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 Mark Frost · Acts 1 · Prayer
Mark Frost finishes his 4 part series on Acts 1 and the key scenes that set the stage for the church to launch out into a whole new era of mission.
by Mark Frost · Acts 1 · Body of Christ
Mark Frost of Interim Ministry Partners shares insight on viewing the church through the lens of Acts and focuses today on the church being the living, breathing, embodiment or incarnation of Jesus to the world.
by Phil Ware · Galatians 3:26-29
Phil Ware continues his series on the way God values a woman and how Pentecost begins a new humanity that is to work itself out in the life of Jesus' people, the church.
by Lisa Noble · Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 · Dangerous · Dance
Lisa Noble shares a beautiful and intimate reflection of her walk, or better yet her dance with the Lord and his lead in her life.
by Tim Archer · Luke 18:10-14 · Salvation
Jesus wants to remind us that performing a series of religious acts doesn't make us right with God. Our attitude matters. What the Bible calls "the heart." While men look at the outside, God looks at the heart.
by Phillip Morrison · 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 · Jesus
Phillip Morrison reminds us of the importance of the last week of Jesus' life.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23
Phil Ware begins a series of articles on the Immanuel Sayings in Matthew and this is done in coordination with Interim Ministry Partners and focuses on experiencing Jesus, or Immanuel.
by Ron Rose · Psalm 139:13-16 · Accountability · Adventure
Ron Rose is back to challenging us to treat our spiritual life like and adventure and let God lead us by faith and not hide the monotony of our same old routines.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 3:14-17 · Jesus · Inspiration
Phil Ware remembers an old mentor who has gone to be with Jesus, Neil Lightfoot, and as he recalls a lesson from John 4 about real faith is also reminded about the nature of inspired truth.
by Jackie Halstead, Ph.D. · Romans 12:1-2
Jackie Halstead shares with us the process of Examen as she reviews 2013 and looks ahead to 2014 and dedicates her life to God.
by Mark Frost · Mission
Mark Frost continues the series on discovering your mission before finding your minister with the Interim Ministry Partners team and he focuses on prayer.
by Ron Rose · Colossians 3:17 · Work
Ron Rose reminds us that work is sacred and we should not divide our lives into sacred and secular boxes.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:26-27 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor focusing this week on prayer, especially prayer as a redemptive tool of offering forgiveness and blessing to those who are our enemies and who mistreat us.
by Phil Ware · Luke 3:21-22 · Affirm
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor focusing on affirmation.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 63:1 · Immanuel
Phil Ware continues his thoughts on the Immanuel passages in Matthew and challenges us to not settle for less than an experience of God -- Father, Son or Holy Spirit -- and not simply religious experience.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Great Commission
Phil Ware does part 4 of a 5 part series on experiencing Jesus' presence from the gospel of Matthew, focusing on the Great Commission and Jesus' promise to be present.
by Scot McKnight · 2 Timothy 3:16-17 · Bible
Scot McKnight shares some things on his heart about Scripture, the Bible, and how we have misplaced it as the Church and forgotten to listen to God speak through His Word.
by Phil Ware · Joshua 3 · Constants · Consecration
Phil Ware completes his two article series on being strong and courageous and being ready to see God do great things among us.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 · Transformation
Rubel Shelly reminds us that rushing around to get where we think God wants us to be is seldom God's plan and seldom accomplishes what God wants to do in us.
by Ron Rose · Romans 8:15
Ron Rose talks about his adopted grand daughter Halle Grace and how important hugs are to her.
by Phil Ware · Acts 11:19-30 · Grace
Phil Ware continues his series on The Story and focuses on the church at Antioch and the grace that empowered the church to be all God intended it to be.
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:1-11 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on The Story and reminds us that we can all be John the Baptist, the baptizer, to people around us.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 12:28 · Worship
Phil Ware finishes his series on What is Core by talking about worship and the importance of meeting together in big and small groups, but also living out the life God has called us to lead, being a reflection of the righteous character and gracious compa
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 · Spiritual Gifts
Phil Ware reminds us that we are all God's gifted children and that God has put his signature on each of us in three different ways.
by Phil Ware · Luke 24:13-27 · Communion
Phil Ware talks about what is core to our faith and then ties it to everyday meals as well as our celebration of the Lord's Supper.
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