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 · Exodus 33:15
Phil Ware finishes up his 5 part series on experiencing Immanuel and summarizes the content of the four previous articles.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18 · Immanuel
Phil Ware does part 4 in a 5 part series on the Immanuel passages in Matthew, this week is the Great Commission, Matthew 28:18-20, focusing on cross cultural outreach and disciple-making, something much more involved than just evangelism.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 25:31 · Immanuel
Phil Ware continues his leadership series on the Immanuel Sayings or ways to experience Jesus, this one focuses on compassionate service.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 1:2 · Immanuel
Phil Ware continues his series on experiencing God through Jesus, Immanuel, this time focusing upon our need for spiritual community, family, fellowship.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:22
Phil Ware begins a series of articles on the Immanuel Sayings in Matthew and this is done in coordination with Interim Ministry Partners and focuses on experiencing Jesus, or Immanuel.
by Phil Ware · John 20:19 · Communication
Phil Ware looks at Jesus' interaction with the man with leprosy in Mark 1 and how it is a blueprint for how we need to be in our communication with others.
by Tom Norvell · John 10:10
Tom Norvell shares with us insight into our skepticism and why we find it so hard to trust anyone.
by Phil Ware · Luke 1:26 · Christmas
Phil Ware wishes everyone Merry Christmas for the Heartlight team and shares 3 different ways to share the story of Jesus at Christmas: a short form, the Bible text from "The Voice" Compass Bible and from a Worship House Media video about a child coming.
by Phillip Morrison · Genesis 1:1 · Speech · Earth
Phillip Morrison writes about the Apollo 8 moon orbit and the famous earthrise photo taken by the astronauts orbiting the moon in what otherwise would have been a disastrous year for America.
by Tim Woodroof · 1 Corinthians 12:18 · Spiritual Gifts
Tim Woodroof continues the series on a church finding or calling a new preaching minister or senior pastor, especially during interim ministry, and the key point is that a church needs to know who it is and what God has called them to do before they try t
by Phillip Morrison · Luke 23:34
Phillip Morrison talks about the greatest Christmas gift of all, the gift of forgiveness.
by Rick Brown · John 3:16 · Christmas
Rick Brown writes about LSTN headphones, hearing, Starkey hearing foundation, 400 years of silence after the Old Testament, years, silence, quiet, need, hear, hearing, listening, listen, Immanuel.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 11:25 · Religion
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the keys to following Jesus by pulling our leg about a bunch of rules for building a snowman.
by Ann Voskamp · Galatians 6:4 · Complaining · Comparison
Ann Voskamp reminds women and their daughters about the dangers of comparison and how it belittles the work of God going on in each person we see.
by Phil Ware · 2 Samuel 23:15 · Immanuel
Phil Ware continues his thoughts on the Immanuel passages in Matthew and challenges us to not settle for less than an experience of God -- Father, Son or Holy Spirit -- and not simply religious experience.
by Phillip Morrison · Matthew 25:40 · Burnout · Build
Phillip Morrison shares an experience building a Habitat for Humanity house with an African American Methodist preacher and him a Church of Christ preacher.
by Phil Ware · Mark 3:13 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on The Yearning, our need and desire and longing for Jesus to be real to us and close to us and experienceable in our daily lives.
by Ann Voskamp · Ephesians 5:21 · Romantic Love
Ann Voskamp writes about how much she loves her husband and why.
by Joe Beam · Ephesians 5:21
Joe Beam reminds us about how to be a good and effective husband who becomes awesome in the eyes of his wife.
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 Phil Ware · Luke 8:22
Phil Ware finishes his series on Out of the Box with a final call to get out of the boat and follow Jesus.
by Ann Voskamp · James 2:17 · Faith
Ann Voskamp reminds us that faith and prayer are a two street and the both are intertwined with each other and when this happens, grace, joy, and healing flow into Shalom, peace, wholeness and fullness of life.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 1:22 · Jesus
Rubel Shelly comments and describes the difference between Superman and Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Luke 7:20 · Jesus
Phil Ware begins a series on Jesus called "Outside the Box" and challenges us to follow Jesus and ask the question, "Who is this man?" because it is the most important question in the world.
by Tim Archer · 1 Samuel 16:7 · Heart
Photos often represent a "reality" that doesn't exist. They focus on the surface level. God looks beyond that, looking at the heart. How do we get our hearts right? God can fix them.