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 Phil Ware · Acts 4:32 · Prayer
Phil Ware reminds us that the phrase 'don't just stand there do something' is absolutely wrong: we must pray first, then let the Lord lead us to know what to do!
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Acts 1:4 · Mission
James Nored and Phil Ware share Jesus' plan to reach all peoples, like the Ethiopian Nobleman and the people in the farthest reaches of the earth, with the goodness of grace.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 11:1 · Pride
Phil Ware and James Nored share through words, images, and video the story of the Tower of Babel and the self-destructive danger of pride and arrogance.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Acts 1:4 · Mission
James Nored and Phil Ware share Jesus' plan to reach all peoples, like the Ethiopian Nobleman and the people in the farthest reaches of the earth, with the goodness of grace.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:14 · Prayer
Phil Ware begins a series of messages built around the disciples' request to Jesus to teach them to pray with today focusing on our need to pray first.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 3:13 · Speech
Phil Ware shares how the Holy Spirit convicted him about the kind of speech he, and we must use in a world that has gone crazy at attacking each other.
by Phil Ware · Acts 20:25 · Affirm
Phil Ware reminds us how important it is to use love language with those who are precious to us and we can begin by doing this with Jesus.
by Phil Ware · John 1:1
Phil Ware looks at the gospel of John chapter 1 and reflects on all the titles, names, and descriptions given to Jesus in this one chapter and what it really means for us.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 2:1 · Atonement · Communion · Lord's Supper
Phil Ware continues his series on 'Beyond Bread and Wine' focusing on Jesus' death for the sin of the whole world and a special Sunday in Bangkok, Thailand.
by Phil Ware · John 20:19 · Communion
Phil Ware continues his series of Communion devotionals called 'Beyond Bread and Wine' with a reminder that our often taken for granted hands can lead us to a profound grace!
by Byron Ware · Ephesians 4:29
Byron Ware reminds us of the vital importance of how we communicate both in the words we choose to say, not speak, and the non-verbals we use as we speak them.
by Deonna Shake · 1 Thessalonians 5:16 · Attitude
Deonna Shake uses her vast coaching and playing experience to introduce a key concept called "default face" and reminds us that how we carry ourselves says a lot about us.
by Rubel Shelly · Hell
Rubel Shelly talks about the way Satan dupes into buying the lie about holiness and goodness and gets us to buy the sins of self-destruction.
by Brian McCutchen · 1 John 1:10 · Love
Brian McCutchen reminds us that God's love is redeeming -- it forgives, cleanses, makes whole, and buys us back from our messes and lifts us from our burdens.
by Russ Lawson · 1 John 2:1 · Incarnation · Inclusion
Russ Lawson reminds us that kids can say something wrongly, but at the same time remind us of greater truth.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Peter 2:10 · Holiness
Rubel Shelly reminds us that our character and our faith are reflected as much by how we drive as how we go to church.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 2:1 · Missions
Phil Ware talks about being mission-minded and outreach oriented and not letting other cultures, languages, ethnicities, races, or differences block us from sharing Jesus.
by Tammy Marcelain · James 1:21 · Speech
Tammy Marcelain shares insight on who we welcome and how we welcome them into our midst, and also reflects on what we do to push them away and hurt them with our words and actions.
by Russ Lawson · Colossians 4:6 · Speech
Russ Lawson reminds us to say the right thing all the time.
by Phil Ware · 1 Timothy 2:1 · Prayer
Phil Ware reflects on 9-11 and reminds us to pray, while directing us to read and think through our faith.
by Paul Faulkner · James 5:12 · Speech
Paul Faulkner reminds us of the awesome power of words and our human ability to use them to distort the truth and anger God.
by Tom Norvell · Ecclesiastes 1:15 · Wisdom
Tom Norvell reminds us about the nature of regrets and the wish we hadn't done what we've done, so he encourages us to live life differently.
by Steve Ridgell · John 14:6 · Salvation
We all need help to get where we're going. If you don't know how to get to Jesus, don't be afraid to ask someone who does.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 4:29 · Speech
Shock jocks have tried to out do each other in shocking, crude, and obscene remarks on radio, TV, and interviews and they have crossed the line and we are the only ones who can do something about it.
by Russ Lawson · Colossians 4:6 · Speech
Russ Lawson reminds us that we can and should be considerate, comforting, and encouraging in the way we respond to others.
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