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 Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Acts 16:13 · Holy Spirit
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to find Jesus' gift of the Holy Spirit the living water to end our soul-drought.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Hebrews 1:1
James Nored and Phil Ware share the meaning of Jesus' incarnation in word and video using a simple but powerful allegory.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17 · Transformation
Phil Ware challenges us to enter the mystery of the conception and birth of Jesus the Messiah with Mary and find ourselves caught up in the story of Jesus with her.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Philippians 2:1 · Communion
Far too often the incarnation of God in Jesus as Immanuel, God with us, gets lost in all the theological language and forgets the call of Jesus to live with each others in love.
by Melissa Troyer · 2 Timothy 2:1 · Prayer
Melissa Troyer shares a prayer all mothers of deep faith can pray over their children, and the children of others.
by Phil Ware · Revelation 11:15 · Parousia
Phil Ware focuses on what we need to do, and who we need to be, by looking at six intersections with our world during these last days as we await the return of Jesus, the glorious Son of Man!
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Acts 1:14 · Women
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to give thanks for the godly women of faith in our lives.
by Heartlight Team · 2 Corinthians 13:12 · Thanksgiving
The Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com team gives thanks for you and prays you have a blessed Thanksgiving.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 3:16 · Thanksgiving
Phil Ware reminds us to keep thanksgiving a part of our daily lives even though we face challenging times, difficult circumstances, and discouraging realities.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ephesians 3:19 · More Than
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's greatness
by Max Lucado · Romans 8:28 · Waiting
Max Lucado encourages us to endure and not lose hope because sometimes God takes time to make his perfect will happen and redeem our messes.
by Phil Ware · Exhaustion
Phil Ware continues his reflections on what it means to be a JesuShaped disciple, this week focusing on our need for rest and time alone with God.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Jude 1:24 · Judging
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's greatness and to living a life of holiness that refuses to judge others in Christ over non-essential practices.
by Ron Rose · 1 John 3:1 · Fear
Ron Rose is in his mobile office and at Black Rifle Coffee having a cup of beyond black visiting with people and inviting them to share a conversation and invite God to be part of the moment.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 9:7 · Generosity
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to live generous lives of grace where we are joyful recipients of God's grace and cheerfully generous in our acts of mercy.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:1 · Reward
Phil Ware writes out of a quiet time study of Matthew 6 and the memory of the crass motivation often behind our behaviors, even our most religious behaviors.
by Melissa Troyer · Luke 22:27 · Servant
Melissa Troyer shares the worship in stooping to clean up the messes that are part of a mom's everyday experience with little children she is trying to mold into followers of Jesus.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:57 · Leadership
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize Jesus' example of being a servant and how we must resist worldly standards for our leaders in the Lord's church.
by Phil Ware · 1 Timothy 5:25 · Servant
Phil Ware talks about a university honoring students for their acts of service and it leads him to wonder how we honor God's servants today.
by Max Lucado · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · New Life
Max Lucado reminds us of Jesus' power do fresh and new things if we will respond to his command to get up and do something.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Acts 1:8 · Great Commission
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's call to mission for us as we seek to be God with Skin On to people here, near, and far.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 2:16
Phil Ware continues his thoughts on becoming JesuShaped disciples, this week focusing on the horrors of the litany of spiritual abuse cases in the news and how different they are from Jesus’ definition of a JesuShaped leader and godly shepherd.
by Philip Gulley · 1 Thessalonians 4:13 · Parenting · Parenting Parents
Philip Gulley talks about his dad's heart surgery and his directions for his funeral service in case he didn't survive and the lasting impact this has had on Phillip's life.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 13:14 · Cleanse · Nearness
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's promise to be close to the broken-hearted and crushed, lonely and abandoned, discarded and forgotten.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 4:1 · Immanuel
Phil Ware shares insights about intimately knowing God and Immanuel being real to us in our daily lives as we seek to be Jesus' disciples.
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