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 · Galatians 5:1-26
Phil Ware reflects on the importance of freedom and what Paul teaches in Galatians.
by Phil Ware · John 10:1-18
Phil Ware continues his thoughts on becoming JesuShaped disciples, this week focusing on the horrors of the litany of spiritual abuse cases in the news and how different they are from Jesus’ definition of a JesuShaped leader and godly shepherd.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 20:19-23
James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us through words and video to embrace God's mission for us as the bodily presence of Jesus in the world.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Mark 8:31 · Servant
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us in word and video how upside down Jesus' values are to the way we often do things in our world and in our churches.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · John 3:28-29 · Servant
ToGather.church worship segment for March 29, 2020, focused on John the Baptizer finding his purpose in preparing other people's hearts for Jesus.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · John 20:19-23 · Great Commission
James Nored and Phil Ware challenge us through words and video to embrace God's mission for us as the bodily presence of Jesus in the world.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Mark 8 · Servant
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us in word and video how upside down Jesus' values are to the way we often do things in our world and in our churches.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Mark 10:45 · Redeeming · Ransom
Jame Nored and Phil Ware remind us of Jesus' example of being a servant and giving his life as a ransom to buy our freedom.
by Phil Ware · Mark 8:45
Phil reminds us that having right answers means very little if we don't treat people like Jesus did.
by Phil Ware · Galatians 5:1-26
Phil Ware reflects on the importance of freedom and what Paul teaches in Galatians.
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 Alan Smith · 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 · Purity
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.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 4:9-10 · Soul · Son
Phil Ware talks about a trip to honor his son for graduating from grad school in computer programming and he says his son is priceless and no price is too high to pay to honor him, just like Jesus views us.
by Katha Winther · 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 · Redeeming
Somethings have been bought forever, maybe not stamps, but we have been bought by the blood of CHrist.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 2:1-10 · Grace
Grace is amazing because of all the great things it does for us and changes in us.
by Patrick D. Odum · Luke 15 · Salvation
A skunk caught far from home is ushered home by a couple of volunteers and this reminds Patrick of how much God did to bring us home when we were far away and stunk spiritually.
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Timothy 1:12-14 · Miracle
The greatest miracle of all is the one that occurs every day in the lives of people who are found by grace and changed.
by Phil Ware · John 19:30 · Jesus
Jesus gave up his spirit, but he did not give up his mission, his mercy, his grace.
by Rubel Shelly · Hebrews 1:1-4 · Forgiveness
God has paid a huge price to get our attention about his love and forgiveness for us: the cost of Jesus' blood.
by Larry Zinck · Mark 10:43-45 · Service
While we don't like the thought of being a doormat, the example of Jesus teaches us some things about our need to serve others.
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:45 · Caregiving · Service
Family caregivers are the greatest example of Jesus for many of us in our world today.
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