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 James Nored & Phil Ware · Romans 1:18-20 · Beauty
Phil Ware continue their series on Finding Our Story in God's Story of Redemption by focusing on the beauty of creation, the arts, and sharing God.
by Phil Ware · John 4:1-30 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus and series of encounters where people say to him or heard him and thought, 'I doubt it!'
by Phillip Morrison · John 15:13 · Sacrifice
Phillip Morrisson reminds us of four men of great courage and compassion who gave all they had to help others find God and survive tragedy.
by James Nored and Phil Ware · Genesis 3 · Fake · Fall
James Nored and Phil Ware continue helping us find our story in God's story, this time looking at the Fall.
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 Rick Brown · Luke 1 · Christmas
Rick Brown challenges us to look at some of the words that surround Jesus' birth and take seriously what they can mean to us.
by Phil Ware · John 6 · Thanksgiving
Phil Ware reminds us that Jesus gave us a great example on how to deal with the challenges we face after a great thanksgiving feast.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 4:4-9 · Foreigner · Never Forsaken
Phil Ware shares his message focused on Paul's promises that the Lord will always be near us, focusing on Jesus' promises to his early disciples and to us!
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 Compassion International · James 1:26-27 · Compassion
This powerful message is from an orphan who was abandoned and abused by family and rescued by a sponsor.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 4:4-9 · Promises
Phil Ware shares his second in a series focused on Jesus' promises to never leave us or forsake us.
by Steve Hemphill · Ephesians 6:10-12
Steve Hemphill reminds us of the great power for those of us who believe God is still the Great I AM and who intervenes to bless and empower his people today.
by Steve Ridgell · Hebrews 11:16 · Kingdom
There is a lot of stress and worry over the future during this election cycle. There is a different way.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 7:15-27 · Jesus · Grace · Legalism
Phil Ware reminds us that people make up their own definitions of what grace means all the time, but Jesus defines grace, exemplifies it, and pours it out upon us and he should be our example and definition of grace.
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 Max Lucado · 2 Corinthians 10:3-6
Max Lucado reminds us of what we don't want others to know about us and we don't want to admit ourselves -- we have strongholds that require drastic action to tear down and we have to invite God into every area of our lives for that to happen.
by Phillip Morrison · Acts 2:38 · Death · Salvation · Fellowship
Phillip Morrison reminds us in the shadow of Independence Day about the many inconsistencies when principles are first applied, yet he also urges us to be patient and gracious and open to the needs of all people.
by Max Lucado · Psalm 139:13-16 · Purpose · Self Talk · Salvation
Max Lucado reminds us that we are precious to God and he has done everything he can to help us see that we are precious to the Creator of the universe.
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 · Matthew 7:24-27
Phil Ware reminds us of the harsh truth about knowing more than we put into practice, we are certainly called to be much more than a biblical thumb drive.
by Max Lucado · Zechariah 4:10
Max Lucado reminds us that God uses tiny seeds and tiny deeds to make big things.
by Max Lucado · Philippians 3:7-14 · Guilt
Max Lucado talks about being released from the chains of guilt from the sin in the past and set free to live for God by grace.
by Max Lucado · Psalm 34:8 · Grief
Max Lucado reminds us that sorrow can open the door for anger to overwhelm us because we cannot figure out why bad things happened, but we hold onto the reality that God is good.
by Tom Norvell · John 8:2-11 · Forgiveness
Tom Norvell reminds us of a well known truth we so often forget and even more infrequently apply.
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35-45
Phil Ware concludes his six-part series on the man with leprosy that Jesus heals (Mark 1:35-45) and how we can learn to impact the lives of others as Jesus did.
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