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 Bill Brant · Galatians 3:28 · Culture
During my nine day visit to Africa, I experienced a number of things: policemen in Malawi toting weapons asking for a ride to their headquarters about five miles away, bicycles as transports for almost everything, friendliness of the people, security for
by Ron Rose · 1 Peter 3:13 · Addiction
Ron Rose talks about moving from waiting to tell the story to being the story in someone's life today.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:27 · Vision
Phil Ware reminds us of our purpose of being on the journey and living for Jesus call and mission and vision in our lives.
by Rick Brown · Acts 4:13 · Great Commission
Rick Brown talks about how we can accomplish the Great Commission in our world today, the same as they did it long ago.
by Tim Archer · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Light
God wants to place his light inside of us. He wants to make us shine brighter than the sun.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 6:25 · Worry
Tom Norvell uses Matthew 6:25 and several translations (NIV, Message, and KJV translations) to help drive home Jesus' point and that many of us who look good on the outside are filled with worry on the inside, worry Jesus wants to take off our shoulders.
by Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 2:7 · Mothers
Phil Ware describes several passages of Scripture that use the image of a mother bird or a woman in labor to express their love for new Christians, and then says this is the highest compliment a mom can receive.
by Steve Ridgell · Luke 10:27 · Heart
Some people think Christianity is just about following rules written for a time that does not reflect our world today. Not so.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 8:7 · Fellowship
Phil Ware continues to talk about the greater things the early church experienced in the opening days of the believers following Jesus and in this case, genuine fellowship, sharing and having life in common, is key.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 6:1 · Adversity · Adventure
Rubel Shelly reminds us to live life expecting it to be an adventure with Jesus in which we are surprised and learn new things again and again.
by Phil Ware · Acts 3:6 · Presence
Phil Ware continues his series on greater things focusing on 'the name of the Lord' and the power and presence of Jesus that fed the expectation that God would surprise his people with greater things.
by Rubel Shelly · Ecclesiastes 3:1 · Balance
Rubel Shelly reminds us that there is a time for everything as long as it is kept in its place and we remain balanced in our lives with the correct priorities.
by Steve Ridgell · Luke 9:23 · Discipleship
The gift of Jesus is free to us. That does not mean it is easy.
by Rick Brown · Luke 10:29 · Neighbor
Rick Brown writes of Johnny Brown in Bermuda who greets and welcomes and shares greetings with people six hours each day.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:1
Phil Ware begins a series of messages from Acts 2 and 3 on greater things that Jesus does through his followers.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 17:22 · Laugh
Rubel Shelly reminds us how being cheerful and laughing is good for us as Christians.
by Tim Archer · John 21:12 · Easter · Holiness · Vocation
Special religious days can be nice for recharging our batteries, but the Christian life is lived out 24/7, both in holy places and on dirty streets. God comes to meet us anywhere and everywhere. He doesn't just wait for us inside a church building on East
by Phil Ware · John 20:1 · Resurrection
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus from the Gospel of John called unpredictable, and focuses on Mary Magdalene calling Jesus Lord in the middle of all sorts of grief, sorrow, despair, discouragement, loss, and hopelessness and is given the gift o
by Brian McCutchen · Crucifixion
Brian McCutchen reminds us that the Cross is a nasty, hurtful, despicable place where Jesus died.
by Russ Lawson · Hebrews 10:23
Russ Lawson shares with us having to miss church because of weather and how much we need each other to keep the fire alive!
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:1 · Easter
Phil Ware continues his series called unpredictable on Jesus in the Gospel of John and focuses on Jesus' death and burial through the eyes of Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea.
by Rubel Shelly · James 1:2 · Purity
Rubel Shelly visits a kiln that fires ceramics and helps us think through the importance of purifying our imperfections.
by Tim Archer · 1 John 3:1 · Loneliness · Relationship
We were made to be in relationship with one another. We were made to be in relationship with God. In fact, God's plan is that we be adopted into His family.
by Phil Ware · John 13:1 · Urgency
Phil Ware continues his series on the unpredictable Savior and reminds us of the upper room discourses where Jesus demonstrates and teaches what is most important to him to those who are most important to him, his disciples, his friends, those he loves.
by Ron Rose · Ephesians 3:20
Ron Rose reminds us that imagination is vital for our faith and for living life to the full.
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