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 Patrick D. Odum · Matthew 5:13 · Parenting · Mothers · Sin
Patrick Odum challenges us to look at sin, community involvement, engagement in the problems of our world, and what it means to be a citizen of the world in which we live.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 11:5 · Women
Phil Ware continues his series on how the Bible and how God values women and their role in ministry.
by · Matthew 25:40
Jordan Harrell shares her own struggle to get off her comfortable bed and turn her compassionate feelings into compassionate action.
by Phil Ware · Galatians 3:26 · Women
Phil Ware begins a series of posts focusing on the sacred value of women and how we have lost the focus of Jesus.
by Phil Ware · John 9:1 · Comparison
Phil Ware reminds us how Jesus viewed people and challenged us by his example to view each person as someone in whom the works of God need to be done.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Jesus
Phil Ware and James Nored, through word and video, remind us of our need to return to the Jesus-styled kind of life.
by Tom Norvell · 2 Corinthians 5:7 · Anxiety
Tom Norvell reminds us that our Pilot can land us even though we are surrounded by dark and ominous clouds.
by Max Lucado · Matthew 6:34
Max Lucado reminds us to trust God to lead us into the future and not worry about what is ahead.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 11:21 · Jesus · Christmas · Mary, Jesus' Mother
Phil Ware reminds us of the gritty reality of Jesus' birth and Mary choosing to accept the challenge of being Jesus' mother and reminds us of our need to commit to have Jesus born in our lives.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 1:18
Phil Ware shares his third in a series of 6 messages on the promise that the LORD is near; this time focusing on our doubts.
by Tim Archer · 1 Peter 5:7 · Worry
If I can learn to turn my worries over to God, he will give me his peace, that divine peace that defies all logic. I decide to give my cares to God, I pray about them, and I thank him for handling them. In return, he gives me peace.
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 Phillip Morrison · 1 John 2:1 · Prayer · Redeeming · Comfort
Phillip Morrison reminds us of Jesus' incredible role in interceding for us always and living to make that intercession in our defense.
by Phil Ware · John 8:31
Phil Ware concludes his six-part series on the man with leprosy that Jesus heals (Mark 1:35-45) and how we can learn to impact the lives of others as Jesus did.
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:13 · Compassion
Phil Ware shares more of his recent trip to Fortaleza, Brazil with Compassion International and the Nerd Herd to visit Compassion sites, projects, children, and churches.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 13:52
Rubel Shelly challenges us to entertain new thoughts and consider fresh ideas and be willing to make new changes.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 2:18 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit and the gift of the Spirit's intercession before the Father in prayer that guarantees that our words and emotions are heard.
by Brandy Campbell · Poverty
This is a special report on Compassion International and the refocus on poorer areas of Brazil to help find diamonds in the rough, kids with great potential.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 12:4 · Spiritual Gifts
Phil Ware reminds us that God longs to fashion us into a vital tool in The Master's SIGnature Toolset to be used for Kingdom and church ministry.
by Mark Frost · 1 Peter 2:9 · Following Jesus
Mark Frost continues his four part series on the interim season and comparing it to Israel's time in the wilderness and how God fashioned, shaped, molded, corrected, honed, built, re-built, transformed, his people through their time in the wilderness of t
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 · 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 Rick Brown · 1 Thessalonians 5:16 · Thanksgiving
Rick Brown gives us insights on abstract prayers and the Rabbi's teaching that would help us be more thankful.
by Tom Norvell · Colossians 1:25
Tom Norvell reminds us that God made us uniquely to be us and the best thing we can be is to be who we were born and re-born to be.
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