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 Tim Archer · Ephesians 4:11-16 · Ministry
The Christian life is meant to be lived out among non-believers, living in such a way that they can see who we are and eventually glorify God. A Christian life lived inside a building will never accomplish that.
by Phil Ware · Acts 16 · God's Will
Phil Ware begins a series for church leaders and congregations in transition which uses Paul's experiences in his ministry to Macedonian churches to help us in our struggles today.
by Tim Archer · 1 Corinthians 9:22-23 · Welcome
We don’t have to change the entire service on account of those who might visit. But we should be aware of their anxieties and uncertainties, going out of our way to make them feel more at ease.
by Phil Ware · Romans 12 · Christmas
Phil Ware finishes his series on "Give Me Jesus" focusing on our role as his people to be his presence to the world.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 4:4-9
Phil Ware shares his third in a series of 6 messages on the promise that the LORD is near; this time focusing on our doubts.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 19:14 · Compassion International
Phil Ware reminds us of the power of compassion, especially when that compassion is channeled to help children escape poverty in Jesus' name through Compassion International.
by Phil Ware · John 13:35 · Church · Friendship · Love
Phil Ware takes us back to an old article from twenty years ago about a circle of love and a family that was sustained through tragedy and loss because of the love of friends.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:15-23 · Love · Unity · Selfish
Phil Ware looks through The Jesus Window and is led to ask a question of all of us: just how big is our aquarium, just how big is our Jesus?
by Tom Norvell · 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Tom Norvell reminds us that as disciples of Jesus, our job is to bring the love of Jesus into every arena of life, even if the rest of the world has forgotten to do so.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 71:17-17 · God · Faith · Power
Phil Ware shares a redemptive way of looking toward the future and committing to live so generations have faith.
by Phil Ware · Revelation 21:1-5 · Heaven
Phil Ware concludes his 10 part series on "Saved at Sea" dealing with sea stories in the Bible and how God has always saved his people, this time focusing on the ultimate saved at sea story, Revelation 21:1-5
by Tim Archer · John 17:20-23 · Unity
A ladder sits outside a window of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The ladder has been in place for over 250 years; there are writings from the 18th century that mention it. No one really knows where it came from. Nobody uses it. The ladder
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 16:13-16 · Church
Jesus and the gospel message about Jesus continues to be more resilient than the failures, foibles, and fractures among his people.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 John 4:20 · Racial Prejudice
Rubel Shelly writes about the current epidemic of racism that has shown up in recent days and has been confronted with the Black Lives Matter campaign.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 25:40 · Compassion
Phil Ware shares more of his recent trip to Fortaleza, Brazil with Compassion International and the Nerd Herd to visit Compassion sites, projects, children, and churches.
by Steve Ridgell · Hebrews 10:25 · Church
There are really good reasons why Christians need to go to church. We just do not often explain them.
by Phil Ware · John 6 · Comfort
Phil Ware writes about Compassion international and seeing the incredible things God is doing through the projects in Fortaleza, Brazil using the help of sponsors and ground personnel to free children from poverty in Jesus' name.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 28:18-20 · Church
Rubel Shelly challenges us as the church to awaken to the call of Jesus and arise from our lethargy as an institution to reclaim our mission and purpose as Jesus' presence in the world.
by Phil Ware · James 1:26-27 · Acceptance
Phil Ware talks about reaching the 1,000 sponsored child mark with Heartlight.org and verseoftheday.com and what a great mark this is to break.
by Phillip Morrison · Philippians 2:10-11 · Christmas
Phillip Morrison talks about the incarnation of God in human flesh in Jesus and the parable of the birds to explain why God had to do it.
by Mark Frost · Acts 1 · Body of Christ
Mark Frost of Interim Ministry Partners shares insight on viewing the church through the lens of Acts and focuses today on the church being the living, breathing, embodiment or incarnation of Jesus to the world.
by Tim Woodroof · Ecclesiastes 3 · Church Growth
Tim Woodroof shares the final post or article in his series Change in the Life of Church, and talks about a time to be born and a time to die and asks what time is it in our church?
by Tim Woodroof · Acts 21:17-26 · Church Growth
Tim Woodroof continues his six part series on life and growth and stages of churches, especially churches in decline.
by Cathy Messecar · Luke 15 · Motherhood
Cathy Messecar describes how her son went to camp and didn't want to be there but wanted to come home and she makes a connection with the story of the prodigal son in Jesus' parable in Luke 15.
by Phil Ware · Mark 6:1-6 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on inviting Jesus to church and focuses on the question, who is Jesus family, the ones who find it so hard to believe and who will not allow him to act because of their unbelief.
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