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 · 1 Timothy 5:25 · Service
Phil Ware talks about a university honoring students for their acts of service and it leads him to wonder how we honor God's servants today.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 150
Tom Norvell reminds us that we need to praise the Lord on all occasions and for many reasons.
by Phil Ware · Exodus 20:16 · Mothers
Phil Ware goes over the final principle of the seven principles taught to him by his dad, called Daddy Al, and he shares them with his children to leave a lasting legacy of faith.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 46:10 · Silence
Rubel Shelly remembers famed mime Marcel Marceau and how the silence is powerful and helps us hear, especially hear the voice of God.
by Steve Ridgell · John 10:10 · Christian Living
We don't have to understand everything about how Jesus makes life better to enjoy a life of hope, peace, and joy.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 23:11 · Service
Rubel Shelly reminds us that God's book of Who's Who is only filled with those who are servants.
by Tim Archer · Galatians 5:6 · Faith · Obedience
Belief and faith are not the same thing. Belief becomes faith when it goes into action.
by Steve Ridgell · 3 John 1:4
Our families are our greatest legacy. Our greatest prayer for them must be that they find the Lord.
by Katha Winther · Romans 8:28 · Providence
Katha Winther reminds us that life can be full of periods of bad things and rainy days with floods, but God has not forsaken or abandoned us and will see us through.
by Phil Ware · John 13 · Service
Phil Ware reminds us that the Jesus vibe is about being a servant and helping others, but he also reminds us that there are powerful memories in the Lord's Supper to help remind us of this thought.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 13:7 · Respect
Rubel Shelly reminds us that heroes should be honored and not celebrities and that we must practice to be a celebrity, because heroism is in all of us.
by Alan Smith · Philippians 1:3-8 · Appreciation
Alan Smith reminds us of the importance of sending notes of thanks, appreciation, and encouragement and how important those are to others.
by Phil Ware · Romans 15:7 · Community
Phil Ware shares an experience where a small town was way over hyped and didn't live up to its advertising and compares it to what happens in our churches and encourages us to build God's community.
by Paul Faulkner · Matthew 6:8 · God · Fatherhood · Father's Day
Paul Faulkner talks about God knowing all about us and still loving us immensely and how his love is better than the best dad and compensates for the worst dad.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 6:1-4 · Fatherhood · Father's Day
Phil Ware describes how his dad was great and how he taught his family how to love and stand up for kids.
by Kimberli J. Brackett · Proverbs 16:5-6 · Pride
Kimberli Brackett reminds us that it is easy to slip into the role of being prideful and a snob who hurts others because of our silly and stupid pridefulness.
by Phil Ware · 2 Samuel 1:19-27 · War
Phil Ware uses Memorial Day to think about the cost of war and the ultimate sacrifice of a friend named Roy who lived through World War II, the assault on Normandy Beach and the Battle of the Bulge.
by Paul Faulkner · Mark 2:27 · Rest
Paul Faulkner reminds us that we need to rest 1 in 7 if we are going to fully experience life and be productive.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 3:15-16 · Witnessing
Phil Ware talks about the need to live the life of Jesus before the world or our witness doesn't mean anything at best and creates hostility at worst to Christianity.
by Kimberli J. Brackett · Nehemiah 9 · Praise
Is our life about us or about God, about giving him the praise in everything or about everything revolving around us.
by Phil Ware · John 1:5 · Violence
It's been two weeks since the awful murders at Virginia Tech and the heartbreak of parents, friends, and classmates.
by Mike Cope · 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
Men have a real struggle to live pure lives, but a small group that holds us accountable and confession can help.
by Steve Ridgell · Romans 5:8
We can never be good enough on our own; it takes God's help to make us what we should be.
by Bill Keller · Matthew 5:26-30 · Pornograpy
The leader of the Girls Gone Wild empire and smut king is facing charges and problems, but the real problem is the sexual addiction that pornography causes in the lives of men and women.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 · Pornograpy
If we don't wall pornography off at the source in our lives, then we end up just inviting it home.
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