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 · Hebrews 4:15 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware comes in right after Valentine's Day and reminds us about iceberg dates on our calendar that tend to sink us and overwhelm us with feelings of being alone, being failures, and being abandoned but that we can overcome them by crying out to Jesus
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 2:12 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues a short series on the Holy Spirit focusing on John 14 and what it means for Jesus to not leave us as orphans, but to come to us and show himself to us and be in us and make his home with us.
by Phil Ware · James 1:26 · Acceptance
Phil Ware talks about reaching the 1,000 sponsored child mark with Heartlight.org and verseoftheday.com and what a great mark this is to break.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 2:18 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit and the gift of the Spirit's intercession before the Father in prayer that guarantees that our words and emotions are heard.
by Phil Ware · Galatians 6:10 · Grace
Phil Ware writes about four remarkable young women -- Karen, Melody, Annie, and Jinda -- and how Compassion and mission trips and Jesus have changed everything for them.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:4 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware begins a short 4 part series on the Holy Spirit as we begin the New Year, this one is focused on living by the power of the Holy Spirit.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 4:16 · Incarnation · Idols
Phil Ware has one more Christmas thought to place in our hearts before we lose Jesus in the New Year!
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 9:10 · Comparison
Phil Ware writes part of a monthly series on his Compassion visit to Chiang Mai Thailand as Heartlight.org and Verseoftheday.com move closer to 1,000 sponsored children.
by Phil Ware · 1 Timothy 3:11 · Women
Phil Ware finishes his short series on the value of women to God and to the early church.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 1:26 · Conception · Complement
Phil Ware continues his series on looking at how the Bible values a woman, this week focusing on what it means to be complements.
by Phillip Morrison · Hebrews 4:15
Phillip Morrison writes to remind us that the Ferguson tragedy is not new, but a repeated wound or scar, and we need trusted friends to help address the issue, and the same is true with our lives and Jesus our friend.
by Phillip Morrison · Mark 10:13 · Abuse
Phillip Morrison writes about a serious situation that was brought to light by an obituary -- child abuse -- and Phil Ware offers some helpful suggestions on ways to bring redemption out of the hurt of this world.
by Phil Ware · Mark 6:1 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on inviting Jesus to church and focuses on the question, who is Jesus family, the ones who find it so hard to believe and who will not allow him to act because of their unbelief.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 10:45 · Leadership
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the real definition of a leader as someone who serves others because leadership is always for the sake of others.
by Lisa Mikitarian · Deuteronomy 31:8 · Abba Father
Lisa Mikitarian shares from current events and from her own experience about the grief and sorrow those we love face and how to help them -- support them, come alongside of them to support, care, and love them.
by Phil Ware · James 1:27 · Compassion
Phil Ware gives three reasons to sponsor a child with Compassion International.
by Cathy Messecar · Luke 17:6 · Faith
Cathy Messecar reminds us that a little faith in God goes a long way!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 25:31 · Immanuel
Phil Ware continues his leadership series on the Immanuel Sayings or ways to experience Jesus, this one focuses on compassionate service.
by Tim Woodroof · Matthew 28:18 · Mission
Tim Woodroof completes the Interim Ministry Partners, http://www.interimministrypartners.com, series on helping a church determine its mission.
by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues the http://interimministrypartners.com team series on a church finding its mission and living it out so it can grow and be vital and make a difference.
by Kasey Pipes · 2 Corinthians 10:21 · Politics
Kasey Pipes shares very personal observations about Washington, D.C., politics, humility, blogging, writing, and pride.
by Greg Anderson · Acts 20:30 · Personhood · People
Greg Anderson continues the series from Interim Ministry Partners about helping a church discover its mission by focusing on the people in the process.
by Phil Ware · Church Growth
Phil Ware continues the Interim Ministry Partners series on helping declining and aging churches find new life.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Corinthians 1:3 · Suicide
Rubel Shelly share insight into Rick and Kay Warren's interview on Piers Morgan about their son Matthew whose mental illness led him to commit suicide.
by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 4:5 · Rescue
Ron Rose writes about the good things he used to find in the garbage dump and how there are special surprises and treasures that he found along the way and how we can do the same thing with people if we are willing to get messy.
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