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 Melissa Troyer · Psalm 139:13-16 · Birth
Melissa Troyer shares the challenging and agonizing and glorious moments of giving birth through several difficult deliveries and remembers all the key people who have formed her into the woman she has become.
by Melissa Troyer · Psalm 139:8-12 · Presence
Melissa Troyer is on the road with her family visiting West Texas where she was raised and she and her family encounter God in an old rest stop where earth and sky meet in a glorious gold, pink, and orange reminder of God's presence.
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 Melissa Troyer · Philippians 4:13 · Marriage · Love
Melissa Troyer shares her heart about the strength, faith, and love that it takes to get through hard things and hard times together.
by Phil Ware · John 4:1-30 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus and series of encounters where people say to him or heard him and thought, 'I doubt it!'
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 Phil Ware · John 14 · Comforter
Phil Ware continues his series on Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight, focusing this week on the power of Jesus' promise in the face of his own impending death.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 12:23-33 · Crucifixion
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the dark night that began the long, painful, and lonely journey of Jesus through his Passion to bring us to God.
by Phil Ware · Luke 22 · Failure
Phil Ware reminds us that Jesus affirmed Peter's value and his return to useful service BEFORE Peter's stumbling denials by the fire.
by Sarah Stirman · 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 · Valentine
Sarah Stirman talks about Valentine's Day and what it means to be really in love and to share love.
by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 4:7 · Incarnation
Ron Rose is back at Black Rifle Coffee, being the available friend and pastor to folks who drop in with a story to tell, this time it's a lady who's been dumped and betrayed and Ron Reminds her of her need for God, and he will be available to be the skin
by Max Lucado · Romans 8:28-29 · Perseverance
Max Lucado shares the encouragement that we can get through our tough times just like Joseph did his.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ephesians 5:21-6:4 · Submit
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to celebrate Father's Day and Juneteenth, and also focus on the practical ways we live in relationship with others with Christ at the center of
by Phil Ware · John 14 · Comforter
Phil Ware continues his series on Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight, focusing this week on the power of Jesus' promise in the face of his own impending death.
by Ron Rose · Romans 5:5 · Hope
Ron Rose is back at Black Rifle coffee and visiting and reflecting with others who have gone through rough times and found lasting hope.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 34:18 · Cleanse · Nearness
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's promise to be close to the broken-hearted and crushed, lonely and abandoned, discarded and forgotten.
by Roy & Kathi Merritt · Mark 1:40-45 · Compassion
Roy and Kathi Merritt share a beautiful story of love and conversion from Zambia and a servant of God named Botiyasi.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 4 · Presence
Phil Ware reminds us that the Lord is close and we have a right to long to know his presence is real and is near.
by Ann Voskamp · John 3:16 · Passion
Ann Voskamp writes about how much she loves her husband and why their passion still is as deep as it ever was.
by James Nored · Mark 8:29 · Crucifixion
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the dark night that began the long, painful, and lonely journey of Jesus through his Passion to bring us to God and helped define the way of Jesus through the cross to the empty tomb.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:26-39 · Path to God · Paraklete
Phil Ware writes about Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit focusing on John 14 and Jesus' promise to not leave us as orphans but to come to us and show himself to us and be in us and make his home with us.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 12:23-33 · Crucifixion
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the dark night that began the long, painful, and lonely journey of Jesus through his Passion to bring us to God.
by Phil Ware · John 14 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware writes about Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit focusing on John 14 and Jesus' promise to not leave us as orphans but to come to us and show himself to us and be in us and make his home with us.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 23 · Least
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that we not only must become like children but as Jesus' followers, we must value children.
by Phil Ware · John 14 · Comforter
Phil Ware continues his series on Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight, focusing this week on the power of Jesus' promise in the face of his own impending death.
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