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 · 1 John 1:5-10 · Forgiveness
Phi Ware reminds us that while the one and done principle is true in much of life, Jesus changed it for us in regard to sin.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 6:9-13 · Prayer
Rubel Shelly helps us think about the mystery of prayer.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 46:10 · Contemplation
Rubel Shelly talks about an airport delay that ended up in a blessed day alone with God focusing and praying on the things and people that matter most and being present with God in the quietness of the moment.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23
Phil Ware finishes up his 5 part series on experiencing Immanuel and summarizes the content of the four previous articles.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 18:20 · Immanuel
Phil Ware continues his series on experiencing God through Jesus, Immanuel, this time focusing upon our need for spiritual community, family, fellowship.
by Phil Ware · Luke 15 · Waiting
Phil Ware shares his heart about someone who is precious to him who needs to come to the Lord and has not yet done so.
by Mark Frost · Revelation 2:1-7
Mark Frost continues a series on how a church can discover its mission.
by Jackie Halstead, Ph.D. · Romans 12:1-2
Jackie Halstead shares with us the process of Examen as she reviews 2013 and looks ahead to 2014 and dedicates her life to God.
by Phil Ware · Luke 2 · Christmas
Phil Ware wishes everyone Merry Christmas for the Heartlight team and shares 3 different ways to share the story of Jesus at Christmas: a short form, the Bible text from "The Voice" Compass Bible and from a Worship House Media video about a child coming.
by Phillip Morrison · Luke 23:34
Phillip Morrison talks about the greatest Christmas gift of all, the gift of forgiveness.
by Mark Frost · Mission
Mark Frost continues the series on discovering your mission before finding your minister with the Interim Ministry Partners team and he focuses on prayer.
by Phil Ware · Luke 3:21-22 · Affirm
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor focusing on affirmation.
by Phil Ware · Revelation 2 · Church Growth
Phil Ware continues the Interim Ministry Partners series on helping declining and aging churches find new life.
by Bill Brant · Hebrews 10:32 · Baptism
Remembering the joy of our conversion can help us to live better today
by Mark Frost · Ephesians 4:1-16 · Church
Mark Frost of Interim Ministry Partners shares a powerful parable about Bill Knapp's restaurants and America's quick fix mentality about the North American church and its troubles.
by Tim Woodroof · Acts 2 · Aging
Tim Woodroof begins a series of articles by the partners at Interim Ministry Partners http://www.interimministrypartners.com, on the seasons in the life of a church.
by Scot McKnight · 2 Timothy 3:16-17 · Bible
Scot McKnight shares some things on his heart about Scripture, the Bible, and how we have misplaced it as the Church and forgotten to listen to God speak through His Word.
by Phil Ware · Romans 12 · Values
Phil Ware continues the series on values and leadership, especially conflict in the leadership because they cannot discern operational, personal, strategic, theoretical, shared, and other types of values.
by Phillip Morrison · Ephesians 2:8-9 · Assurance
Phillip Morrison reminds us that our assurance is based on what God does and has done in Jesus, not what we can accomplish for God!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 5:11-16 · Light
Phil Ware shares the sweet prayer request from one of the translators in a predominantly Muslim nation wracked with violence and bloodshed: "Please pray for the terrorists that they know Jesus Christ like Saul who became Paul :)"
by Mark Frost · 1 Corinthians 12:18 · Values
Mark Frost of interimministrypartners.com shares insights into transition times for churches who are looking for a minister or pastor and helps them discover ways to determine their core values.
by Ann Voskamp · Ephesians 5:21-34 · Romantic Love
Ann Voskamp writes about how much she loves her husband and why.
by Brian McCutchen · John 3:16 · Love
Brian McCutchen reminds us that God's love is redeeming -- it forgives, cleanses, makes whole, and buys us back from our messes and lifts us from our burdens.
by Tim Archer · Exodus 32:24 · Sin
When Aaron made the golden calf, he claimed that it just came out of the fire that way. We can't be that way with our sin. We must own up to what we've done and seek forgiveness.
by Phil Ware · Joshua 3 · Constants · Consecration
Phil Ware completes his two article series on being strong and courageous and being ready to see God do great things among us.
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