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 · Genesis 6:5-6 · Violence
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that violence is not God's plan, but humanity's corrupt and wicked propensity to injure and mar those created in the image of God.
by Phil Ware · John 13 · Servant
Phil Ware continues his series called, 'I Doubt It,' focusing this week on Jesus' tender act of washing the disciples' feet.
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 Max Lucado · Revelation 19:9 · Thanksgiving
Max Lucado reminds us as we finish up with Thanksgiving that the joys of the feast and the family will swallow up the memories of the journey and the wait.
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 · Mark 6:1-6 · Miracle · Trust · Believe
Phil Ware reminds us of the dangers of limiting what Jesus can do among us and through us because we think we know what we can expect of him.
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 Tom Norvell · 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Tom Norvell reminds us that as disciples of Jesus, our job is to bring the love of Jesus into every arena of life, even if the rest of the world has forgotten to do so.
by Bill Brant · Luke 2:10-14 · Christmas
Holidays are a time for remembering family events and remembering what God did for us by sending His Son.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 6:5-7 · Violence
Phli Ware reminds us that God shares our pain in our worst moments of grief and loss, God is heartbroken with us.
by Steve Ridgell · John 3:16 · Rescue
I love God because of how much he has done for me. I was reminded of this by watching Lulu, our rescue dog.
by Phil Ware · Luke 8:44-49
Phil Ware shares a passion on his heart about the way we have privatized and personalize conversion and salvation that eliminates the necessary grace of Jesus' community, family, and spiritual community.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 5 · Father's Day
Phil Ware continues his Saved at Sea series and in this third message reminds us of Noah for Father's Day and also emphasizing the importance of godly and righteous men and dads and the power of their influence.
by Steve Ridgell · Deuteronomy 6:7 · Family
It is possible to provide a spiritual legacy for your family that never ends. It starts with you.
by Bill Brant · Revelation 22 · Heaven
I believe that we will recognize our family members who get to Heaven before us. While we will have a different body, a name God gives us on our forehead, and be in a place where there is no night or time, I think we will have a reunion with those we know
by Bill Brant · Colossians 3:9-10 · Imitating God
For those of us who claim to follow Jesus, there should be a family resemblance between each of us and God and Jesus. We should not look like the people around us, but we should be uniquely different and by our look we should be part of God's family.
by Ann Voskamp · Proverbs 31
Ann Voskamp looks at her daughters, remembers her own journey, and reminds all women that it is God, our Father, who determines the worth of a woman, not a mirror, not the media, and not our own doubts and self-deprecations.
by Steve Ridgell · Hebrews 11:31 · Faith
Rahab is the story of a prostitute who became a spiritual hero. Her story is important for all of us to know.
by Phil Ware · Mark 6:1-6 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on inviting Jesus to church and focuses on the question, who is Jesus family, the ones who find it so hard to believe and who will not allow him to act because of their unbelief.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 18:20 · Immanuel
Phil Ware continues his series on experiencing God through Jesus, Immanuel, this time focusing upon our need for spiritual community, family, fellowship.
by Phil Ware · Luke 15 · Waiting
Phil Ware shares his heart about someone who is precious to him who needs to come to the Lord and has not yet done so.
by Kasey Pipes · 2 Corinthians 10:21 · Politics
Kasey Pipes shares very personal observations about Washington, D.C., politics, humility, blogging, writing, and pride.
by Phil Ware · Mark 3 · New Year
Phil Ware gives us three key principles to follow as we approach the New Year, ask the Lord what he wants us to do, learn to rest, and get to know Jesus better.
by Bill Brant · Luke 2 · Christmas · Salvation
As you remember the Christmas story this December, amid the buying of presents, gathering with family and no doubt overeating, take some time to remember your own Salvation story. Then share it with your friends and loved ones.
by Rubel Shelly · James 1:26-27 · Adoption
Rubel Shelly talks about Davion Navar Henry Only and his search for his mother and a forever family who will love him unconditionally.
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