Articles Tagged 'Awful'

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.

Nicos and Yosef Save Easter?

Phil Ware reminds us that Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea were indisputable eye witnesses to the death of Jesus so the resurrection could be assured!

The real question is whether or not we will choose to follow Jesus from the cross, to the tomb, and into the new life that Jesus' resurrection brings?

Grace Beyond the Flood

Phil Ware and James Nored share ideas in video and writing of the grace God brought to humanity after their repeated rebellions as the journey down the story of redemption and as they find their story in God's story.

Each passing generation beckoned the deepening shadows of evil, corruption, violence, and wickedness until these four held the world in their ever-tightening grip.

The Women

Phil Ware continues his series of reflections on the importance of women in the Bible, to Jesus, to Paul, and to the early church.

They all abandoned Jesus except for this one group!

Go to My Brothers and Tell Them

Phil Ware shares insights into Jesus' appearance to Mary Magdalene and how he commissioned her to go declare his resurrection to his followers.

Who was the first apostle to the apostles?

Love Path 911: What is Biblically Appropriate?

Joe Beam addresses what is Biblically appropriate and not appropriate for Christians in their sexual relationships.

So what does the Bible say about all of this?

Even if It Means a Cross

We want a Christianity without the Cross, a Savior without a Lord, and a Tinkerbelle Jesus, reprinted.

Do we really want the Cross to define us?

Explaining the Unexplainable

Patrick Odum looks at a grisly murder and wonders how can a human being do such a thing and then probes deeper into the heart of darkness that sometimes claims us and warns us away from it.

How can we make sense of something this awful?

Dumb Questions We Ask after a Tragedy

Rubel is pretty fed up with the dumb questions that people ask after a tragedy and reflects on how maybe if we prayed more and prattled less these things would not be as frequent.

Why do we keep allowing people to ask these things?

Even if It Means a Cross

We want a Christianity without the Cross, a Savior without a Lord, and a Tinkerbelle Jesus.

Do we really only want the Cross to define us?

Sticking with God's Ideal

Paul reminds us of God's plan for marriage, without divorce; so let's fight to keep it.

Why do we not fight harder to stick with God's ideal?

Upside-Down Blessings

How God turned a couple of horrible, traumatic experiences in the Ware family into something really good!

How in the world can something good come out of something so rotten?

Final Destinations

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.

How do you deal with such losses?

That's Disgusting

We often take our own sin too lightly and need to be shocked into realization of how bad it is.

What's so awful about that?