Articles Tagged 'Grace' (Page 5)

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.

Loose Lug Nuts and the RagTag Band

Phil Ware reminds us that we want to not only share in the Lord's Supper, but we also want our table to be like Levi's table of grace and friendship.

Will we make the Lord's Table like Levi's table?

The Unspoken Source of Anxiety

Max Lucado talks about being released from the chains of guilt from the sin in the past and set free to live for God by grace.

How can we lay down this concrete block that weighs us down and sinks our lives?

The Grace of Dropping Stones

Tom Norvell reminds us of a well known truth we so often forget and even more infrequently apply.

Would I be willing to drop my stone first?

God Answers the Mess of Life

Max Lucado recognizes the monotonous routine of life and its challenges and reminds us that God's grace meets us in our messes and gives us the power to live our way out of them.

Is there any hope for the monotonous mess of life?

Proof

Phil Ware concludes his six-part series on the man with leprosy that Jesus heals (Mark 1:35-45) and how we can learn to impact the lives of others as Jesus did.

We rejoice in the grace so lavishly given us in Jesus by obeying the Lord.

Touch

Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus' healing the man with Leprosy in Mark 1:35-45 and focuses in this post on Jesus' touch.

Without the personal touch, full healing never comes.

God's Masterpiece

Max Lucado reminds us not to think less of ourselves than God, our Creator does, and he declares that we are his masterpiece.

Don't view yourself as less than who God says you are!

Look

Phil Ware begins an 8-part series on discipleship and following Jesus in caring for the hurt people of the world.

Take a look at what Jesus did and feel the call to do it, too!

Re-Mastered!

Phil Ware gets personal about the idols in his life and wanting to be re-Mastered by Jesus.

What is really mastering us?

Not Enough

What I have to offer God isn't enough. But what God can do with what I offer is more than enough. He can take my unholy life and make it right. He can take my weak faith and help me overcome. He can take my vulnerable humanity and let me say no to tempta

What you have to offer isn't enough

Golden Rule, Golden Door!

Phillip Morrison reminds us of the need to be open-hearted to the refugee crisis both as Americans and as Christians and to see this as a moral imperative.

Some connections God makes inescapable no matter how costly obedience may be!

Some Mountains Matter More

Phil Ware continues his series on knowing the mountains on which we are willing to die -- both doctrinal and missional mountains of significance.

So how do we know our mountains of greatest importance?

Sin and Grace

Rubel Shelly writes about Pope Francis and the year of pardon for abortion and other sins that is available and how the world doesn't seem to get sin and wrong doing and guilt.

Do we really need either of these? Absolutely yes!

Unhinderedly!

Phil Ware continues his series on Saved at Sea focusing on Paul's promise in Philippians 1:6 and Paul's shipwreck and travel to Rome to fulfill his calling from God.

God will get us where we need to be when we need to be there!

Through the Keyhole of Grace

Phil Ware compares Jesus to a keyhole through which we look at God and the closer we get to Jesus the more clearly we see God.

What can we learn about God by looking at Jesus?

The Hard Process of Healing

Max Lucado reminds us that we can get through this even if it involves forgiving the unforgivable -- both unforgivable sin and sinner.

Why do I have to do something this hard?

Edited by Grace

Phil Ware writes about the funeral of his father-in-law Mel Nelson and reminds us what it means to be edited by grace.

Now this is a reason to rejoice in hope!

Flying High with Freedom!

Phil Ware reflects on the importance of freedom and what Paul teaches in Galatians.

We have been set free, so let's not give up our freedom?

Dressing Down for God

You may be rich or powerful or beautiful or famous or extremely talented. But when you come to God, you take all that off. You humble yourself and say to him, “Have mercy on me, a sinner.”

How should you present yourself before God?

Sorry Happy for You

Stacy Voss writes about her pain and a friend's pain at finding out that their husbands have been unfaithful and had repeated adulteries.

How in the world be sorry and happy both?

The Real Root of Brokenness

Ann Voskamp reminds us again of the incredible importance of giving thanks.

We must not dare forget to give thanks for how we're blessed and how great the Father is!

Fifty Shades of Grace: Delight

Phil Ware continues his series of posts and articles called Fifty Shades of Grace and focuses on the gift of pleasure, delight, joy, fulfillment, and blessing in sexual intimacy for the Christian married couple.

So we are really supposed to delight in this?

Fifty Shades of Grace: Intimacy

Phil Ware continues his series on fifty shades of grace and what God has in mind for us in marriage with sexual and physical and spiritual and emotional intimacy.

What does God really want for us in intimacy

The Sweet Grace of Opportunity

Phil Ware writes about four remarkable young women -- Karen, Melody, Annie, and Jinda -- and how Compassion and mission trips and Jesus have changed everything for them.

What sweeter taste can there be than the taste of grace?

The Missing Link

Rubel Shelly reminds us that the real missing link in so many great athletes, politicians, and business leaders is integrity and character.

What's lacking when see all this failure in positions of leadership?