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 Max Lucado · Matthew 5
Max Lucado writes to remind us of our need to surrender our anxiety, and everything else, to Jesus and let him change our name and our future.
by Max Lucado · Revelation 3:20 · Christmas
Max Lucado reminds us to make our heart a manger and every day Christmas.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:19-22 · Grace
Phil Ware tells us a simple story of a mother's love to remind how our Father sees us as his treasure.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 11:26
Phil Ware reminds us that The Lord's Supper is not a time to just look back, but also a time of great anticipation and eager expectation for the Lord's return.
by Max Lucado · Psalm 103
Max Lucado reminds us that Jesus appeared to Mary and what this exchange means to all of us.
by Rick Brown · Luke 2 · Christmas
Rick Brown reminds us that we can tell the story of Jesus' birth just as well as the shepherds did!
by Max Lucado · Revelation 19:9 · Thanksgiving
Max Lucado reminds us as we finish up with Thanksgiving that the joys of the feast and the family will swallow up the memories of the journey and the wait.
by Phil Ware · John 10:10 · phil · phil · phil
Phil Ware finishes his six-part series on Paul's promises to the Philippians that the Lord is always near and God and the peace he brings will be with them.
by Phillip Morrison · Matthew 5:44-48 · Forgiveness · Prayer · Grace
Phillip Morrison reminds us that we are saved by grace and God expects us to be gracious.
by Brian McCutchen · Romans 5:8 · Encourage · Blessed · Joy
Brian McCutchen reminds us of the joyous and infectious virtues of a heart gladly surrendered to Jesus, like Michelle's.
by Phillip Morrison · Acts 2:38 · Baptism
Phillip Morrison reminds us of the most simple and basic reason of all to be baptized: Jesus wants us to be!
by Max Lucado · Luke 12
Max Lucado reminds us that we shouldn't and we can't define who we are by what we have or don't have, but by our contentment in the Lord.
by Max Lucado · John 14:20-33 · Joy
Max Lucado reminds us that contagious joy is rooted in courageous joy and not contingent joy, and our courageous joy is rooted in Jesus and faith in what God did through Jesus.
by Max Lucado · Philippians 4:8 · Gardening · Fruit of the Spirit
Max Lucado reminds us that our life is made by what we choose to do with our character and our heart.
by Steve Ridgell · Luke 2:10-11 · Christmas
Christmas is very difficult for many people. Is it really possible to find joy, peace, hope, and love this year.
by Brian McCutchen · 1 Corinthians 11:28 · Future
Brian McCutchen reminds us to trust God and learn that our current circumstances aren't forever and that God can lead us to a new place.
by Scripture · Philippians 1:2-6 · Thanksgiving
heartlight.org, verseoftheday.com, ayearwithjesus.com all want to say thank you in the words of Scripture for your prayers, love, support, and encouragement.
by Steve Ridgell · Life
People choose the wrong direction for life. It may be they do not know the right way, or they try an easier shortcut, or they just want to do it their way.
by Bill Sherrill · Psalm 6:6 · Quiet Time · Psalms
Bill Sherrill reminds us that life is full of ups and downs, good things and bad, so we need to find the good and not the bad.
by Phil Ware · Revelation 21:1-5 · Heaven
Phil Ware concludes his 10 part series on "Saved at Sea" dealing with sea stories in the Bible and how God has always saved his people, this time focusing on the ultimate saved at sea story, Revelation 21:1-5
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 4:1-2 · Joy
Rubel Shelly reminds us that being dour doesn't help any of us make disciples or friends.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 107:1-43 · Called · Calm
Rubel Shelly reminds us about God's enfolding peace in the middle of life's worse storms and that this has been true for centuries.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · James 1:3 · Happiness
Teresa Bell Kindred reminds us that what we define as happiness is nearly always temporary pleasure that is soon gone and leaves us unhappy; happiness is really on our own shoulders.
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 · Genesis 1:25-31 · Intimacy
Phil Ware continues his series on fifty shades of grace and what God has in mind for us in marriage with sexual and physical and spiritual and emotional intimacy.
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