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 · Mark 9:2-10 · Jesus
Phil Ware reminds us not to miss the truth about Jesus by getting too caught up in the heavenly fireworks of the Transfiguration.
by Max Lucado · John 13 · Mercy
Max Lucado reminds us that mercy may be hard, but it is often the only solution and that solution can only be offered by the one offended.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 16:13-27 · Messiah · Failure · Violence
Phil Ware shares his third post on The Question, Peter's confession of Jesus and how he had to be broken before he could really understand what his confession meant.
by Tom Norvell · John 21 · Failure
Tom Norvell reminds us that as far as failure goes, Peter pretty much leads the way, but he also leads the way in turnarounds and being called back to significant ministry.
by Phil Ware · John 1:35-41
Phil Ware continues his series on "The Andrew Effect" by focusing on connecting those we know with Jesus.
by Phil Ware · John 1
Phil Ware continues his series on The Andrew Effect and about connecting others with Jesus as our life's mission.
by Phil Ware · John 1 · Friendship
Phil Ware begins a series of messages on The Andrew Effect -- connecting people with Jesus and helps us learn from Andrew on how to make a Jesus difference in the lives of others.
by Phil Ware · John 21 · Failure
Phil Ware continues his Saved at Sea series focusing on Peter's denials, his promises, his arrogance, his failure, and his restoration.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 14:22-32 · Storm
Phil Ware continues his series on Saved at Sea and this week focuses on Jesus walking on the water.
by Phil Ware · Luke 5:1-11 · Lord
Phil Ware continues his series on Saved at Sea looking this week at the call of Simon Peter and the miraculous catch of fish when it shouldn't have happened unless Jesus is Lord.
by Rubel Shelly · Hell
Rubel Shelly talks about the way Satan dupes into buying the lie about holiness and goodness and gets us to buy the sins of self-destruction.
by Phil Ware · Luke 10:38-42 · Women
Phil Ware continues his series on the way God values women and expresses this in Scripture and also against the grain of culture.
by Tim Woodroof · Acts 9
Tim Woodroof continues his series on the ways we need to freshen our approach to church if we are going to connect with people in today's world and how we react to our own church issues.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 10:45 · Leadership
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the real definition of a leader as someone who serves others because leadership is always for the sake of others.
by Rick Brown · John 20:1-18 · Easter
Rick Brown reminds us what is important about the clothes we wear on Easter and that Jesus appeared to Mary as a gardener.
by Phil Ware · Mark 8:30-31 · Jesus
Phil Ware thinks about the disciples not getting Jesus' repeated statements about going to Jerusalem, being rejected, being crucified, and being raised from the dead.
by Phil Ware · John 21:1-19 · Comfort · Comeback
Phil Ware takes a weird note in his inbox and uses Johnny Cash and his comebacks to remind us that Jesus gives us the ultimate comeback, he forgives, purifies, and heals.
by Tim Woodroof · Romans 12 · Spiritual Gifts
Tim Woodroof continues the series on a church finding or calling a new preaching minister or senior pastor, especially during interim ministry, and the key point is that a church needs to know who it is and what God has called them to do before they try t
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 · Acts 12:1-17
Rick Brown talks about a famous photograph and the message to pray and have hope in the darkest of times, and to remember that fervent and earnest prayer is the kind of prayer the early church, the committed church prayed.
by Phil Ware · Luke 24:45-48 · Witnessing
Phil Ware imagines a conversation that the apostle Peter might have had with a visitor to him in prison shortly before his execution.
by Phil Ware · John 20:1-8 · Resurrection
Phil Ware shares insight on the resurrection of Jesus on Easter, and how Mary calls Jesus Lord when she doesn't know he is raised and how the beloved disciple saw the death clothes of Jesus and believed.
by Russ Lawson · Matthew 14:22-33 · Faithfulness
We don't usually sink into sin all of a sudden, but it is a gradual thing that leads us away when we do not call on the Lord for help.
by Phil Ware · Acts 2:1-47 · Restoration
Jesus used the 50 days after Pentecost to change and transform the broken disciples into world-changers.
by Tom Norvell · Hebrews 13:8 · Purpose · Peace · Time
With everything in our lives changing all the time, it is very nice to know that Jesus doesn't change.
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