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 20:25-29 · Resurrection
Phil Ware continues his series on Resurrection 2.0 and focuses this week on Thomas.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 12:23-33 · Crucifixion
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the dark night that began the long, painful, and lonely journey of Jesus through his Passion to bring us to God.
by Max Lucado · 1 Peter 1:6 · Transformation
Max Lucado reminds us that we can get through whatever we are facing right now because God is at work in us and will be with us until we are fashioned into a person of character.
by Phil Ware · Mark 6:1-6 · Faith
Phil Ware looks at Mark 6:1-6 and reminds us that this story is for us because we are Jesus' family, relatives, and hometown!
by Ron Rose · Isaiah 45:8 · Rain
Ron Rose is back with his coffee, friends, and insights into life, faith, crucibles, and raindrops.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ephesians 2:1-10 · Grace
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us and help us celebrate and live in appreciation to the grace of God.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 19:14 · Achievement · Align
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to align our internal feelings of love for God with our external daily lives that should be lived as our worship of God.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 1:13-14 · Gossip · Gospel
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to inspire us to love the treasure of the gospel God invested in us and to live with faith, love, and the Holy Spirit as we proclaim and protec
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Proverbs 14:34
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to be the light-bearers of Christ Jesus to our dark world caught in a cycle of decay, destruction, and death.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 14 · Andrew
Phil Ware continues his series on The Andrew Effect focusing this week on bringing those who want to help others in need to Jesus and connecting them and their resources to the Lord.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Hebrews 11:1-12:3 · Faith
Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins remind us what genuine faith looks like using the examples of the people in Hebrews 11 and the definition of faith the Holy Spirit gives us in this chapter and the three principles that make faith real.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Hebrews 12:2
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware share a powerful virtual worship in Scripture, songs, and communion focused on Hebrews 12:2 and our need to fix our eyes on Jesus to continue with perseverance and endurance as we follow Jesus and seek to become like him.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Youth · Young Adults
Phil Ware talks about the need for our churches and our people to focus on becoming JesuShaped as they live the Kingdom of God and not go for gimmicks to solve our church problems.
by Melissa Troyer · Luke 1:37 · Hope
Melissa Troyer looks at everyday life, her children, and the horrifying images and videos and cries of mothers and children, and sees an opportunity to teach our children to say, But God!
by Bill Sherrill · Matthew 6:9-13,17:19-20
Bill Sherrill reminds us about the importance of prayer and how we should pray to honor God.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Psalm 80 · Advent
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's great love that led Jesus to come to earth and live as one of us to save us and show us how to live.
by Melissa Troyer · 2 Timothy 2:1-2 · Prayer
Melissa Troyer shares a prayer all mothers of deep faith can pray over their children, and the children of others.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Proverbs 31:28-29 · Women
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to give thanks for the godly women of faith in our lives.
by Philip Gulley · Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 · Parenting · Parenting Parents
Philip Gulley talks about his dad's heart surgery and his directions for his funeral service in case he didn't survive and the lasting impact this has had on Phillip's life.
by Phil Ware · Mark 5 · Believe
Phil Ware continues his reflections from his gospel readings and uses Mark 5 and Mark 6 to remind us that Jesus has greater expectations of what he can do through us than we do!
by Phil Ware · Luke 8:1-3
Phil Ware continues his reflections on his daily reading in the gospels, this time focused on Luke 8:1-3 and how this forgotten gem opens our eyes to the importance that women played in Jesus' ministry.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28 · Forgiveness
Phil Ware shares insight on how the resurrected Jesus forgave and empowered his his 11 disciples through his radical forgiveness.
by Max Lucado · Psalm 27:3 · Darkness
Max Lucado reminds us to be courageous in our times of trouble for we have put our faith in the one who has conquered.
by Melissa Troyer · Proverbs 31:30-31
Melissa Troyer shares her memories of her grandmother, Mimi Margaret, and tells her children about the safest place of her childhood.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 5:23-24 · Forgiveness
Phil Ware takes the two love commands of Jesus, the Greatest Commands, and applies them to all of life for a follower of the Lord.