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 · Acts 22:4 · Religion
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and the mission Jesus has for us to the lost world and helped define the way of Jesus through the cross to the empty tomb.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 3:16 · Great Commission
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and mission Jesus has for us to the lost world.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 3:16
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and mission Jesus has for us to the lost world.
by Byron Ware · John 14:26 · New Year
Byron Ware reminds us that even after a very hard year in 2016, we have good news to carry with us in 2017!
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:11 · Nehemiah
Phil Ware shares a third message from the book of Nehemiah, this one focusing on the great work of ordinary people given in lists of names in Nehemiah.
by Lisa Mikitarian · Deuteronomy 31:8 · Abba Father
Lisa Mikitarian shares from current events and from her own experience about the grief and sorrow those we love face and how to help them -- support them, come alongside of them to support, care, and love them.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 3:1
Phil Ware reflects on the death of his grandfather, Daddy Gordon, and remembers his father's passing away, and is reminded of the floods in life that can't sweep away our hope.
by Russ Lawson · Ephesians 6:10
Russ Lawson reminds us to put on the full armor of God so we don't get spiritually hacked.
by Russ Lawson · Romans 13:11 · Life
Russ Lawson shares about a pain that awakened him in the night and how it caused him to take a closer look at his life.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 2:24 · Attack
Phil Ware talks about bear attacks in Alaska and also how Satan attacks us and reminds us that Jesus is our assurance that we are never alone when we are attacked and he has worked to defend us.
by Phil Ware · John 1:5 · Violence
It's been two weeks since the awful murders at Virginia Tech and the heartbreak of parents, friends, and classmates.
by Russ Lawson · 1 Corinthians 2:10 · Hope
With an onslaught of bad things happening over the last several weeks, Russ is holding on to hope and faith in God and the steadfast love of the Father.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:1 · Called
The awful murders in our schools several weeks ago almost went unnoticed because we were so busy focusing on the Terrell Owens soap opera which shows how messed up we really are.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · John 16:22 · Grief
The plane crash in Lexington, Kentucky brought out all sorts of emotions in the hearts of people and reminds us how death touches us all and our need for the promises of Jesus.
by Larry Zinck · 2 Timothy 4:1
Olympic Marathon 2004 was wild with Vanderlei de Lima finishing third because of a weird attack, but he still finished.
by Bruce Wadd · Ephesians 6:10 · Satan · Demons · Temptation
Satan likes to sneak in and set up shop and begin his destructive work in our lives when we are unsuspecting.