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
Phil Ware writes about Ruth and her love and faithfulness and how God used this to bring the Messiah, bless broken-hearted Naomi, and bless his people.
by Phil Ware · Luke 15:1-32 · Lost
Phil Ware tells about a time he lost his son Zachary and then found him and the joy of finding lost sheep in the teaching of Jesus.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 11:25-30 · Rest
Tom Norvell prays for the weary and the heavy burdened and tired, based on Jesus' promise to give us rest.
by Phil Ware · Luke 19:1-10 · Community
Phil Ware talks about the tension between insiders and outsiders and how we are to view community and the way we connect our outside friends to it.
by Phil Ware · Mark 5 · Miracle
Phil Ware talks about the events in the miracle stories that happen after the spectacle of the miracle takes place, the things that put people back into fellowship, community, and normalcy -- the way things were.
by Rick Brown · Philippians 2:13-14 · Value
Rick Brown reminded us that families run on values, so what are the values your family runs on?
by Rubel Shelly · Ecclesiastes 5:19 · Outsiders · Optimism
Rubel Shelly reminds us that there is something positive about thinking with an optimistic spirit and believing things can get done and be better.
by Phil Ware · 1 Samuel 17 · Youth
Phil Ware looks at the story of David and Goliath and challenges us to not keep our young believers away from risk, faith, and leadership.
by Mike Barres · Luke 10:1-2 · Leadership
Mike Barres reminds us about the power of leadership and encourages us to prayerfully step up if asked.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 25:14-30 · Kingdom
Phil Ware talks about the old adage, better to be safe than sorry, and shows what Jesus says about it: the follower who takes this approach will be condemned.
by Russ Lawson · Joshua 3:1-17 · Faith
Russ Lawson uses the Israelite's crossing of the Jordan River at flood stage to be a reminder that God is waiting for us to step out in faith so he can act in our lives.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Comfort
Phil Ware picks up on the message from 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 and the Monday article and gives added resources -- videos and graphics -- for folks to use in their ministry and life.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 12:36 · Speech
Tom Norvell reminds us to guard our words by praying for speech coming out of Psalm 143
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 12:1-2 · Goal
Rubel Shelly reminds us to not settle for cramped spaces, especially cramped spaces in our minds!
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:1-5 · Church
Phil Ware shares about an embarrassing moment in church when he was in high school and compares it to Philemon being called out in church in Colossae.
by Tom Norvell · John 6:60-69
Tom Norvell reminds us that we have a person to go to, when we have no place to go, and his name is Jesus, our Lord.
by Mike Barres · Matthew 28:19-20
Mike Barres challenges us with a powerful example of climbing Mt. Everest and compares it with having a great church experience but not being concerned with people.
by Tom Norvell · 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 · Influence
Tom Norvell shares with us some insights from 1 Thessalonians and how to life a quiet life and honor God and win the hearts of outsiders.
by Muriel Larson · Psalm 51 · Restoration
Muriel Larson shares some things about being spiritually dry and about an experience on a ranch where a stock pond revitalizes life around the parched desert.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 2:9-10 · Grace
Phil Ware reminds himself that he didn't have any right to expect the grace of God to be shared with him since he wasn't a child of Abraham by race and was included only because of God's mercy.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 44:21 · Heart
Rubel Shelly reminds us to not settle for merely treating the symptoms, but get to the root causes of our problems.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1-3 · Evangelism
Phil Ware reminds us that from the very beginning of the Christian movement, Jesus and His followers recognized that the Gospel and the church are for all people.
by Alan Smith · Psalm 11:1 · Adversity
Alan Smith's encounter with a hummingbird in his garage reminds him of how we often get trapped by life and won't let God help us find the way of escape.
by Steve Higginbotham · Matthew 6:19-21 · Treasure
Steve Higginbotham shares his problems with impulse buying and the bills that eventually come due and he compares it to how we live our lives and the big check out day that lies ahead.
by Rubel Shelly · James 4:17 · Sin
Rubel Shelly reminds us that while we may not know Britney Spears, we do know someone like her and we need to ask if we are willing to be a friend to these people?
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