Articles Tagged 'Churches'

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.

Kryptonite of Grace

Phil Ware challenges us with a hard truth about our low expectations of what we believe Jesus can do with us, for us, and through us -- are we, the church, the Nazareth of today?

Why in the world would Mark tell this story about what Jesus couldn't do after telling about four powerful miracles Jesus did?

Ancient Wisdom, Today's Grace: Finding 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.

Throughout the Bible, we find great examples that can help us sort through our challenges today.

There Are No Adequate Words

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.

There are not enough words to thank you for sharing in this grace!

A Yes! Church

Phil Ware writes about interim ministry and his partners, and how we can be a 'Yes" church.

What kind of church do you want to be part of?

And Faith Survives

Rubel Shelly writes an article parallel to his book and emphasizes that somehow Jesus and his teaching survive all the weird things churches and church movements do.

How has the church been able to endure and weather all of its storms?

Signs of a Dying Church?

So often good churches slip into bad habits and then begin to die: do you know the signs of a dying church?

How is your congregation doing?