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 Byron Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:5
Byron Ware writes about getting ourselves ready for being marriage material!
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 Max Lucado · 1 Timothy 1:12 · Transformation · Conversion
Max Lucado reminds us of the importance of Jesus' power to change us and make us new and give us a new name -- he points to the apostle Paul, who was once Saul, the persecutor.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Perseverance · Commitment · Christlikeness
Phil Ware shares article three in his four part series on being transformed to become like Jesus.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17 · Christlikeness · Change · 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 Max Lucado · Psalm 139:13 · 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 · Habakkuk 3:2 · God · Faith · Power
Phil Ware shares a redemptive way of looking toward the future and committing to live so generations have faith.
by Max Lucado · 1 Corinthians 2:16
Max Lucado reminds us that God is at work in us to make us and transform us to be like Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Mark 2:13 · Grace · Fellowship · Communion
Phil Ware reminds us that we want to not only share in the Lord's Supper, but we also want our table to be like Levi's table of grace and friendship.
by Max Lucado · Ephesians 1:18 · Grace
Max Lucado recognizes the monotonous routine of life and its challenges and reminds us that God's grace meets us in our messes and gives us the power to live our way out of them.
by Phillip Morrison · Luke 9:22 · Losers
Phillip Morrison reminds us that not all who lose are losers, in fact, the greatest victor of all could have been called a loser before he won the greatest victory of all time.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 1:3 · Jesus · Easter · Resurrection
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus touching a man with leprosy and focuses on how Jesus' touch and word of command make clean and redeem this man who was left alone to die, abandoned by everyone and everything in his world.
by Max Lucado · 1 Samuel 16:17
Max Lucado reminds us that we shouldn't and we can't define who we are by what we have or don't have, but by our contentment in the Lord.
by Max Lucado · Ephesians 2:10 · Measure Up
Max Lucado reminds us not to think less of ourselves than God, our Creator does, and he declares that we are his masterpiece.
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35 · Compassion · Discipleship · Called
Phil Ware begins an 8-part series on discipleship and following Jesus in caring for the hurt people of the world.
by Max Lucado · 1 Peter 1:1 · Joy
Max Lucado reminds us that contagious joy is rooted in courageous joy and not contingent joy, and our courageous joy is rooted in Jesus and faith in what God did through Jesus.
by Max Lucado · 1 John 4:4
Max Lucado talks about the defeat of Satan, the devil, by Jesus on the cross.
by Phil Ware · John 1:38 · Friendship
Phil Ware begins a series of messages on The Andrew Effect -- connecting people with Jesus and helps us learn from Andrew on how to make a Jesus difference in the lives of others.
by Phillip Morrison · Esther 4:13 · New Year
Phillip Morrison reminds us to focus forward and let go of the past.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 3:14 · New Year
The beginning of the New Year brings challenges and the potential for fear and reluctance, but with God we can welcome it and use it for his glory.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 2:1 · Christmas
Rubel Shelly tells a story about Tommy Luck and the baby that transformed a rough mining town and then reminds us Jesus did the same thing with the world.
by Phil Ware · Luke 1:1 · Jesus
Phil Ware reflects on Mary treasuring the memories of Jesus' birth in her heart and finds reason not to sweat the small stuff, not miss the moments of grace in Christmas, and not lose the opportunity to lock away treasures in our own hearts this time of y
by Phil Ware · Matthew 10:17
Phil Ware shares his series for December 2015 on welcoming Jesus and focuses on the Magi from the gospel of Matthew and lets that story remind us our need to reach out to the lost and foreigner and alien and refugee among us.
by Bill Brant · Luke 2:10 · Christmas
Holidays are a time for remembering family events and remembering what God did for us by sending His Son.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 11:1 · Christian Living
Phil Ware reminds us that Jesus is the center of everything, our salvation, our time, our hope, but will we make Jesus the center of our lives?