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 · Psalm 139:13 · Purpose · Self Talk · Salvation
Max Lucado reminds us that we are precious to God and he has done everything he can to help us see that we are precious to the Creator of the universe.
by Phil Ware · Habakkuk 3:2 · God · Faith · Power
Phil Ware shares a redemptive way of looking toward the future and committing to live so generations have faith.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17 · Spiritual Focus · Temptation · Transformation
Phil Ware's first in a four article series on Jesus' work of transformation in us.
by Max Lucado · 1 Corinthians 2:16
Max Lucado reminds us that God is at work in us to make us and transform us to be like Jesus.
by Phil Ware · James 1:22
Phil Ware reminds us of the harsh truth about knowing more than we put into practice, we are certainly called to be much more than a biblical thumb drive.
by Max Lucado · Judges 6:14
Max Lucado reminds us that God uses tiny seeds and tiny deeds to make big things.
by Phillip Morrison · 1 John 2:1 · Prayer · Redeeming · Comfort
Phillip Morrison reminds us of Jesus' incredible role in interceding for us always and living to make that intercession in our defense.
by Phil Ware · Mark 2:13 · Grace · Fellowship · Communion
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.
by Max Lucado · 1 Corinthians 13:4 · Friendship · Love · Speech
Max Lucado reminds us that love protects when others speak untruth, spread gossip, or destroy reputations.
by Phil Ware · John 15:13 · Saved
Phil Ware talks about four friends who dig a hole in the roof to get their friend to Jesus so he could be healed; so what would we be willing to do to get our friends to Jesus to be saved?
by Max Lucado · Acts 8:3 · Guilt
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.
by Tom Norvell · John 18:15 · Failure
Tom Norvell reminds us that as far as failure goes, Peter pretty much leads the way, but he also leads the way in turnarounds and being called back to significant ministry.
by Phil Ware · John 19:25 · Grief
Phil Ware pauses and looks at the pain of grieving parents at the loss of a child and reminds us to forgo easy answers and cling to the stories and promises of Jesus.
by Max Lucado · Psalm 34:8 · Grief
Max Lucado reminds us that sorrow can open the door for anger to overwhelm us because we cannot figure out why bad things happened, but we hold onto the reality that God is good.
by Steve Ridgell · 2 Samuel 12:23 · Answer
The death of a child is one of those times when it seems there are no answers. But there are.
by Tom Norvell · John 8:10 · Forgiveness
Tom Norvell reminds us of a well known truth we so often forget and even more infrequently apply.
by Max Lucado · Ephesians 1:18 · Grace
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.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Baptism
Phil Ware reminds us of the importance of baptism to Jesus as a new beginning and how that should be important to us.
by Phillip Morrison · 1 Corinthians 6:10 · Baptism
Phillip Morrison reminds us of the most simple and basic reason of all to be baptized: Jesus wants us to be!
by Bill Brant · Luke 10:29 · Service
Yet this parable, or teaching story, is focused on one man who personally, intimately and immediately did something. Thus, the lesson is that as followers of Jesus, we need to go and do likewise as we travel over our own roads of life and help those in ne
by Phil Ware · John 8:31
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.
by Max Lucado · 1 Peter 1:18 · Chosen
Max Lucado reminds us that we are the precious bride of Christ and we need to keep our focus on our wedding day.
by Phil Ware · Isaiah 6:1 · Thankful
Phil Ware takes time to reflect on twenty years on the web and to give thanks for those who got them there and for the Lord who continues to do miracles among us.
by Phillip Morrison · Luke 9:22 · Losers
Phillip Morrison reminds us that not all who lose are losers, in fact, the greatest victor of all could have been called a loser before he won the greatest victory of all time.
by Max Lucado · Colossians 1:21
Max Lucado reminds us of the gift Jesus gives us with the cross and resurrection.
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