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 Max Lucado · Ephesians 1:18 · Grace
Max Lucado recognizes the monotonous routine of life and its challenges and reminds us that God's grace meets us in our messes and gives us the power to live our way out of them.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Baptism
Phil Ware reminds us of the importance of baptism to Jesus as a new beginning and how that should be important to us.
by Phillip Morrison · 1 Corinthians 6:10 · Baptism
Phillip Morrison reminds us of the most simple and basic reason of all to be baptized: Jesus wants us to be!
by Bill Brant · Luke 10:29 · Service
Yet this parable, or teaching story, is focused on one man who personally, intimately and immediately did something. Thus, the lesson is that as followers of Jesus, we need to go and do likewise as we travel over our own roads of life and help those in ne
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 Max Lucado · 1 Peter 1:18 · Chosen
Max Lucado reminds us that we are the precious bride of Christ and we need to keep our focus on our wedding day.
by Phil Ware · Isaiah 6:1 · Thankful
Phil Ware takes time to reflect on twenty years on the web and to give thanks for those who got them there and for the Lord who continues to do miracles among us.
by Phillip Morrison · Luke 9:22 · Losers
Phillip Morrison reminds us that not all who lose are losers, in fact, the greatest victor of all could have been called a loser before he won the greatest victory of all time.
by Max Lucado · Colossians 1:21
Max Lucado reminds us of the gift Jesus gives us with the cross and resurrection.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 1:3 · Jesus · Easter · Resurrection
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus touching a man with leprosy and focuses on how Jesus' touch and word of command make clean and redeem this man who was left alone to die, abandoned by everyone and everything in his world.
by Max Lucado · Acts 2:27 · Death · Abba Father · Discouragement
Max Lucado reminds us during this special week of a day that is so often neglected: Saturday, the Sabbath, when everything appears to be silent and that Satan has triumphed, yet lying still in the grave, Jesus' body belies the truth of God.
by Tim Archer · Romans 8:10 · Presence
Christ could have a mansion in the Bronx or any palace he chose, but he has decided to live in me. He has made a home in my heart, giving me life, guiding me in the way I should go. My job is to follow his lead and become like him, become like the one who
by Max Lucado · Matthew 27:27 · Easter · Passion · Cross
Max Lucado reminds us during this special week to remember to put the lessons of Jesus' passion to work in our own daily lives.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 1:1 · 9-11 · Whole
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus' healing the man with Leprosy in Mark 1:35-45 and focuses in this post on Jesus' touch.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 4:7 · Mission
This post continues Phil Ware's look at the man with leprosy in Mark 1:35-45 and Jesus' loving interaction with the man after he had committed to live out the Father's purpose in his life.
by Steve Ridgell · 2 Corinthians 5:16 · Good News
Our sin has separated us from God and we cannot fix it. So God did. Best news ever.
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35
Phil Ware shares his second post on Mark 1:35-45 and learning to touch the broken as Jesus touched them by learning to pray as Jesus prayed.
by Max Lucado · Ephesians 2:10 · Measure Up
Max Lucado reminds us not to think less of ourselves than God, our Creator does, and he declares that we are his masterpiece.
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35 · Compassion · Discipleship · Called
Phil Ware begins an 8-part series on discipleship and following Jesus in caring for the hurt people of the world.
by Max Lucado · 1 Samuel 16:12 · Chosen
Max Lucado writes about Samuel's anointing David king of Israel and reminds us that God uses all sorts of misfits.
by Tim Archer · 1 Timothy 2:3 · Enemies
Are you like Jonah? Are there people you dislike so much that you don't want God to have mercy on them? Or are you willing to pray that all people come to know the truth?
by Phil Ware · John 9:1
Phil Ware finishes his series on "The Andrew Effect" about connecting people with Jesus by reminding us how Jesus viewed people.
by Max Lucado · 1 Peter 1:1 · Joy
Max Lucado reminds us that contagious joy is rooted in courageous joy and not contingent joy, and our courageous joy is rooted in Jesus and faith in what God did through Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Exodus 33:15
Phil Ware continues his series on The Andrew Effect and reminds us that Jesus promised to be present with us as we live out the four moves of the Andrew Effect.
by Max Lucado · 1 John 4:4
Max Lucado talks about the defeat of Satan, the devil, by Jesus on the cross.
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