Articles Tagged 'Head'

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.

Keeping My Eyes on the Prize

Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus and transformation and focuses today on our walking with Jesus each day in the gospels and learning his words and talking with him and taking on on his character and compassion as the Spirit transforms us.

We have to follow the Lord, and Jesus promises to empower our becoming like him through the Holy Spirit.

Leaving the Past, Living the Kingdom

Paul Faulkner reminds us that we need to live for the present to help others and keep our focus on the matters of the Kingdom rather than let our lives get filled with regret for the past.

How can I escape my past?

Leaving the Past, Living the Kingdom

Paul Faulkner reminds us that we need to live for the present to help others and keep our focus on the matters of the Kingdom rather than let our lives get filled with regret for the past.

How can I escape my past?

Keeping My Eyes on the Prize

Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus and transformation and focuses today on our walking with Jesus each day in the gospels and learning his words and talking with him and taking on on his character and compassion as the Spirit transforms us.

We have to follow the Lord, and Jesus promises to empower our becoming like him through the Holy Spirit.

The Journey with Jesus to Transformation

Phil Ware's first in a four article series on Jesus' work of transformation in us, this week, we are called to follow Jesus.

Why does the character we long to have take so long to develop?

A Breathtaking Mystery

Melissa Troyer reminds us of the breathtaking partnership we have with Christ to remain in the process of transformation.

The more I discover, the vast possibilities ahead yawn even wider before me.

My Brothers?!

Phil Ware shares insight on how the resurrected Jesus forgave and empowered his his 11 disciples through his radical forgiveness.

How could He Jesus so much more in his disciples than they had ever demonstrated?

Trust God to Lead

Max Lucado reminds us to trust God to lead us into the future and not worry about what is ahead.

Why do we worry about what lies ahead when we know the One Who is already there?

Ancient Wisdom, Today’s Grace: Surprise!

Phil Ware continues his series on 'Ancient Wisdom, Today's Grace' and focuses on our desire to continue to grow in Christ.

When is it okay to think that we've arrived at spiritual maturity?

Staking God's Claim on Our Lives

Steve Hemphill reminds us of the great power for those of us who believe God is still the Great I AM and who intervenes to bless and empower his people today.

God's Word is powerful in our lives when we go public with our faith and commitment to Him!

The Head of the Snake is Crushed!

Max Lucado talks about the defeat of Satan, the devil, by Jesus on the cross.

How do we deal with our fear of evil, the devil, and temptation.

No Turning Back!

Phillip Morrison reminds us to focus forward and let go of the past.

We can't go back, so let's go forward with faith and determination and hope!

Can Jesus Survive Religion's Failures?

Jesus and the gospel message about Jesus continues to be more resilient than the failures, foibles, and fractures among his people.

How has Jesus survived the messes his followers have made over the centuries?

Defying ISIS: #togESTHER

Ann Voskamp on going to Iraq and meeting with those who have lost so much to ISIS and she calls us to wake up and do something

What we can do to help!

The Gift We Really Need

Cathy Messecar reminds us what we need most at Christmas and that only God can give us what humanity and our broken world cannot give.

So watcha asking for this Christmas?

Silence at Christmas to Listen

Rick Brown writes about LSTN headphones, hearing, Starkey hearing foundation, 400 years of silence after the Old Testament, years, silence, quiet, need, hear, hearing, listening, listen, Immanuel.

If we listen, it is not so silent a night at Christmas!

Consecrated?

Patrick Odum takes a risk and invites us to not be so pig-headed about how bad Black Friday or even shopping on Thanksgiving might be, but decide for ourselves and let others do the same as long as we do it giving thanks to God!

Black Friday a part of Thanksgiving, really?

The Swirly Cycle of Destruction

Phil Ware continues his journey through The Story focusing this week on the Judges, especially the cycle of destruction that was leading them to catastrophe and the ways we can escape the cycle.

Which way does your toilet flush?

The News Behind the News

Ron Rose reminds us that God stories are everywhere, but don't make the press because God's work can't be nailed down to a snippet, a spin, a sound byte, or a headline.

Do you ever get a glimpse of God behind the stories we hear everyday?

Good Intentions

Rubel Shelly reminds us of a story told by Ronald Reagan, a joke, that helps us realize that sometimes our best intentions lead to a disaster that we need to admit and take credit for before something worse is done.

Sometimes we've just got to admit we blew up before we make a bigger mistake!

Family Unique: GPS

Rick Brown reminds us that we need to have a plan to negotiate the road that lies ahead for us and for our family and it is called the Genealogical Planning Strategy.

How is your family going to navigate the road ahead?

My Brothers!

Phil Ware shares insight in his LifeWORDS series on the resurrection sayings of Jesus and how Jesus forgave and empowered his failures, his disciples, by this forgiveness.

How could He see so much more in them than they had ever demonstrated?

Focus on the Goal

Sarah Stirman talks about running and rolling her ankle and how it made her afraid to focus on the goal and see the sights.

Do you just keep your head down and focus on only what might be dangerous?

Holiday Hangover

Sarah Stirman reflects on the holiday blues, the ending of Christmas, and the extravagance and expense of the holiday, both modern and old.

Got that sinking feeling now that Christmas is past?

Look Up!

Mike Barres reminds us that we so easily get our focus on things down here and not on the Lord who can help us with our lives and help us solve our problems.

Do you really think you will find answers looking where you're looking now?