Good things happen in this world. I believe that God is the source of the these in the lives of his people. It is not "dumb luck" or "blind fate."
05/27/2009 by Steve Ridgell
Phil Ware looks at the story of David and Goliath and challenges us to not keep our young believers away from risk, faith, and leadership.
05/14/2009 by Phil Ware
There is nothing foolish about turning our back on the things of this life in order to gain a life that has no end.
05/06/2009 by Tim Archer
Patrick Odum talks about how we are all called to be ministers and challenges us to imagine church lived that way.
05/05/2009 by Patrick D. Odum
Rubel Shelly takes on the negative sentiment of the day and confronts it head on.
05/02/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware writes about having a sense of divine partnership in daily life and being used by God and sensing God's presence in what we do.
04/30/2009 by Phil Ware
Tom Norvell reminds us to listen to God when we feel like we have nothing to offer, and if we do, we will realize that is enough.
04/28/2009 by Tom Norvell
Rubel Shelly compares the prophet Samuel choosing a king to Simon Cowell's view of a woman from Scotland trying to sing and reminds us that outward appearances don't reveal talent or the heart of a person.
04/25/2009 by Rubel Shelly
God gathers broken things and puts them back together, including broken people.
04/22/2009 by Kay Talley
Rubel Shelly reminds us of our need to restrain our urge to speak too quickly and compares that to a new gmail feature called undo send
04/16/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Russ Lawson shares a story of remarkable faith and the line, I am not Moses, but God is still Jehovah.
04/03/2009 by Russ Lawson
Repentance is more than feeling sorry about sin. It's a change, a change of mind that brings about a change in life.
04/01/2009 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware challenges us to look beyond the cosmetic image we see in the mirror and view ourselves as God does.
03/26/2009 by Phil Ware
Jesus did the difficult thing when he left heaven and came to earth. He did it because that was where we were.
03/25/2009 by Steve Ridgell
Joe Beam answers the reader's question about having a good marriage again after all the hurt and sinfulness?
03/19/2009 by Joe Beam
Just like a splinter can infect our body if left too long, sin infects our souls if we don't get it out. The old saying is true, "Confession is good for the soul."
03/18/2009 by Tim Archer
Rubel Shelly uses an acronym and a website to remind us that it is going to be okay.
03/17/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Patrick Odum uses a humorous tradition in Chicago about reserving parking spaces after the snow plow passes and compares it to the year of Jubilee in the Old Testament.
03/14/2009 by Patrick D. Odum
Alan Garner describes a prayer and exhortation he gave at the Volunteers of America meeting and how wisdom and opportunity can be found in caring for the trials and troubles of those around us.
03/13/2009 by Alan Garner
Death is just another stage in our journey to heaven; it's like Promotion Day at Sunday School. You're just moving on to something better
03/11/2009 by Bill Brant
Phil Ware shares about two people passing from life and how their quiet lives of service were essential to the work of God's Kingdom.
03/09/2009 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware gives the basis and background for the section of heartlight.org called together in his grace.
03/05/2009 by Phil Ware
The Bible is more than a collection of facts. It is the story of God's plan for our life.
03/04/2009 by Steve Ridgell
Tom Norvell writes about God's plan for us from Ephesians 1 and reminds us that we are chosen and God has something special for us to do!
03/01/2009 by Tom Norvell
Bill Denton reminds us that we are not only saved from something but for something, and we need to display that salvation through repentance and life that is changed into what God made us to be.
02/28/2009 by Bill Denton