Articles Tagged 'Ran' (Page 9)

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.

A Light to Bring You Safely Home

Larry Davies reminds us of the power of a story about lighthouses and how Jesus is our lighthouse.

Can we be delivered from our darkness.

A No! Church (And how to Avoid Becoming One)

Mark Frost continues a series on Becoming a Yes! Church being done by Interim Ministry Partners Phil Ware, Mark Frost, Greg Anderson, and Tim Woodroof

Want to make sure nobody bothers you by coming back?

Fake

Photos often represent a "reality" that doesn't exist. They focus on the surface level. God looks beyond that, looking at the heart. How do we get our hearts right? God can fix them.

Bet you've faked a photo before

Worthwhile Things Take Time!

Rubel Shelly reminds us of the missing virtue of persistence -- endurance and perseverance mixed with consistency and integrity.

Perseverance, not slow and steady, wins the race!

In Need of a Transplant

Rick Brown reminds us that what we need is a heart transplant from God so our heartbeat is that of Jesus.

What does the doctor hear when he hears your heartbeat?

Some Things just Matter More!

Phil Ware shares a recent heart-gripping moment they had with their compassion child from Uganda and what it all means as he remembers a trip from 5 years ago with Compassion Bloggers.

A touching reminder of why we do some very simple, but important things!

The Finish Line

It's important to start our walk with God, but even more important that we finish it. We have to persevere until the end.

It's not about starting, it's about finishing

What is Core: Christyle

Phil Ware continues his series on What is Core by calling us to true discipleship, people being conformed to be like Jesus and living out the cross, burial, and resurrection in their lives.

So do we make people think of Jesus?

Will this be 'Lucky 13'?

Rubel Shelly writes about the New Year, 2013, and talks about what the year will bring and also about being superstitious.

So are you superstitious, or only a little stitious?

Standing on the Edge of a new Adventure

Ron Rose writes about redemption and even more of sanctification, the slow work of God to transform us into something new and better and more like Him and reminds us that this is a process.

What does God have in store for this New Year?

Why Christmas Is about Easter

Rubel Shelly puts Christmas into perspective by talking about Easter and the resurrection hope of the Savior.

Uh? Christmas is about easter? Tis the season!

When Our Star first Began to Shine

Phil Ware writes about the Christmas star that actually began to shine many years before the Magi found it!

It's Been up There a long, long Time!

Getting Our Worship Cart out of the Ditch

Phil Ware continues his series on The Story this week focusing on David and Uzzah and the Ark of God.

So how are we to worship?

You Want to Use Me?

Phil Ware continues his use of The Story material and focuses on God calling Moses.

I know who I am, so how can God use?

Getting Clear about Holiness

Rubel Shelly reminds us that holiness is not just what we avoid, but what we do to bless and redeem.

It's a whole lot more than a list of don'ts!

Powerless?

Tom Norvell writes about powerlessness and how we have God with us to help us overcome.

What do you do when you don't have the strength to do the next thing?

Remembering Odessa Porterfield

Rubel Shelly remembers a beloved African American woman who forever changed his life as a little boy through manhood.

What difference can one old woman make in your life?

Did You Learn This in Sunday School?

Ron Rose talks about moving from waiting to tell the story to being the story in someone's life today.

How about this for the discovery of all life has for you?

More than Mr. Rogers

Phil Ware continues his series called UNPREDICTABLE about Jesus and his love and grace and call to follow him in holiness and reminds us that grace calls us from sin and death and to a life of holiness.

Jesus calls us beyond the narrow caricatures of grace.

The Worst of both Worlds

Ruble Shelly helps think through some of the challenges of change!

Should we mix and match, hold on to the past, or change — how do we know?

Change in the Wind

Ron Rose writes about change and how it is not only inevitable, but it is the answer to life's greatest challenges and the wind upon which faith sails.

How will you face the winds of change?

My Cell Phone Doesn't Work

Cell phones that don't work validate all your fears about technology. Some people have that same thought about Jesus when eveything in life does not work like they want.

Why do some people think Jesus is like a cell phone?

Better Broken: Forgiveness and Power

Phil Ware continues his series on Better Broken reminding us that God can make us better after we have been broken and use us to do his work in the Kingdom because of two things: forgiveness we receive in Jesus through baptism and the power of the Holy Sp

I can actually get better?

When You're an Old Coot

Russ Lawson takes a gag gift he received from his kids and reminds us that it is OK to be an old coot if this means being different from the world.

Some negative descriptions actually may be good!

The Gift of Influence: Teach to Obey

Phil Ware continues his series on last words and first priority, and emphasizes the power of our influence to help others know, follow, and obey Jesus.

What are you doing with yours?