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 Ron Rose · Colossians 2:6-8 · Called
Ron Rose talks about hearing God's call to go to Mongolia in three poofs.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 7:12 · Sportsmanship
Rubel Shelly takes us to El Paso and shares a story that will warm our hearts about a coach, a boy, a team, and good sportsmanship.
by Rick Brown · Matthew 2:1-2 · Christmas
Rick Brown talks about Jesus not just missing from the nativity, but also from Christmas and from our lives and yet we can use this time to restore him to his rightful place in our lives.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23 · Influence · Immanuel
Phil Ware shares the principles of drawing nearer to God and experiencing him as Immanuel.
by Donna Ware · Deuteronomy 6 · Parenting
Donna Ware shares insight into raising children to leave a legacy of faith.
by Phil Ware · Acts 13:1-3,13 · Church
Phil Ware shares with us two kinds of early leaders and churches and groups, Paul and Barnabas become examples of those kinds of churches; each is faithful, takes risks, and faces opposition from the evil one.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:27-29 · Vision
Phil Ware reminds us of our purpose of being on the journey and living for Jesus call and mission and vision in our lives.
by Russ Lawson · Hebrews 10:23-25
Russ Lawson shares with us having to miss church because of weather and how much we need each other to keep the fire alive!
by Phil Ware · John 1:1-18 · Incarnation
Phil Ware talks about why he and about 100 others go to Peru each year when it costs so much.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:1-14 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his series called Better Broken that focuses on how God used flawed, broken people to change the world by sharing the message of Jesus and this involved Purpose: to be witnesses, Plan: to release God's power through prayer; People: the
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Evangelism
Phil Ware continues his series on last words and first priority, and emphasizes the power of our influence to help others know, follow, and obey Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Romans 10:12-15 · Evangelism
Phil Ware continues his four message series on Jesus' last words which must be our first priority.
by Tim Archer · John 13:3-5 · Identity
Knowing who we are and where we are going frees us to do anything that needs doing.
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:29-39 · Missions · Life Mission
Phil Ware uses Jesus' example in Mark 1 to show how we can begin to deal with our feelings of being overwhelmed with everything confronting us and do the most important thing, the One Tune God wants us to play with our lives.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 7:1-29 · Obedience
Phil Ware looks at the last chapter of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7, and emphasizes Jesus' call to us to obey, put into practice, bear fruit, and do what he says.
by Rubel Shelly · John 10:34-48 · Hypocrisy
Rubel Shelly looks at how easily the religious of Jesus' day dismissed what he did and reminds us that it is still happening today.
by Rubel Shelly · Ecclesiastes 2:24-25 · Missions
Rubel Shelly talks about using our work and workplace as the place we live out God's mission for us.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Disciple Making · Destination
Phil Ware completes the shift series with the theme of going fearlessly, and focuses on sharing our hope and following the Great Commission.
by Phil Ware · Mark 14:32-36 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his shift series with a message on prayer and about being real before God.
by Phil Ware · Isaiah 6:1-8 · Worship
Phil Ware continues his series on Shift My Life and talks about what it means to live holy!
by Phil Ware · James 1:27 · Orphans
Phil Ware continues his series connected to his blog about the his mission trip to Peru with his wife Donna and the children they touched.
by Phil Ware · Acts 13:1-3 · Missions
Phil Ware shares the principle in his Church to Kingdom series on being a sending church.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 23:24
Rubel Shelly uses General Motors before reorganization and the New York Times article to help remind us that we can be full of so many processes, procedures, rules, and traditions that we lose the main objective -- if everything is important, then nothing
by Rick Brown · Philippians 2:5-7 · Christmas
Rick Brown finds a Black Friday experience that pushes him back to the real meaning of Christmas and the old Sears Wish Book.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 4:23 · Evangelism
Phil Ware talks about tug-of-war and how we so often get into them in the Christian community and whether or not it is more important to do service trips or mission evangelism trips.
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