Articles Tagged 'Ash' (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.

I Doubt It: Dirty Feet & Open Hands

Phil Ware continues his series called, 'I Doubt It,' focusing this week on Jesus' tender act of washing the disciples' feet.

Learning the art of loving and sacrificial service in a room full of dirty feet.

'yada, yada, yada'

Ann Voskamp reminds us of the yada in Thanksgiving and redefines it to fit the truth of God.

How do you cope with a world gone crazy and violent and depressing in the time you are supposed to give thanks?

A Little Light Please

Rubel Shelly reminds us of the powerful quality of a simple flashlight to dispel darkness.

Sometimes a little light can make a world of difference!

Almost Destroyed by the Actions of Another

Stacy Voss shares the parallel between a house burned by a nearby car and the destruction in her life because of infidelity and divorce.

Can you come back from near total destruction?

The Missing Link

Rubel Shelly reminds us that the real missing link in so many great athletes, politicians, and business leaders is integrity and character.

What's lacking when see all this failure in positions of leadership?

Welcome to the Dance

Lisa Noble shares a beautiful and intimate reflection of her walk, or better yet her dance with the Lord and his lead in her life.

All of life is a dance if we will only remember who needs to take the lead!

Sing the Jesus Song!

Phil Ware of www.interimministrypartners.com continues his series on inviting Jesus back to church with us and asks us to use Jesus to evaluate everything we do based on Jesus' example and teaching and use Paul's Christ hymn as our Jesus filter.

So we are supposed to sing a song to get us on the same page?

Take Heed!

Teresa Bell Kindred reminds us of the danger of the wind and of sin and the resulting fall that each can lead us to make.

Watch out for that fall!

A Major Comeback?

Phil Ware takes a weird note in his inbox and uses Johnny Cash and his comebacks to remind us that Jesus gives us the ultimate comeback, he forgives, purifies, and heals.

How can this happen?

God at Our Feet

Cathy Messecar challenges us to see the God of Abram, our God, in a new way, the God who will bless and bow to serve us as well as the God who calls us to obey and follow.

Here's a place it's hard to imagine God, but it is the place God often chose to be!

A Humble Suggestion

Kasey Pipes shares very personal observations about Washington, D.C., politics, humility, blogging, writing, and pride.

What can this former Whitehouse staffer teach us about humility and forgiveness?

Prayer and Mission

Mark Frost continues the series on discovering your mission before finding your minister with the Interim Ministry Partners team and he focuses on prayer.

So if they didn't and couldn't, how dare we?

Building a Culture of Honor: Serving

Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor and focuses on Jesus washing his disciples' feet on the eve of his crucifixion.

How do you break down the strongest barriers? The secret is simple, watch Jesus!

Yardsticks: How the hidden Dangers of Comparison Are Killing Us and Our Daughters

Ann Voskamp reminds women and their daughters about the dangers of comparison and how it belittles the work of God going on in each person we see.

Have we turned our yardsticks into swords?

What a terrible Day?

Steve Higginbotham reminds us that many of our most difficult days come from our negative and judgmental assumptions about why things happen.

What really makes our days bad, hard, and difficult to swallow?

The Second Batch

Lisa Mikitarian tells us a wonderful story about the Father's grace revealed in a young girl's fall with the cupcakes made to honor her beloved grandmother.

When does most awful mess become the opportunity for grace to capture our heart and give us confidence for the future?

Everything on the Line

Phil Ware continues his series on the unpredictable Savior and reminds us of the upper room discourses where Jesus demonstrates and teaches what is most important to him to those who are most important to him, his disciples, his friends, those he loves.

What would you do in your last moments with those you love?

Each Has a Name

Phil Ware talks about our broken world, spring, the tsunami and earthquakes in Japan, and the Lord's prayer.

Let's begin somewhere, doing something, and not just talk about it!

Good Intentions

Rubel Shelly reminds us of a story told by Ronald Reagan, a joke, that helps us realize that sometimes our best intentions lead to a disaster that we need to admit and take credit for before something worse is done.

Sometimes we've just got to admit we blew up before we make a bigger mistake!

Go Take a Dip

Phil Ware continues his Old Testament stories called Light on the Dark Side of the Mountain and talks this week about the unnamed servant girl and Naaman.

Imagine the power of the powerless!

Spend it Well

Rubel Shelly talks about seeing life as small increments of cash that we can only spend a little at a time.

Where will you spend your life?

James

Phil Ware lets us journey with James, the half brother of Jesus, through the cross and resurrection to find our way to hope and confidence about our future.

How can the younger brother of Jesus help us find our way to hope?

Preparing for Heroism

Rubel Shelly reminds us the nature of heroism is about being diligent and faithful to our everyday tasks like Sully.

Have you seen a hero lately?

Steering through the Storms

Rubel Shelly talks about how we can navigate through the economic and political storms and also reminds us that adversity is the opportunity for new beginnings.

How are you going to find your way through the mess?

Things Jesus Might Say!

Danny Sims shares some insight for us on our two week wild run on Wall Street and the up and downs of the market.

When the Dow swings nearly 1,000 points in a day, what would Jesus say?