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 Russ Lawson · 1 Timothy 2:4 · Incarnation · Inclusion
Russ Lawson reminds us that kids can say something wrongly, but at the same time remind us of greater truth.
by Rick Brown · Luke 11:1-4
Rick Brown leads us to see prayer in a fresh way, but also the way of Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Exodus 3 · Ministry
Phil Ware continues his use of The Story material and focuses on God calling Moses.
by Ron Rose · John 15:16 · Prayer
Ron Rose writes about unanswered prayers and letting God find us and us having conversations with our heavenly Father.
by Max Lucado · John 9 · Touch
From Max Lucado's "Next Door Savior" comes a story about Jesus touching our face and shoulder and our falling down to worship him.
by Phil Ware · Acts 3:1-16 · Presence
Phil Ware continues his series on greater things focusing on 'the name of the Lord' and the power and presence of Jesus that fed the expectation that God would surprise his people with greater things.
by Brian McCutchen · John 19 · Crucifixion
Brian McCutchen reminds us that the Cross is a nasty, hurtful, despicable place where Jesus died.
by Phil Ware · John 13-17 · Urgency
Phil Ware continues his series on the unpredictable Savior and reminds us of the upper room discourses where Jesus demonstrates and teaches what is most important to him to those who are most important to him, his disciples, his friends, those he loves.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 4:3 · Opportunity
Phil Ware reminds us of our need for God's help to open hearts so that we can share Jesus with others.
by Tom Norvell · James 1:5-6 · Wisdom
Tom Norvel reminds us as leaders that we are promised wisdom, we just need to pray for it and ask for it genuinely and in faith.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:12-26 · Reconcile
Phil Ware continues his series, Better Broken, focusing on the problem of there being 11 apostles and how people fail us and what are we doing to do to go on after we've been betrayed.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:1-14 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his series called Better Broken that focuses on how God used flawed, broken people to change the world by sharing the message of Jesus and this involved Purpose: to be witnesses, Plan: to release God's power through prayer; People: the
by Rick Brown · Luke 2:1-7 · Christmas
Rick Brown gives some statistical data on Christmas shopping, historical data on the birth of Jesus, and some spiritual insight on how to keep from going under during the busy time we call Christmas.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 4:6-7 · Worry
Rubel Shelly talks about living by lists and emphasizes the importance of moving things from your worry list to your prayer list.
by Tammy Marcelain · Psalm 46:10 · Quiet Time
Tammy Marcelain reminds us that we are able to realize that we are God's beloved when we take time to open ourselves to Him and be still and experience that God is with us and speaks to us in whispers.
by Ron Rose · Luke 4:16-21 · Grace · God Story
Ron Rose reminds us that God stories are everywhere, but don't make the press because God's work can't be nailed down to a snippet, a spin, a sound byte, or a headline.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:12-14
Phil Ware finishes his series on the Windows to Wonder, on Mary the mother of Jesus, the Messiah, the Lord, and Savior, and reminds us that we can all be part of Jesus' forever family.
by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 5:5 · Prayer
Ron Rose talks about redeeming elevator time and listening to the Holy Spirit about ways to minister and be a blessing to people.
by Tom Norvell · Mark 6:30-31 · Rest
Tom Norvell reminds us of Jesus encouraging his disciples, his followers, to get away from the maddening rush of the crowds and go to a quiet place with him and get some rest.
by Phil Ware · Mark 14:32-36 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his shift series with a message on prayer and about being real before God.
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 Steve Ridgell · John 13:2-5 · Forgiveness
Judas betrayed Jesus and killed himself over it. He did not have to.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 5:15-21 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit focusing on listening to the Spirit's voice and how we hear God and Jesus and the Spirit in our daily life.
by Steve Ridgell · 1 Thessalonians 5:17 · God
Just as my teeth need regular care and maintenance, so does my relationship with God.
by Heartlight Team · 1 Timothy 2:1-5 · Prayer
Heartlight.org urges people the world over to pray for our nations and for our world and for peace and for the spread of the gospel.
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