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 Tom Norvell · Psalm 139
Tom Norvell reminds us of the truth of David's famous Psalm 139 about God's presence in every twist, turn, and chapter of our lives.
by Phil Ware · John 1 · Jesus · Obedience · Believe
Now that Easter has passed, what are we going to do with Jesus? How about spending time with him in the gospel of John so we can know him for ourselves?
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 13:5-6 · Experience
Phil Ware reminds us of the Lord's nearness, four ways we can experience that nearness, but most importantly, he reminds us to seek the Lord's presence in our lives, always.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 3:8-11 · Jesus · Knowing God · Experience
Phil Ware reminds us that there is simply no substitute for truly knowing Jesus!
by Phil Ware · Revelation 3:20 · Jesus
Phil Ware shares a message he has shared privately many times about how to experience Jesus, how for Jesus to be real in our lives, each day.
by Phil Ware · Acts 16:1-4 · Faith · Discipleship · Legacy
Phil Ware completes his four-part series called 'Ancient Wisdom, Modern Grace.' He reminds us of our need to be a risk-taking group of Jesus followers
by Phil Ware · Acts 16 · God's Will
Phil Ware begins a series for church leaders and congregations in transition which uses Paul's experiences in his ministry to Macedonian churches to help us in our struggles today.
by Phil Ware · Mark 6:1-6 · Miracle · Trust · Believe
Phil Ware reminds us of the dangers of limiting what Jesus can do among us and through us because we think we know what we can expect of him.
by Max Lucado · Psalm 139:13-16 · Purpose · Self Talk · Salvation
Max Lucado reminds us that we are precious to God and he has done everything he can to help us see that we are precious to the Creator of the universe.
by Phil Ware · John 1
Phil Ware continues his series on The Andrew Effect and about connecting others with Jesus as our life's mission.
by Phil Ware · John 14:7 · Incarnation
Phil Ware compares Jesus to a keyhole through which we look at God and the closer we get to Jesus the more clearly we see God.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 10:29-37
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the dangers of isolating or cocooning ourselves against the world to the point we are fearful and withdrawn and lose contact with real people in real life.
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 Phil Ware · Nehemiah 3:1-32 · Nehemiah
Phil Ware shares a third message from the book of Nehemiah, this one focusing on the great work of ordinary people given in lists of names in Nehemiah.
by Tim Archer · John 17:3 · Knowing God
It seems to me that some people interact with Jesus in the same way. They take a moment out of their busy lives and give it to him. Just a moment. He is a stop on the way, an interruption to a more important routine. And they never really see him. Othe
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 Phil Ware · John 17:1-3 · Jesus
Phil Ware shares the beginning of A Year with Jesus and an invitation to join the free daily devotional and get to know Jesus more fully during the course of the year as you journey together through the New Testament.
by Steve Ridgell · Revelation 2:17 · Name
Nicknames are given to us by people who know us and love us. God knows us, loves us, and has a special name picked out for us.
by Steve Ridgell · John 4:39 · Jesus
Jesus knows me. He know me better than I know myself. He loves me anyway. And I love that.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Psalm 46:10 · Rapture · Rain
Teresa Bell Kindred shares her love for the rain, being still, thinking about the reason and purpose we are here, and Amy Purdy.
by Lisa Mikitarian · Romans 8:28 · Adventure
Lisa Mikitarian reminds us that life with the Lord really is an adventure because when we love him and are called according to his purposes then he works in our life through adventure to bless us and bring him glory.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:18-25 · Christmas
Phil Ware finishes the year 2012 with two powerful posts or articles about Jesus' birth and the people gathered around him, and emphasizes that God's greatest beginnings are found in hard endings.
by Phil Ware · Judges 2:7-19 · Repentance
Phil Ware continues his journey through The Story focusing this week on the Judges, especially the cycle of destruction that was leading them to catastrophe and the ways we can escape the cycle.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 2:22 · Change · Champion
Ruble Shelly helps think through some of the challenges of change!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Evangelism
Phil Ware continues his series on last words and first priority, and emphasizes the power of our influence to help others know, follow, and obey Jesus.
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