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 Max Lucado · Ephesians 2:1 · Forgiveness
Max Lucado shares a short anecdote on forgiveness and grace.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 2:10 · Grace
Phil Ware reminds of the importance and power of grace and that we can live out of the overflow of this grace and bless others.
by Phil Ware · John 6:66 · Jesus
Phil Ware discovers a verse in Luke 19 that the Holy Spirit uses to confront him about an important question.
by · Ephesians 5:21 · Marriage
Jordan Harrell captures the reality of the good times and challenging times in a marriage and what God is up to in all of it if we will keep on loving each other.
by Phil Ware · Acts 10:22 · Jesus
Phil Ware looks at the Centurions in the New Testament and reminds us that they often believed in Jesus.
by Jackie Halstead, Ph.D. · Luke 19:40 · Creation
Jackie Halstead reminds us to listen for God's voice in creation.
by Phil Ware · 1 Timothy 1:12 · Denial
Phil Ware reminds us of a powerful truth that lies behind Pentecost Sunday and the failure of the apostles that Jesus didn't consider ultimate failure.
by Max Lucado · Exodus 20:6
Max Lucado reminds us of the need and the blessing of obedience.
by Phil Ware · Isaiah 57:15 · Incarnation
Phil Ware reminds us of the discontinuity, the absolute collision, of the grime of our world and the glory of God in the birth of Jesus.
by · Ephesians 6:1 · Children
Jordan Harrell shares wise words for moms on this Mother's Day reminding us what we should most value in our children.
by Phil Ware · Galatians 5:22 · Heart
Phil Ware challenges us to pursue the faithful love, righteous character, and gracious compassion of God from our hearts.
by Max Lucado · 1 John 4:19 · Love
Max Lucado reminds us to accept and receive the love God longs to give us.
by Phil Ware · Deuteronomy 10:17 · Kingdom
Phil Ware shares Jesus' teaching that is upside-down to the world around us in terms of status, wealth, power, position, achievement, and importance.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Jesus
Phil Ware and James Nored, through word and video, remind us of our need to return to the Jesus-styled kind of life.
by Phil Ware · Acts 20:25 · Affirm
Phil Ware reminds us how important it is to use love language with those who are precious to us and we can begin by doing this with Jesus.
by Max Lucado · Romans 8:14 · Abba Father
Max Lucado reminds us of who God is to us and that this great and almighty God has invited us to call him our "Abba" Father!
by Phil Ware · 1 John 3:1 · Adoption
Phil Ware shares a powerful story about his foster grandson and how that helps us understand what it means to be adopted into God's family.
by Phil Ware · John 20:30 · Faith · Obedience
Phil Ware reminds us that faith is something much more than just believing in our heads, but it is something that leads us to obey what Jesus asks of us so that we can find the life he longs to give us.
by Max Lucado · 1 John 1:10 · Repentance
Max Lucado reminds of what is necessary when we have failed publicly and why it is necessary.
by Phil Ware · John 1:39 · Jesus · Obedience · Believe
Now that Easter has passed, what are we going to do with Jesus? How about spending time with him in the gospel of John so we can know him for ourselves?
by James Nored & Phil Ware · 1 Timothy 1:12 · Grace
James Nored and Phil Ware explore the wonderfully unsettling nature of God's grace and His desire to make it accessible to everyone.
by Phillip Morrison · Luke 22:44 · Homebound · Holy Week
Phillip Morrison reminds us where the journey of Holy Week ends and our new life in Christ begins, the cross and the empty tomb.
by Max Lucado · John 13:5
Max Lucado writes reminding us of our need for being washed and made clean by Jesus.
by Bill Sherrill · 1 Thessalonians 5:2
Bill Sherrill has a visit with a surgeon about removing malignant tissue and this experience opens his eyes about how we must treat sin in our lives.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 5:17
Phil Ware reflects on the last tens days of Jesus' life before his crucifixion and points us to the hope of a new beginning found in Jesus' life ending.
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