Articles Tagged 'Place'

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.

The Pentecost Challenge

Ron Rose is back at Black Rifle Coffee Company and visiting with friends about Pentecost Sunday and knowing each other's names.

We long for the day when we know fully, even as we are fully known!

Your Life in God's Mission

Rubel Shelly talks about using our work and workplace as the place we live out God's mission for us.

Can you visualize your workplace as your mission?

Looking for Jesus at Christmas

Rick Brown talks about Jesus not just missing from the nativity, but also from Christmas and from our lives and yet we can use this time to restore him to his rightful place in our lives.

Whatever happened to the reason for the season?

I Doubt It: Dirty Feet & Open Hands

Phil Ware continues his series called, 'I Doubt It,' focusing this week on Jesus' tender act of washing the disciples' feet.

Learning the art of loving and sacrificial service in a room full of dirty feet.

The Pentecost Challenge

Ron Rose is back at Black Rifle Coffee Company and visiting with friends about Pentecost Sunday and knowing each other's names.

We long for the day when we know fully, even as we are fully known!

I Will Lift My Eyes

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to lift our eyes to the LORD and receive our strength, hope, and encouragement from him.

Despite many warnings from the prophets, Israel began felt entitled because they were God's PEOPLE, in God's PLACE, by God's POWER.

Amazing Love!

Byron Ware recalls a memory from fifty years ago that shaped his life, his love, his family, and his understanding of grace, Jesus dying in the place of Barabbas and us.

Jesus died in the place of Barabbas. More importantly, Jesus died for you and me.

Made to Glorify!

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's greatness and bring him glory and honor in all we say and do.

No words can adequately describe the love that brought God to earth in Jesus, but we can celebrate this gift of grace and live to bring God the glory that is due him!

Living My MUSD #6: Shared Prayer through Forgiving Redemptively

Phil Ware opens the New Testament and reminds of a great way to live out our mission while under social distancing, prayer because prayer has always been a virtual way of blessing others.

Living My Mission Under Social Distancing

Living My MUSD #5: Shared Prayer through Interceding Personally

Phil Ware opens the New Testament and reminds of a great way to live out our mission while under social distancing, prayer because prayer has always been a virtual way of blessing others.

Even when confined to our houses and limited in our travels and frustrated with social distancing, we still have the incredible ability to pray for others.

You Break It; You Buy It?

Phil Ware reminds us that God broke one of the most held rules of merchandising, you break it; you buy it, and in Jesus turned this principle upside down.

You mean, this actually applies to my kid, too?

Be Mindful of the Words You Hear

Tom Norvell reminds us that we don't have to hear the messages and noise around us, we can follow Jesus' example and withdraw from the situation.

You don't have to listen to the noise around you!

I Doubt It: Dirty Feet & Open Hands

Phil Ware continues his series called, 'I Doubt It,' focusing this week on Jesus' tender act of washing the disciples' feet.

Learning the art of loving and sacrificial service in a room full of dirty feet.

Lonely Places as Usual

Jesus' life was framed by prayer, but do I find my "as usual" and "lonely places" moments in the presence of the Father in prayer?

Is my life shaped by intentional time away from the noise to be with the Father?

Where Is the Love?

Tom Norvell reminds us that as disciples of Jesus, our job is to bring the love of Jesus into every arena of life, even if the rest of the world has forgotten to do so.

As followers of Jesus, it is my responsibility to speak and demonstrate the language of this authentic love.

Marketplace Ministry

Brian McCutchen reminds us that 1/3 of our life is spent working so we need to be aware that God doesn't have us where we are by accident.

What are you going to do with this third of your life?

Safe Place?

Rubel Shelly writes about the terror attack in France and about how we can only find our security in God.

Where can we go and know that we are truly safe?

When You Lead

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.

Serving to bless is also the foundation on which we lead.

Nothing Left But the Center Stripe

When there seem to be no good answers, we need to have some strategies to help us deal with life's problems.

What do you do when all the lanes seem closed?

Life Among the Outcasts

Rubel Shelly talks about a book he read recently, "Sanctuary of Outcasts", and challenges us to make the church such a place.

Where does your church meet?

Looking for Jesus at Christmas

Rick Brown talks about Jesus not just missing from the nativity, but also from Christmas and from our lives and yet we can use this time to restore him to his rightful place in our lives.

Whatever happened to the reason for the season?

It Isn't (All) About the Money

Rubel Shelly talks about the best places to work and how it isn't all about money.

Wouldn't you want to work here?

Looking for a Sacred Job?

Ron Rose talks about the difference and the parallel of sacred and secular work and the jobs we have and do and whether or not we are secular or sacred people.

Isn't it time to consider giving up your secular work?

If the Shoe Fits

Phil Ware continues his series of reflections based on his Sagrada Familia mission trip to the orphans of The Community.

Are you chosen?

Your Life in God's Mission

Rubel Shelly talks about using our work and workplace as the place we live out God's mission for us.

Can you visualize your workplace as your mission?