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 Melissa Troyer · Exodus 15:19 · Dance
Melissa Troyer reminds us of the importance of marking each stage of our deliverance and our journey with God, with joy and dancing!
by Melissa Troyer · 1 John 1:10 · Parenting
Melissa Troyer is back living in her crazy world with grace and reminding us that raising teenagers can be embraced as a grace from God despite being hard if it calls us to look at our brokenness and weak place.
by Melissa Troyer · Ephesians 5:15 · Addiction
Melissa Troyer writes insightfully about her husband, Daniel, and his way of seizing small moments to be there for his family despite being in a very stressful time in grad school.
by Ron Rose · Nehemiah 6:16 · Providence
Ron Rose reminds us that not all faith stories have happy endings and that sometimes we have to wade on through tragedy with faith.
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · Temptation
Tough times, even when they are filled with temptation can help us grow and better appreciate good times when they come.
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:45 · Messiah · Healing · Blindness
Phil Ware helps us to better understand both Mark's message about where true life is found and also his outline and organization of his gospel around the hinges to the story provided by the stories of two blind men that Jesus heals.
by Max Lucado · Romans 11:29 · Called
Max Lucado from his book "You'll Get Through This" encourages us to not let our disappointments define us but instead let God's destiny for us define us.
by Phil Ware · James 1:2 · Peer Pressure · Pentecost · People
Phil Ware talks about the harshness of a long, cold, hard winter and the trials and troubles we must endure as believers.
by Melissa Troyer · Matthew 7:7 · Messes
Melissa Troyer reminds us that life's messes should drive us to our knees and open our hearts to the love, grace, and freedom of God!
by Max Lucado · Isaiah 43:2 · Perseverance
Max Lucado shares the encouragement that we can get through our tough times just like Joseph did his.
by Ron Rose · Ephesians 2:10 · Grace
Ron Rose is back with his coffee and this time he is thinking and remembering and celebrating the grace a friend received that changed his life and now inspires Ron and his wife Lyn!
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35
Phil Ware looks at Mark 1:35-45 and learning how to touch the broken as Jesus touched them by learning to pray as Jesus
by Max Lucado · Luke 22:40 · Fear
Max Lucado reminds us that Jesus made all sorts of faces as he lived life much as we do, and because he has been where we are, even in the darkest of times, we can turn to him and find grace to help us in our times of need.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · 1 Peter 1:3 · Hope
James Nored and Phil Ware share a message of hope in video and word and Scripture to remind us to be ready to share our living hope for those caught in life's dark winter.
by Christine Derengowski · Ephesians 6:1 · School
Christine Derengowski writes frankly and truthfully and encouragingly about dealing with our superheroes who have had to conquer forces unseen before for school kids in this crazy COVID world!
by James Nored & Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 4:6 · Measure Up · Meaning
James Nored and Phil Ware share God's message for us about purpose and meaning through words and video, focusing on Viktor Frankl and the apostle Paul.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 6:12 · Good News · Godliness
Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a closing blessing for worship from home with family and friends in a meaningful way - we are called to live godly lives, intentionally!
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Timothy 1:15 · Lord
Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a closing blessing for worship from home with family and friends in a meaningful way - we need to place our challenges in Jesus' hands!
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:22
Phil Ware writes about Romans 8:22-29, the bondage to decay that our world faces, our own troubles and hardships, and slogans that we often use and abuse to try to encourage people who are grieving, wounded, or hurt.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ephesians 1:16 · Forgiveness · Cross · Blessing
Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins lead us into worship in song and the Word to experience, proclaim and rejoice in the power of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ and his call to us to remember and renew and relive the forgiveness of the cross to our daily
by Lee Wilson · Matthew 28:18 · Optimism · Online Ministry
Lee Wilson gives us practical advice, understanding, and techniques to use our online ministry more wisely.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Peter 1:6 · Prayer · Presence · Quiet Time
Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God and celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit as we are transformed to be more like our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1 · Faith
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us in word and video that faith is not about always having the answers and never having doubts, but persevering on the journey to Jesus.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · 1 Peter 2:9 · Faith
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of God's incredible journey of redemption and how Abraham was the one who began this journey demonstrating great faith when he followed God for a destination he did not yet know.
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:45 · Messiah · Healing · Blindness
Phil Ware helps us to better understand both Mark's message about where true life is found and also his outline and organization of his gospel around the hinges to the story provided by the stories of two blind men that Jesus heals.
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