Articles Tagged 'Own' (Page 3)

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.

I Blew It... Again!

Sarah Holley challenges us to focus on our own actions, ask for forgiveness, and prepare for the next trigger encounter after we have come to grips with the latest time we've blown it.

What happens when Mt. Momma erupts?

One Mule?

Bill Sherrill reminds that we can only do what we can do and not anything more and even a mule knows that, or so says the old German immigrant in Arknasas that owns an old gas station.

Are you as smart as a mule?

Beginnings in Endings: Mary Did You Know?

Phil Ware finishes the year 2012 with two powerful posts or articles about Jesus' birth and the people gathered around him, and emphasizes that God's greatest beginnings are found in hard endings.

Mary's simple life was about to come to a dramatic end!

Lose It for Good!

Beyond weight loss, why do we keep picking up old burdens and carrying them, Ron Rose reminds us to set aside the past burdens and come to Jesus.

Why do we keep putting it back on our backs?

Who Will You Trust?

Max Lucado uses the woman caught in adultery to remind us of the accusing voices we hear in our head and in our life and reminds us that this is from the adversary, the devil and challenges us to listen to the voice of Jesus.

With all the voices telling you who you are, who will you trust?

Out of Chaos

Phil Ware continues with The Story and focuses on the first eleven chapters of Genesis and the Fall and the brokenness of our world.

How in the world did we get into this mess?

When You Can't Hide Your Mistakes

Max Lucado reminds us that pride often keeps us in failure and compounds mistakes and sinks us deeper in sin.

What do you do when you've failed and you can't hid it?

I AM: Stay Connected!

Phil Ware continues his I AM series from the Gospel of John by talking about the vine and the branches and being fruitful by remaining or abiding or staying connected to Jesus.

Are you a limb or a stick?

What You Need to Move Ahead

Rick Brown reminds us that even though we may have already begun to slip back into the old way of living, the New Year can be bring us fresh life if we remember this.

Does the New Year already seem like an old one?

Better Broken: 11!

Phil Ware continues his series, Better Broken, focusing on the problem of there being 11 apostles and how people fail us and what are we doing to do to go on after we've been betrayed.

What do you do with the one who is missing?

Apples in Autumn

Katha Winther talks about the good gifts of autumn and the signs of the fall season.

So many good things in fall!

Down the Hill, Waiting for the Return

Phil Ware continues his series on the mission trip to Sagrada Familia, The Community in Lima, Peru, and ties it in this article or post to Jesus' ascension.

How can you compare these two things?

Too Much, Too Many, & Too Little

Tom Norvell reminds us that there is simply too much, too many, and too little.

What do you do when there you find yourself in the

We Want Ike!

Rubel Shelly tells about the Ike story that touches the heart and reminds us what sports are supposed to be about.

When giving up something is winning for everyone!

Eyes for the Unknown

Ron Rose challenges us to look beyond our fear and find help in God.

What's there to fear except the fear of being afraid?

That Didn't Hurt!

Larry Davies shares a childhood experience and reminds us that we don't have to fear the unexpected or unexplained; we can pray and avoid a whole lot of sleepless nights.

Why do we dread what we don't know?

A New Normal

Rubel Shelly reminds us that the economic times, especially the financial downturn, gives us an opportunity to learn new things and establish new values, more biblical values, in our approach to consumption, greed, and ownership.

What are you going to do in the new financial environment?

Dibs

Patrick Odum uses a humorous tradition in Chicago about reserving parking spaces after the snow plow passes and compares it to the year of Jubilee in the Old Testament.

Where are you going to park in Chicago anyway?

Marcus Welby, Jesus Christ Superstar, & Bill Parcels

Danny Sims takes a weird mixture of folks and reminds us that we are what we are, so look at your life and see if that is who you want to be!

So who are you based on your living?

Fast for the President

Bob Sjogren reminds us the importance of fasting and praying for the president.

Let's pray for our leaders!

The Value Is the Owner

Alan Smith tells a story about an amber Napoleon Bonaparte gift to his wife and how it became a priceless piece of jewelry because he owned it.

What value do you place in yourself?

Things Jesus Might Say!

Danny Sims shares some insight for us on our two week wild run on Wall Street and the up and downs of the market.

When the Dow swings nearly 1,000 points in a day, what would Jesus say?

True Freedom?

Paul Faulkner talks about how possessions seem to take over our lives and own us.

How much stuff makes us free?

Independence Day

Phil Ware shares with us the real meaning of Independence Day and how we can celebrate it every week.

How often do you celebrate it?

Coming Down in the Wrong Place

Phil Ware talks about an airplane that landed on the wrong runway and compares it to some of the values we attach to people.

When is landing not good?