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 Phil Ware · Acts 1:8 · Mission
Phil Ware shares the work of Houses for Healing (H4H) in Abilene, Texas, which serves people of that region of Texas with a place to stay while they (or their family with them) are receiving medical care in Abilene.
by Melissa Troyer · John 16:7 · Holy Spirit
Melissa Troyer reminds us of Jesus' strange promise of going away being better for His disciples than staying with them.
by Melissa Troyer · Psalm 62:1 · Stress · Strength
Melissa Troyer is having one of those days where you want to run away and hide and yet has a young child that demands attention, driving Melissa back into the strength of God!
by Phil Ware · Luke 10:38-42 · Women
Phil Ware continues his series on what the New Testament teaches about God valuing women and the key role they played in the early church of Jesus.
by · 1 Peter 4:10-11 · Motherhood
Jordan Harrell reminds us that there are some things we are all called to do because that is what Jesus wants from us.
by Phil Ware · Mark 6:30-44 · Weakness
Phil Ware looks into Jesus feeding the five thousand and reminds us that he longs to do amazing things through us, too!
by Phil Ware · John 14:1-4 · Communion
Phil Ware talks about longing for home and the food of home and challenges us to see Communion as our taste of home while we are away.
by Phil Ware · Mark 5:21-34
Phil Ware reminds us that faith always involves action that demonstrates its reality and Jesus saves in more than the miraculous; he saves us in every way a person can be saved.
by Phil Ware · Luke 15:11-24 · Forgiveness
Phil Ware continues his series on the prodigal son called the Journey home and he looks at the hardest lesson learned, that it is better to be a servant in our Father's house than to be on our own and alone.
by Michele Howe · Ecclesiastes 7:3 · Death
Michele Howe shares with us a poignant story of a woman caregiver and the loss of a client, or patient, and friend, and how it wipes her out and discourages her until she finds a way to bless this friend and her family and goes to the Father in prayer.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Peter 3:15 · Holiness
Rubel Shelly reminds us that holiness is not just what we avoid, but what we do to bless and redeem.
by Tammy Marcelain · Psalm 46:10 · Quiet Time
Tammy Marcelain reminds us that we are able to realize that we are God's beloved when we take time to open ourselves to Him and be still and experience that God is with us and speaks to us in whispers.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 62 · Rest
Tom Norvell reminds us of our need for rest and to rest in Jesus, in God, and in the Spirit.
by Phil Ware · Mark 6:1-56 · Rest
Phil Ware writes on withdrawal and rest with the Savior and our need for his grace and mercy and blessing and power and support and prayer and strength.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:20-22 · Compassion
Phil Ware talks about our broken world, spring, the tsunami and earthquakes in Japan, and the Lord's prayer.
by Phil Ware · Luke 3:21-22 · Affirm
Phil Ware reminds us of the importance of affirmation by talking about a nearly extinct species of blessings called an attaway or attaboy or attagirl.
by Rubel Shelly · James 5:16 · Shepherd · Shame
Rubel Shelly reminds us that feeling guilty isn't necessarily bad, but shame can be destructive and lead to denial or living a self-fulfilling prophecy about our badness.
by Phil Ware · Luke 15:1-32 · Lost
Phil Ware tells about a time he lost his son Zachary and then found him and the joy of finding lost sheep in the teaching of Jesus.
by Patrick D. Odum · Matthew 9:17 · Simple
Patrick Odum challenges us to get rid of the clutter in our lives and our churches just like Jesus challenged the people of his day.
by Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 · Rest
We work hard and that is good, but we also need to rest faithfully and easily and enjoy the rest God has called us to keep.
by Steve Higginbotham · Matthew 16:26 · Priorities
Selling a bike for $5 (five dollars) is a bad deal, but not nearly as bad as giving away our soul for something valueless.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Luke 2:19 · Mothers
We give our heart away a little at a time to our children and grandchildren and when it is gone we go to Jesus.
by Matt Wallace · Hope
A description of the Dry Bones minsistry and a hard night a kid died.
by Alan Smith · 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 · Purity · Sexuality
God's word is clear: stay away from sexual immorality.
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