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 · John 9:1 · Comparison
Phil Ware reminds us how Jesus viewed people and challenged us by his example to view each person as someone in whom the works of God need to be done.
by Phil Ware · Isaiah 57:15 · Incarnation
Phil Ware reminds us of the discontinuity, the absolute collision, of the grime of our world and the glory of God in the birth of Jesus.
by Phillip Morrison · Luke 22:44 · Homebound · Holy Week
Phillip Morrison reminds us where the journey of Holy Week ends and our new life in Christ begins, the cross and the empty tomb.
by Max Lucado · John 1:12 · Christmas
Max Lucado reminds us to make our heart a manger and every day Christmas.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 11:21 · Jesus · Christmas · Mary, Jesus' Mother
Phil Ware reminds us of the gritty reality of Jesus' birth and Mary choosing to accept the challenge of being Jesus' mother and reminds us of our need to commit to have Jesus born in our lives.
by Max Lucado · Colossians 1:21 · Christmas
Max Lucado reminds us that Christ is our hope and that we can invite him into our lives anew, and to stay, this Christmas.
by Brian McCutchen · Proverbs 31:11 · Family
Brian McCutchen reminds us of the importance of family
by Phillip Morrison · Luke 6:38 · Giving · Earthquake
Phillip Morrison reminds us that giving of ourselves and our funds brings untold blessings to both the receiver and the giver!
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Hebrews 2:14 · Incarnation
James and Phil continue their series on The Story of Redemption by focusing on the birth of Jesus and what it means for us.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1 · God · Immanuel · Presence
Phil Ware and James Nored remind us that we can journey with God like Abraham, knowing that he goes with us until he brings us fully home.
by Patrick D. Odum · Psalm 103:10 · Grace
Patrick Odum shares an insightful take on the target of Cubs' fans wrath for the past years for interfering with a foul ball trying to be caught by Moises Alou.
by Phil Ware · John 1:14
Phil Ware challenges us to remember that Jesus was God made touchable and that Communion makes God touchable to us again.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · 1 John 5:3 · Divorce · Disobedience
James Nored and Phil Ware share in thought and video several important truths about the Tower of Babel story and the human resistance to the will of God.
by Phil Ware · Acts 2:38 · Outreach
Phil Ware continues his 'I doubt it!' series and looks at Jesus' promise that the fields are ready for harvest.
by James Nored and Phil Ware · Genesis 1:31 · Fake · Fall
James Nored and Phil Ware continue helping us find our story in God's story, this time looking at the Fall.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Psalm 139:13 · phil · phil
James Nored and Phil Ware continue their series on Finding My Story in God's Story and listening to what the Bible says about our world, about us, and about where to find life.
by Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 4:13 · Christmas
Phil Ware finishes his series on "Give Me Jesus" focusing on our role as his people to be his presence to the world.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:18 · Christmas
Phil Ware shares a Merry Christmas greeting from all of the Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com family.
by Phil Ware · Luke 2:12 · Christmas
This is part of a 4 part series on Jesus' birth called, "Give Me Jesus," and this one focuses on finding him now.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:15
Phil Ware begins a four series set of articles for Advent and this first one is called BEFORE and focuses on Jesus being God, pre-existent before the world began.
by Max Lucado · Luke 2:7 · Christmas
Max Lucado reminds that Jesus, the Son of God, the Christ and Messiah, came to us in a manger in Bethlehem.
by Phil Ware · Luke 2:15 · Church · Abba Father · Compassion
Phil Ware challenges our settled notions about church in the box and wants us to realize that Jesus has so much more in store for us if we will make the moves necessary to experience Jesus and his story for ourselves.
by Max Lucado · Mark 9:2 · Jesus · Lord · More Than
Max Lucado reminds us that Jesus defies description and won't fit into any boxes that limit him and make him manageable.
by Phil Ware · John 19:25 · Grief
Phil Ware pauses and looks at the pain of grieving parents at the loss of a child and reminds us to forgo easy answers and cling to the stories and promises of Jesus.
by Tom Norvell · John 8:10 · Forgiveness
Tom Norvell reminds us of a well known truth we so often forget and even more infrequently apply.
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