Articles Tagged 'Ears'

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.

What's the Goal Here?

Phil Ware reminds us of our purpose of being on the journey and living for Jesus call and mission and vision in our lives.

Why are we on this trip?

Connecting Those We Know with Jesus

Phil Ware continues his series on 'The Andrew Effect' by focusing on connecting those we know with Jesus.

O, God, our hearts ache for them to know Jesus, please help us know how!

Connecting Those We Know with Jesus

Phil Ware continues his series on 'The Andrew Effect' by focusing on connecting those we know with Jesus.

O, God, our hearts ache for them to know Jesus, please help us know how!

Learning About Life in the Middle of Death?

Ron Rose reminds us of the value of being family and friends in the face of death and realizing that we are learning as much about life as we are about death!

He just stared for a moment, then reached up, kissed the forehead, and touched the hand of the women in the casket.

Imagined Fears?

Ron Rose is in his mobile office and at Black Rifle Coffee having a cup of beyond black visiting with people and inviting them to share a conversation and invite God to be part of the moment.

Fears are often more what we imagine than what is real!

'My Child, Get Up!'

Phil Ware pauses and looks at the pain of grieving parents at the loss of a child and reminds us to forgo easy answers and cling to the stories and promises of Jesus.

Most of our earth-bound explanations are shallow and trite in the face of life's harshest realities.

Our Chorus is the Gospel

Patrick Odum picks up a line from a Bruce Springsteen interview and helps us understand the need for being real about our struggles but also celebrating our hope in the gospel.

'The verses are the blues, the chorus is the gospel.'

Primal Fears

Phil Ware looks at Jesus and how he brings us victory over our worst fears as adults.

Instinctive? Maybe. Pervasive? Absolutely! Primal fears have plagued humanity for as long as we have told stories and laid awake at night... afraid!

Connecting Those We Know with Jesus

Phil Ware continues his series on "The Andrew Effect" by focusing on connecting those we know with Jesus.

O God, make our hearts ache for them to know Jesus!

New Wine and Old Skins

Phil Ware shares an insight on older people in the Bible and today who kept growing and changing through the years because they wanted to be more like Jesus.

Can we keep growing, or do we have to stop just because we age?

Holiday Trifecta

So as the schedules, demands and pressures of the Holiday Trifecta invade your world, house and family, allow me to offer a short blessing to you and all whom you hold dear

Putting the most into the holidays

One of Us

Phillip Morrison writes to remind us that the Ferguson tragedy is not new, but a repeated wound or scar, and we need trusted friends to help address the issue, and the same is true with our lives and Jesus our friend.

Sometimes what we need most is a friend!

Alzheimer's and Jesus

It is hard to see the real person behind the Alzheimer's. But they are there. Someday they will be whole again. I believe.

My Dad has Alzheimer's and it makes me think about Jesus.

Those First 5 Years

Terese Bell Kindred reminds mothers and grandmothers of the importance of a child's and grandchild's first five years of life and the urgency of making a God impression on them while we can.

Let's be sure and not let those crucial years slip by us!

Asking and Honoring

Stacy Voss reminds us that John the Baptist asked a deep and important question of Jesus and Jesus answered with not only truth, but also words of honor and affirmation.

How could he know for sure?

Silence at Christmas to Listen

Rick Brown writes about LSTN headphones, hearing, Starkey hearing foundation, 400 years of silence after the Old Testament, years, silence, quiet, need, hear, hearing, listening, listen, Immanuel.

If we listen, it is not so silent a night at Christmas!

Will this be 'Lucky 13'?

Rubel Shelly writes about the New Year, 2013, and talks about what the year will bring and also about being superstitious.

So are you superstitious, or only a little stitious?

We Felt like Grasshoppers

Phil Ware continues his series from The Story as he shares with us the challenges of taking the new land and the price paid for the lack of faithfulness and leadership and vision on the part of the generation that would not enter the land because of fear.

Who pays the highest price for our lack of faith?

I AM: God's Handwritten Messages from Heaven - Bottom Line Faith

Phil Ware continues his series on I AM, God's handwritten messages from heaven and focuses on the bottom line faith requirement -- Jesus is God come in human flesh.

Some things you have to believe or you have nothing worth believing in!

What's the Goal Here?

Phil Ware reminds us of our purpose of being on the journey and living for Jesus call and mission and vision in our lives.

Why are we on this trip?

Don't Forget to Wish for the Best

Rick Brown finds a Black Friday experience that pushes him back to the real meaning of Christmas and the old Sears Wish Book.

When was the last time you sat down with the

Just a Second

We need to have an eternal perspective on things. Our lives here are finite, but God offers life without end.

Did you realize that somebody gave you more time?

Can You Hear the Music?

Rubel Shelly talks about how Joshua Bell, a famous violin virtuoso played in a busy place and was ignored and uses this to remind us how much we miss in life because we are not listening.

Do you hear the sounds of God in the rush of the world?

The Britney Spears in Your Life

Rubel Shelly reminds us that while we may not know Britney Spears, we do know someone like her and we need to ask if we are willing to be a friend to these people?

Would you be willing to help Britney if you could?

Thanks for the Memories and More

Phil says good bye to Paul Lee who has been his partner at Heartlight for ten years.

What more can you say?