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 Max Lucado · John 14:20-33 · Joy
Max Lucado reminds us that contagious joy is rooted in courageous joy and not contingent joy, and our courageous joy is rooted in Jesus and faith in what God did through Jesus.
by Phillip Morrison · Philippians 3:12-14 · New Year
Phillip Morrison reminds us to focus forward and let go of the past.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 6:12 · Addiction
Phil Ware gets personal about the idols in his life and wanting to be re-Mastered by Jesus.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 2:1-10 · Useful
Rubel Shelley reminds us that God does his best work through the most unlikely of people.
by Ann Voskamp · Luke 24:14-32 · Healing
Ann Voskamp looks at our ravaged world this summer and uses the image of a ravaged countryside to help us remember the power of sharing scars with the one who bears our sin in his scars.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 4:1-2 · Joy
Rubel Shelly reminds us that being dour doesn't help any of us make disciples or friends.
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 Max Lucado · Romans 11:29 · Called
Max Lucado from his book "You'll Get Through This" encourages us to not let our disappointments define us but instead let God's destiny for us define us.
by Max Lucado · John 9 · Jesus
Max Lucado writes about the man born blind in John 9 and reminds us that even though no one else notices us as a person, Jesus does.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 107:1-43 · Called · Calm
Rubel Shelly reminds us about God's enfolding peace in the middle of life's worse storms and that this has been true for centuries.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 2:12-13 · Prayer
Rubel Shelly shares an important reality about dealing with the hand we are dealt and living life recognizing that there are many things we cannot change but have to do the best we can with.
by Phillip Morrison · Psalm 23:4 · Fear
Phillip Morrison shares very good information, spiritual and scriptural application, on the fear mongering happening because of Ebola.
by Phil Ware · James 4:17-21 · Problems · Suicide
When there seem to be no good answers, we need to have some strategies to help us deal with life's problems.
by Lisa Mikitarian · Ephesians 2:2 · Abba Father
Lisa Mikitarian shares from current events and from her own experience about the grief and sorrow those we love face and how to help them -- support them, come alongside of them to support, care, and love them.
by Rubel Shelly · Isaiah 41:10 · Problems
Rubel Shelly reminds us to not get knocked off our path when we encounter potholes, even big bad ones that do damage, but to keep pressing on and persevering toward the call of God.
by Phil Ware · Revelation 2
Phil Ware continues the http://interimministrypartners.com team series on a church finding its mission and living it out so it can grow and be vital and make a difference.
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 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 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.
by Joni Eareckson Tada · Proverbs 18:21 · Revenge
Ann Voskamp and Joni Eareckson Tada team up to provide a beautiful and powerful reminder of the power of our words to change everything.
by Rubel Shelly · Genesis 22:1-14 · Provision
Rubel Shelly reminds us that trust in God to act is not passive, but an active life that does what is required, trusting that our difficulties and challenges are problems for God to solve.
by Steve Higginbotham · Matthew 7:1-2 · Attitude
Steve Higginbotham reminds us that many of our most difficult days come from our negative and judgmental assumptions about why things happen.
by Ron Rose · Ezekiel 37:12-14 · Trust
Ron Rose deals with a person who has had very difficult times and feels that prayer is not acted upon by God even if he hears them and that miracles are for times gone by.
by Alan Smith · Romans 12:12-21 · Love
Alan Smith reminds us that we can overcome the problems of dislike and proximity, uncomfortability and familiarity through love in very practical steps.
by Phil Ware · John 12:31 · Debt · Darkness
Phil Ware continues his series on The Story and this week focuses on the The Hour of Darkness, Jesus' time on the cross and his crucifixion and passion.
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