Articles Tagged 'Brutal'

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A Touch of Grace in Horrific Moments

by Phil Ware · 1 Samuel 31:10 · Grief

If we are willing to get our hands dirty to show loving respect, God will use us to be his touch of grace in times of horror.

Phil Ware shares a Holy Spirit given insight into the horrific deaths of Jonath, Saul, and Jesus, and how good people did kind things to mitigate the pain and evil of those deaths.

But God!

by Melissa Troyer · Acts 26:22 · Hope

In a world swirling with heavy clouds and looming headlines, we mothers hold a massive opportunity!

Melissa Troyer looks at everyday life, her children, and the horrifying images and videos and cries of mothers and children, and sees an opportunity to teach our children to say, But God!

Our Brutal World

by Max Lucado · Matthew 10:28 · Darkness

Life is a dangerous endeavor. We pass our days in the shadows of ominous realities.

Max Lucado reminds us to be courageous in our times of trouble for we have put our faith in the one who has conquered.

Heartbroken!

by Phil Ware · 1 John 3:16 · Hell · Heartbroken

In the middle of our grief, loss, and brokenness, we must remember that we are not alone in our brokenness.

Phil Ware reminds us that God shares our pain in our worst moments of grief and loss, God is heartbroken with us.

Until We Find Our Dream

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 6:10 · Peace · Sound of Music

What an incredible story of transformation from an atheist to a Christian missionary in primitive Papua, New Guinea, and it is the real

James Nored and Phil Ware share in video and words the wonder of Jesus’ birth and how it changed the world with the Sound of Music and tie this to the New Year with New Hope prayer hour.

Peace: Until We Find Our Dream

by James Nored & Phil Ware · Revelation 11:15

What an incredible story. It's a story of transformation from an atheist to a Christian missionary in primitive Papua, New Guinea!

James Nored and Phil Ware share in video and words the wonder of Jesus’ birth and how it changed the world with the Sound of Music.

This Brutal World

by Max Lucado · Matthew 10:28 · Courage

Life is a dangerous endeavor. We pass our days in the shadows of ominous realities.

Max Lucado reminds us to be courageous in our times of trouble for we have put our faith in the one who has conquered.

Another Perspective

by Byron Ware · John 14:26 · New Year

Was 2016 a hard year? So how are you going to face 2017?

Byron Ware reminds us that even after a very hard year in 2016, we have good news to carry with us in 2017!

Heartbroken!

by Phil Ware · 1 Timothy 1:10 · Violence

In the middle of our grief, loss, and brokenness, we must remember that we are not alone in our brokenness.

Phli Ware reminds us that God shares our pain in our worst moments of grief and loss, God is heartbroken with us.

Hate Crime or Love Offering?

by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Trust · Triumphal Entry

So what, or who, really put Jesus on the cross?

Phil Ware writes on this day after Palm Sunday about Jesus' ultimate destination in Jerusalem, with the triumphal entry, the conflict with the leaders, and his betrayal, death, and resurrection.

Deep Roots

by Teresa Bell Kindred · Psalm 1:1 · Grief

What kind of legacy are we leaving for those around us?

Teresa Bell Kindred reminds us of the importance of growing deep roots of faith by the waters of God's grace.

He Died for Me!

by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:1 · Crucifixion

How are we to respond to such an extravagant gift?

Phil Ware thinks through the implications of Jesus' death for us.

Explaining the Unexplainable

by Patrick D. Odum · Romans 1:29

How can we make sense of something this awful?

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.

A Touch of Grace in Horrific Moments ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/202205/20220512_grace_in_horrific_moments.html
But God! ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/202203/20220315_but_God.html
Our Brutal World ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/202107/20210727_brutalworld.html
Heartbroken! ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/202104/20210422_heartbroken.html
Until We Find Our Dream ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/202012/20201218_finddream.html
Peace: Until We Find Our Dream ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/201912/20191208_peace.html
This Brutal World ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/201802/20180218_brutalworld.html
Another Perspective ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/201701/20170101_anotherperspective.html
Heartbroken! ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/201511/20151116_heartbroken.html
Hate Crime or Love Offering? ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/201404/20140414_hatecrime.html
Deep Roots ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/201404/20140412_deeproots.html
He Died for Me! ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/200904/20090407_hediedforme.html
Explaining the Unexplainable ||| https://www.heartlight.org/articles/200708/20070804_unexplainable.html

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