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 · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 · Transformation
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus and transformation and focuses today on our walking with Jesus each day in the gospels and learning his words and talking with him and taking on on his character and compassion as the Spirit transforms us.
by Paul Faulkner · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Freedom
When we don't have to impress folks, we are free to live authentically.
by Paul Faulkner · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Freedom
When we don't have to impress folks, we are free to live authentically.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · 1 Peter 2:2-3 · Growth
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to encourage us to grow in Jesus now that we have tasted that the Lord is good and crave good spiritual food.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 · Transformation
Phil Ware challenges us to enter the mystery of the conception and birth of Jesus the Messiah with Mary and find ourselves caught up in the story of Jesus with her.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 · Transformation
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus and transformation and focuses today on our walking with Jesus each day in the gospels and learning his words and talking with him and taking on on his character and compassion as the Spirit transforms us.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 · Transformation
Phil Ware's first in a four article series on Jesus' work of transformation in us, this week, we are called to follow Jesus.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 · Transformation
Phil Ware challenges us to enter the mystery of the conception and birth of Jesus the Messiah with Mary and find ourselves caught up in the story of Jesus with her.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18
Phil Ware answers a question he is often asked by those who are new followers of Jesus or people whose spiritual lives have stagnated: "How can I grow spiritually?"
by Phil Ware · Philippians 3:7-15
Phil Ware continues his series on 'Ancient Wisdom, Today's Grace' and focuses on our desire to continue to grow in Christ.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17-19 · Spiritual Focus · Temptation · Transformation
Phil Ware's first in a four article series on Jesus' work of transformation in us.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Maturity
Phil Ware shares an insight on older people in the Bible and today who kept growing and changing through the years because they wanted to be more like Jesus.
by Ann Voskamp · Proverbs 31 · Priorities
Anne Voskamp reminds us of several absolutely essential points about being useful, productive, and fruitful to God and it often means saying no to early harvests and yes to what takes longer and more work.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 · Transformation
Rubel Shelly reminds us that rushing around to get where we think God wants us to be is seldom God's plan and seldom accomplishes what God wants to do in us.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 3:12-15 · Growth
Rubel Shelly reminds us that wishes aren't plans and we have to begin on the road to growth or it never happens.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 3:12-15
Rubel Shelly reminds us that we are not perfect yet, and admitting our failures and imperfections is not an excuse, but an opportunity to meet God and have his grace help us grow.
by Mike Barres · 1 Corinthians 14:20 · Maturity
Mike Barres challenges us to seek spiritual maturity.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 8:28 · Adversity
Rubel Shelly reminds us of how hard times can actually shape us for the better and help us see our role in making the world a better place.
by Phil Ware · Maturity
Phil Ware addresses the issue of church leadership, hypocrisy, and consumerism by pointing leaders to Paul's example in Colossians of pointing people to Jesus, praying for their maturity, and trusting in Him to supply the power as Paul worked strenuously
by Phil Ware · Philippians 3 · Maturity
Phil Ware compares the journey to maturity with a family vacation in a minivan and reminds us that maturity is the journey, not a destination as we seek to become like Jesus.
by Larry Davies · Colossians 1:28-29 · Leadership
Larry Davies offers a Thanksgiving check up for churches and their leaders as he explores things that make for healthy churches.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 8:28 · Growth
Rubel Shelly reminds us that difficuty can be an opportunity to grow and become more of a person.
by Paul Faulkner · Ephesians 4:2 · Patience
Paul Faulkner tells about a paralyzed friend and his patience, but reminds us that all of us need patience if we are to be what God wants to grow us to be.
by Paul Faulkner · Philippians 2:5-11 · Family
Paul Faulkner looks at the role maturity and unselfishness play in good families.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 3:12-15 · Journey
Phil looks at our spiritual journey to be conformed to Jesus and to go to our home with God and asks how we can get so bogged down in being critical of others who are not at the same point in their journey as we are.
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