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 Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 80 · Advent
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's great love that led Jesus to come to earth and live as one of us to save us and show us how to live.
by Melissa Troyer · Ephesians 3:16-17 · Autumn
Melissa Troyer reminds us that fall beckons us to grasp the last beauty and color of the season before winter overtakes us and to celebrate God's goodness in the changing of the season.
by Russ Lawson · Romans 13:11 · Wedding · Awaken
Russ Lawson talks about events that shocked us and awakened us from our lethargy, but reminds us that we often just sink back into our old habits.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 23 · Death
Phil Ware reminds us that in our darkest times the Lord, our good Shepherd, wants to be near us and make his presence known to us.
by Phil Ware · John 12:19-29 · Seed
Phil Ware continues his four week series on seed, towel, promise, and torchlight focusing on the power of the Seed to overcome dirt, darkness, and death.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Colossians 4:5-6
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to be salt to a world of decay, flavorlessness, and bland hope.
by Phil Ware · John 12:19-29 · Seed
Phil Ware continues his four week series on seed, towel, promise, and torchlight focusing on the power of the Seed to overcome dirt, darkness, and death.
by Melissa Troyer · Immanuel
Melissa Troyer is moved by a family and church celebration of Jesus as the Light during Advent season and reflects on what this means to us all.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 80 · Advent
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's great love that led Jesus to come to earth and live as one of us to save us and show us how to live.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Mark 10:46-52
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that Jesus died and was buried and that his burial has special significance for us and how they helped define the way of Jesus through the cross to the empty tomb.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Galatians 6:2
Teresa Bell Kindred opens up about her struggle with anxiety and depression, a secret hidden in her family for multiple generations, and she urges us to open up and get help.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 · Buried
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that Jesus died and was buried and that his burial has special significance for us.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Deuteronomy 7:26 · Holiness
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way.
by Phil Ware · John 12:19-29 · Seed
Phil Ware continues his four week series on seed, towel, promise, and torchlight focusing on the power of the Seed to overcome dirt, darkness, and death.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 23 · Death
Phil Ware reminds us that in our darkest times the Lord, our good Shepherd, wants to be near us and make his presence known to us.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 19:38-42 · Build · Buried
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that Jesus died and was buried and that his burial has special significance for us.
by Tom Norvell · Philippians 4:6-7 · Anxiety
Tom Norvell reminds us to take our worries, our concerns, our troubles, and turn them into prayers and praises.
by · Matthew 5:15-16 · Light · Darkness · Glow
Jordan Harrell learned from her son's fascination with glow-in-the-dark spiders that we are made to shine in darkness, not sit under a light.
by · Luke 15 · Prayer · Seek · Path to God
Jordan Harrell reminds us of the comfort we find in the times of our darkness are tied to the amount of time we have sought to have a path to the Father when we are in the light.
by Phil Ware · John 11
Phil Ware reflects on the last tens days of Jesus' life before his crucifixion and points us to the hope of a new beginning found in Jesus' life ending.
by Tom Norvell · 2 Corinthians 5:7 · Anxiety
Tom Norvell reminds us that our Pilot can land us even though we are surrounded by dark and ominous clouds.
by Max Lucado · Romans 8:28 · Purpose · Light · Darkness
Max Lucado reminds us that despite the work we have to do in the darkness, God is doing something special in us and with us.
by Rubel Shelly · John 8:12 · Light
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the powerful quality of a simple flashlight to dispel darkness.
by Phil Ware · John 1:3 · Light
Phil Ware continues his dialogue on darkness and light and emphasizes the importance of shining our light in the darkness and
by Phil Ware · Psalm 139:9-12 · Darkness
Phil Ware reminds us that darkness is the place where God can meet us, redeem us, deliver us, and save us from death and disaster.
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