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 · Luke 1:39-45 · Incarnation
Phil Ware begins a short series called When Spirit Becomes Flesh focusing on the birth of Jesus, the incarnation of God among his creatures, and the wonders of Christmas.
by Tom Norvell · 1 John 4:7-21 · Encourage
Tom Norvell talks about a phone call he received on his 57th birthday from an old friend and mentor and how special and important it was to him.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 9:10-11 · Adoption
Phil Ware shares insights on ways to be for life: more than right to birth, let's help children find real life.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:18-25 · Christmas
Phil Ware writes about Christmas, Joseph and Mary, and the "You've got to be kidding me!" moments in the life of Jesus.
by Tom Norvell · Philippians 4:4-6 · Joy
Tom Norvell uses the song "Joy to the World" to remind us that we need to nurture and protect our joy in Jesus.
by Patrick D. Odum · Matthew 2:1-11 · Christmas
Patrick Odum reflects on a Matthews who is a scientist who determined the star when Jesus was born and reminds us that it is not the star, but the one to whom it pointed, that is important.
by Danny Sims · Luke 2:39-40 · Christmas
Danny Sims gives us a staccato version of the birth of Jesus and the following narratives about His first trip to the Temple.
by Tom Norvell · Isaiah 53 · Christmas
Tom Norvell describes what it is like to be ready for Christmas on Christmas eve and wonders what it was like for God on the eve of His Son's birth into the world.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 23:32-39 · Christmas
Rubel Shelly reminds us that Christmas can be a time where we escape the realities of the world and rejoice.
by Ron Rose · Matthew 2 · Christmas
Ron Rose shares a new word, w00t, that means joy in gamer language, that has entered our common communication language.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 1:12 · Jesus
Phil Ware uses the story of the angels in Luke chapters 1 and 2 to remind us that Jesus' birth is something that should amaze us!
by Phil Ware · Luke 1:5-25 · Christmas
Phil Ware reminds us of the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth, lived out in hard times, when God did the glorious and amazing things and longs to do them again in our day.
by Janet Colbrunn · Ephesians 6:1-4 · Great Commission · Grandparents
Janet Colbrunn shares her experiences as a grandparent to multiple multiples.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 2 · Christmas
Rubel Shelly reminds us that Christmas can open our eyes to faith and what the world willfully does not want to see.
by Larry Davies · Luke 2:6-7 · Christmas
Larry Davies puts us in the place of the inn keeper who had no room in his inn for Joseph and Mary.
by Tom Norvell · Luke 2:14 · Christmas
Tom Norvell talks about a pre-Christmas trip to the place of insanity, the mall, and questions if they are missing something in the season.
by Skye Noe · Romans 12:1
Just as birthdays should be about moms, so our very lives should be about the One who gave us life
by Phil Ware · Luke 1:46-55 · Christmas
The coming of Christ is a violent grace that heads to a violent end and if we listen to the birth stories of Jesus we can find there a real Savior who lived in our all too real world.
by Phil Ware · Luke 2:1-12 · Angels
Whether Christmas comes on December 25 or not doesn't really matter, what does matter is that Jesus came and the angels declared it and that we celebrate it with great joy.
by Alan Smith · John 3:16 · Christmas
An older lady's mistake with Christmas envelopes reminds us that God never forgets to pay for our gifts!
by Paul Faulkner · Hebrews 1:1-3 · Christmas
Even Napoleon Bonaparte was awed by the astonishing Jesus who came to earth as a baby.
by Phil Ware · John 1:12-13 · Christmas
Jesus wasn't just born into our world in the womb of Mary, but he longs to be born into our world again in each individual Christian the Holy Spirit gives birth to in the world.
by Phil Ware · John 1:14 · Grace
A surprising winter snow gives Phil the opportunity to think about the changes of seasons and the falling of grace on us all with the birth of Jesus.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Psalm 118:24 · Train · Today
A grandchild celebrates birthday one and a grandmother celebrates birthday fifty and both rejoice in the gift of now.
by Tom Norvell · Philippians 3:12-14 · Renewal
A broken mug helps Tom Norvel remind himself of what is most important about life and ministry, that we are not through when we are damaged, but we must press on.
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