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 Phillip Morrison · Isaiah 6:1-8 · Grief
Phillip Morrison, with a few words of introduction by Phil Ware, reflects on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the events that include Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby and the time that all of America became a church.
by Phil Ware · Luke 8 · Salvation
Phil Ware continues his series on Out of the Box and focusing on the big Four primal fears that Jesus helps us address and he reminds us that salvation involves a from, for, and to component and shouldn't be simply elevator theology.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 3:19 · Love
Rubel Shelley takes a look at coach Scott Nagy of South Dakota State and sees a great slogan: play like you are loved.
by Phil Ware · Malachi 2:13-14 · Faithfulness
Phil Ware shares some thoughts on Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, family, commitments, being a winner, and being number 1.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 14:12 · Mistakes
Rubel Shelly reminds us of a story told by Ronald Reagan, a joke, that helps us realize that sometimes our best intentions lead to a disaster that we need to admit and take credit for before something worse is done.
by Lisa Mikitarian · Ephesians 1:4-6 · Stress
Lisa Mikitarian reflects on the passing of her husband's kidney stone and is caught up in the pain of two more passings.
by Ron Rose · 1 John 4:10-12 · Loving
Ron Rose reminds us about the true spirit of giving and that it isn't barter love or ledger sheet giving, but generous giving like we have received from God.
by Phil Ware · John 3:16 · Prejudice
With very different types of issues emerging recently on the issue of race, why not look at some Scriptures to see how God feels about this issue.
by Tammy Marcelain · Hebrews 13:5-6
Tammy is brought to a deeper realization of just how important God's faithfulness is to her through her journey through life with her son's cancer.
by Alan Smith · 1 Peter 2:19-23 · Courage
Jackie Robinson demonstrated true courage when he handled himself in an exemplerary manner when becoming the first black to play pro baseball in the major leagues.
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