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 Phil Ware · Ephesians 1:19 · Delivered
Phil Ware begins a series called Saved at Sea which focuses on God's deliverance and truth found in the stories about the sea and rivers and water in the Bible.
by Phil Ware · Mark 9:14 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his series of posts from the discipleship section of Mark chapters 8-10, this time focusing on the boy the disciples of Jesus could not heal.
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35 · Ministry
Phil Ware talks about spending time in communion with God so that we can know best how to respond to those who need compassion and yet help us keep to our mission.
by Max Lucado · 1 John 4:19 · Love
Max Lucado reminds us to accept and receive the love God longs to give us.
by Melissa Troyer · Psalm 139:13 · Birth
Melissa Troyer shares the challenging and agonizing and glorious moments of giving birth through several difficult deliveries and remembers all the key people who have formed her into the woman she has become.
by Shirley Turner · 1 Timothy 5:1
Finding help for aging adults with Alzheimer's, ALS, and other mobility-related issues is essential to care for those you love fully.
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 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 Max Lucado · Psalm 8:1 · Presence
Max Lucado reminds us that God's grace shows up for us daily in the nail-scarred hands that Jesus uses to rescue us and work with us through his presence in our lives.
by Phil Ware · John 21:15 · Rest · Restore
Phil Ware continues his 'I Doubt It' series and reminds us that Jesus not only forgives and cleanses, but he restores and calls us back to ministry.
by Max Lucado · Ephesians 3:14 · Holy Spirit
Max Lucado's reminder, and new book, that because of God, and the work of the HOly Spirit, we are not alone and our help is here!
by Ron Rose · Job 38:1 · Questions
Ron Rose wants us all to ask ourselves some important questions at this stage in our lives to be ready to instruct those who are younger and also ourselves.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:13 · Cross
Phil Ware talks about the triumphal entry of Jesus and the darkness that Jesus faced for all of us to defeat the darkness and bring us to light.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 13:5 · Comforter
Phil Ware continues his series on Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight, focusing this week on the power of Jesus' promise in the face of his own impending death.
by Paul Faulkner · Galatians 5:1
Paul Faulkner reminds us of our freedom in Christ to serve and find God's blessing.
by Ron Rose · 1 Corinthians 2:12 · Holy Spirit
Ron Rose reminds us that without the Holy Spirit alive in us, we have no guide to help us understand the Scriptures, much less God or Jesus or the holy plans and promises for us!
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 Melissa Troyer · 2 Corinthians 12:10
Melissa Troyer talks about coming to the end of our own abilities, resources, and power to fix ourselves, our problems, and deal with our difficult situations on our own, and then we ask for help and prayer.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Hebrews 10:33 · Servant
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in online virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to have a heart for God's people and to serve them in love.
by Max Lucado · John 14:15
Max Lucado reminds us of the Holy Spirit living in us based on Jesus' promise and Jesus' special name for the Spirit, the Paraclete
by Phil Ware · Luke 22:26 · Groups · Greatness
Phil Ware shares about the important influence of Paul Faulkner, especially for the online ministries of Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Finish
Phil Ware begins an eight-part series on eight truths that turned the world upside down, a look at the early verses of the book of Acts.
by Tom Norvell · Galatians 6:10 · Servant
Tom Norvell catches himself complaining about the things he tired of in TV, in others, and in himself, and then reminds himself he is accomplishing nothing and needs to be doing good and not growing weary.
by Max Lucado · John 16:16 · Presence
Max Lucado reminds us that we are not alone in our storms, but Jesus comes to us in the storms before he stills the storms.
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