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 · Matthew 5:3-16 · Kingdom
Phil Ware shares Jesus' teaching that is upside-down to the world around us in terms of status, wealth, power, position, achievement, and importance.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:1-6
Phil Ware is using December to remind us how to welcome Jesus during this special time and what Jesus' coming means for each of us.
by Phil Ware · Acts 20:35 · Christmas · Giving · Generosity
Phil Ware shares a quick thank you for all who have donated and then focuses on establishing a new tradition of teaching his grandchildren to share what they have with others.
by Byron Ware · Romans 5:6-11 · Love
Byron Ware reminds us that in our world of darkness, now more than ever, we need to be a people who do put love into practice every day.
by Phil Ware · Mark 2:1-12
Phil Ware reminds us of Mark's story about Jesus and the four friends who dug a hole in the roof to get their buddy to Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 3:7-15
Phil Ware continues his series on 'Ancient Wisdom, Today's Grace' and focuses on our desire to continue to grow in Christ.
by Tim Archer · Matthew 5:16 · Outreach
Our churches can't afford to sit and wait for our neighbors to come to us. We must take the first step in connecting with those around us.
by Phil Ware · Mark 5:21-34
Phil Ware reminds us that faith always involves action that demonstrates its reality and Jesus saves in more than the miraculous; he saves us in every way a person can be saved.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Christlikeness · Change · Transformation
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus and transformation and focuses today on our walking with Jesus each day in the gospels and learning his words and talking with him and taking on on his character and compassion as the Spirit transforms us.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 3:20-21 · Thankful
Phil Ware takes time to reflect on twenty years on the web and to give thanks for those who got them there and for the Lord who continues to do miracles among us.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Reading · Disciple-making
Phil Ware continues his series on "The Andrew Effect" and connecting people with Jesus.
by Phil Ware · John 1:35-41
Phil Ware continues his series on "The Andrew Effect" by focusing on connecting those we know with Jesus.
by Phil Ware · John 3:16-17 · Mission
Phil Ware reminds us that in a search for a new minister, especially a preacher or preaching minister, that we need to know our specific mission as a congregation.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:1-16 · Interim Ministry
Phil Ware continues his series of articles on churches facing the challenges of the interim season and uses the imagery of high mountain climbing to help us appreciate the challenges.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 95:3-4 · Interim Ministry
Phil Ware talks about finding our theological and missional mountains and how important it is to know them if you are going to call a minister with whom to partner.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 14:22-32 · Storm
Phil Ware continues his series on Saved at Sea and this week focuses on Jesus walking on the water.
by Tammy Ruggles · 2 Corinthians 5:7 · Gifts
Tammy Ruggles is a legally blind artist, photographer, and writer who paints by faith and not by sight and uses her gifts to bless and inspire.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 18:24 · Friendship
Rubel Shelly talks about the repeated and consistent loss of friends and friendship in American culture and how we can combat it.
by Phil Ware · Nehemiah 1:1-11 · Name · Nehemiah
Phil Ware shares the first in a series of messages on Nehemiah called "Doing God's Work with Dirty Hands" and focuses on our willingness to be useable and moldable and trusting in the LORD's great power.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 11 · Aging
Phil Ware continues his series tied to Thanksgiving called "...and thankful" and this week he is thankful for the longing to move toward Jesus and pursue the things of God.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 118:24-25 · Transformation
Rubel Shelly uses John Wooden as an example and a great quote on the need to focus on doing today what we can do and make the little changes each day that get us closer to our goal.
by Tim Archer · Luke 6:47-49 · Foundation
If we build our lives on the teachings of Jesus, we'll have a solid foundation that will see us through even the hardest times. If we choose to build somewhere else, we may very well find ourselves with a life that can't stand up to life's trials.
by Mark Frost · Acts 1:8 · Witnessing · Witnesses
Mark Frost continues his series on Acts scene 1, with a great article on being witnesses built around Acts 1:8 and about reaching the world -- here, near, and far.
by Mark Frost · Acts 2 · New Life · Nostalgia
Mark Frost of Interim Ministry Partners shares the second in his series on Acts and nostalgia and doing the work of God in bringing the Kingdom of God.
by Phil Ware · Luke 10:38-42 · Women
Phil Ware continues his series on the way God values women and expresses this in Scripture and also against the grain of culture.
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