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 · John 19 · Easter
Phil Ware continues his series called unpredictable on Jesus in the Gospel of John and focuses on Jesus' death and burial through the eyes of Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 2:1-4 · Christmas
Rubel Shelly helps clarify that Jesus is a historical figure and real, not something imaginary like the Easter Bunny, tooth fairy, and Santa Claus.
by Phil Ware · Mark 16:1-3 · Easter
Phil Ware shares insights on Sunday, the Resurrection Day of the Lord and why the disciples miss it and why we often do as well.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:10
Phil Ware shares insight in his LifeWORDS series on the resurrection sayings of Jesus and how Jesus forgave and empowered his failures, his disciples, by this forgiveness.
by Phil Ware · John 20:1-16 · Resurrection
Phil Ware shares insights into Jesus' appearance to Mary Magdalene and how he commissioned her to go declare his resurrection to his followers.
by Bill Sherrill · Matthew 11:28-30 · Rest
Bill Sherrill talks about our rush to rush into everything and how we need to read God's Book about life and how to experience it.
by Phil Ware · John 20:1-8 · Resurrection
Phil Ware shares insight on the resurrection of Jesus on Easter, and how Mary calls Jesus Lord when she doesn't know he is raised and how the beloved disciple saw the death clothes of Jesus and believed.
by Patrick D. Odum · 1 Corinthians 15:1-52 · Resurrection
Patrick Odum compares the lack of vacancy in a French cemetery and a law forbidding people to die to the hope we have in the resurrection of Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Mark 16:1-7 · Resurrection
The women went to the tomb not expecting anything special, or at least not consciously, but the resurrected Jesus met them alive and promised to see them and us in Galilee!
by Bill Sherrill · 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 · Easter
God's springtime reminds us that new life is possible and that God is on doing new things in our lives and that a better future awaits us as week seek to live with the Lord forever!
by Paul Faulkner · James 1:2-4 · Easter
Hanging and persevering is worth it because joy follows morning just as morning follow night.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:57-58 · Resurrection
While it is time for Easter, we need to realize that there are many who would use this time to cast doubt and bash the very idea that Jesus is Lord and rose from the dead.
by Bill Sherrill · Hosea 6:3 · Springtime
Just as Spring brings new life, God gives us reason to hope.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:28-30 · Providence
What Satan intends for harm, God can turn around for good if we will trust him to be at work in our worst of situations and nothing proves this quite like Easter.
by Joe Bagby · John 12:13
From Mother Teresa comes a very simple lesson on humility and graciousness.
by Dennis Downing · Romans 8:38-39 · Resurrection · Victory
Because of Jesus' resurrection from the dead, we know that we have already won the victory.
by Danny Mann · 1 Corinthians 15:20
Easter can be and should be on our hearts everyday and we should use Easter as a time to help our kids know about the Lord's resurrection and not just bunny eggs.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 27:57-60 · Resurrection
Jesus' tomb was simple and unadorned, yet the place everything changed for all of us.
by Larry Davies · Luke 24 · Easter · Resurrection · Doubt
Take confidence in the risen Lord and share his message with many others!
by Danny Sims · Jesus · Incarnation · Vision
To remember anew how God sees me through the lenses of His love is a priceless gift. I was reminded in communion last Sunday, looking at my son, seeing God's son.
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