Sagrada Familia
Phil Ware continues his series on the mission trip to Sagrada Familia, The Community in Lima, Peru, and ties it in this article or post to Jesus' ascension.
by Phil Ware · John 20:1-16 · Resurrection
Phil Ware shares insights into Jesus' appearance to Mary Magdalene and how he commissioned her to go declare his resurrection to his followers.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:15-23 · Jesus
Phil Ware talks about Paul's big reversal from seeing Jesus as a blasphemer to seeing him as everything.
by Tom Norvell · 2 Timothy 4:6-8 · Finish
Tom Norvell reflects on Paul writing the final chapter of his life and finishing his race.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:13-14 · Cross
Phil Ware talks about the triumphal entry of Jesus and the darkness that Jesus faced for all of us to defeat the darkness and bring us to light.
by Mike Barres · Genesis 50:20 · Providence
Mike Barres reminds us that hardship can often be a time God is using us to make a difference in the lives of many others.
by Jeanene Reese · Ephesians 1:1-13 · Praise
A Christmas present of a ruby and diamond ring that is adjustable is a present that evokes praise just like the way God has blessed us should pour forth our praise!
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