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 Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Ephesians 3:20-21 · More Than
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's greatness
by Phil Ware · Luke 1 · Women
Phil Ware focuses on Jesus, the New Testament, the Bible teaches about the value, importance, and role of women in God's unfolding plan of grace.
by Patrick D. Odum · Romans 3:23 · Parenting · Mothers · Sin
Patrick Odum challenges us to look at sin, community involvement, engagement in the problems of our world, and what it means to be a citizen of the world in which we live.
by Phil Ware · Luke 10:41-42 · Women
Phil Ware continues his series of reflections on what the Bible teaches about the value, importance, and role of women in God's unfolding plan of grace.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 18:24 · Friendship
Rubel Shelly talks about the repeated and consistent loss of friends and friendship in American culture and how we can combat it.
by Steve Ridgell · 1 Corinthians 11:17-22 · Church
Church is about so much more than just showing up. It is about being with God.
by Rubel Shelly · Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 · Peer Pressure
Rubel Shelly reminds us that there is a positive side to peer pressure and we can use it to catch ourselves up in good redemptive actions that bless others.
by Steve Ridgell · 1 Corinthians 10:17 · Church
Being serious about following Jesus means being involved with people that will help you accomplish that.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 9:10-11 · Adoption
Phil Ware shares insights on ways to be for life: more than right to birth, let's help children find real life.
by Phil Ware · Luke 19:1-10 · Community
Phil Ware talks about the tension between insiders and outsiders and how we are to view community and the way we connect our outside friends to it.
by Larry Davies · Matthew 28:18-20 · Evangelism
Larry Davies reminds us that igniting people's passion is what it's all about in the life of the church and we need to do that, then turn them loose and let them go!
by Alan Smith · Galatians 6:9-10 · Value
Alan Smith reminds us that our passion to find something is in direct proportion to our sense of value in that thing.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 4:12-13 · Leadership
Leaders build confidence, encourage others, and equip to serve and thus change the culture of an organization.
by Tom Norvell · John 15:5 · Failure · Fruitfulness
We must remain connected to Jesus if we are going to bear fruit in the Lord.
by Kimberli J. Brackett · Romans 8:28 · Providence
Journaling allows us to see God's work, his fingerprints, his involvement in our lives.
by Ron Rose · James 2 · Compassion
So often we don't live a life of faith because we are afraid to get out of the car and get involved!
by Alan Smith · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Empathy
If we have been through a hard time, we know how it feels and God can use us to comfort others.
by Alan Smith · 1 Corinthians 12:26
We are the body of Christ and we can't all be the same and can't we leave anyone behind.