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 Rubel Shelly · 2 Timothy 3:13-17 · Bible
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the Bible is far from safe and is dangerous to read because it challenges us and changes us and brings us to Jesus to be transformed.
by Ben Steed · John 21:4-17 · Disciple Making · Discipleship · Holy Spirit
He moved about the room like a tornado comprised of stickers, kittens, lollipops and pure joy.
by Phil Ware · Song of Songs 4:9-16 · Sexuality
Phil Ware continues his series of posts and articles called Fifty Shades of Grace and focuses on the gift of pleasure, delight, joy, fulfillment, and blessing in sexual intimacy for the Christian married couple.
by Phil Ware · 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 · Acts 2:38-39 · 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 · John 3:1-26
Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit with a focus on being born of the Spirit and its ties to faith, baptism, and repentance.
by Phil Ware · Galatians 5:16-26 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his short series on the Holy Spirit focusing on dancing with the Spirit and keeping in step with the Spirit.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit focusing on Jesus and our need for Jesus to be the transforming presence in our lives.
by Phil Ware · John 3:3-7 · 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 · Romans 8:1-16 · Christmas
Phil Ware reminds us of the weather when Jesus came, filled with the fresh wind and heavenly breezes of heaven brought by the Holy Spirit.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23
Phil Ware writes a two part series on Finding Jesus at Christmas and this one focuses on spending time with Jesus in the Gospels.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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.