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 · Titus 2:11 · Grace
Max Lucado reminds us how God's grace pursues, comes after, and seeps into us if we allow it to flood over us.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Romans 8:18 · Redemption
James Nored and Phil Ware continue their messages on God's plan of redemption and how God longs to restore us to himself.
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 · Ephesians 2:10
Phil Ware continues with his series on Saved at Sea from the great Bible stories of sea rescues and this time examines Jonah and that he was saved from death for God's great purposes.
by Phil Ware · Galatians 5:1
Phil Ware reflects on the importance of freedom and what Paul teaches in Galatians.
by Stacy Voss · Romans 8:28 · Providence
Stacy Voss writes about her pain and a friend's pain at finding out that their husbands have been unfaithful and had repeated adulteries.
by Stacy Voss · Jonah 2:1 · Praise
Stacy Voss reminds us of the story of Jonah and how Jonah praised God from the pit, from the belly of the beast, the fish.
by Phillip Morrison · Mark 10:13 · Abuse
Phillip Morrison writes about a serious situation that was brought to light by an obituary -- child abuse -- and Phil Ware offers some helpful suggestions on ways to bring redemption out of the hurt of this world.
by Phillip Morrison · 1 Corinthians 1:30 · Redemption
Phillip Morrison writes about Cristo Redentor, Christ the Redeemer, the statue and the work of Jesus, about the principle of redemption, and how Jesus saves us and redeems us.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 3:9 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor focusing this week on prayer, especially prayer as a redemptive tool of offering forgiveness and blessing to those who are our enemies and who mistreat us.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Corinthians 1:3 · Suicide
Rubel Shelly share insight into Rick and Kay Warren's interview on Piers Morgan about their son Matthew whose mental illness led him to commit suicide.
by Brian McCutchen · 1 John 1:10 · Love
Brian McCutchen reminds us that God's love is redeeming -- it forgives, cleanses, makes whole, and buys us back from our messes and lifts us from our burdens.
by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Influence
Ron Rose reminds us that influence and starting over and being a new creation is something God does all the time and we just need to begin.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 2:1 · Delivered
Phil Ware continues with his series on The Story focusing on the What Is and Who Is and the Why Is of Jesus' coming.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 2:12 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on The Story and reminds us that we can all be John the Baptist, the baptizer, to people around us.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:1 · Addiction · What is Core
Phil Ware begins a series of messages on what is core, or what is at the heart of what we must believe?
by Ron Rose · God
Ron Rose writes about collecting fingerprints -- God's fingerprints -- and how they are stories that are longing to be told.
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 Phil Ware · Galatians 4:4 · Salvation
Phil Ware begins a new series called light on the dark side of the mountain focusing on the fall and the cracks that became a chasm in the lives of God's first children.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 6:10 · Grace
Phil Ware challenges us to look at our identity built around the question of "Who are you?" and the answer framed by the work of Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 23:4 · Hypocrisy
Phil Ware challenges us to leave behind intention and move out into the world of action as we seek care for our broken world and overcome the criticism that we are uncaring hypocrites who are not willing to help.
by Alan Smith · 1 Corinthians 6:18 · 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 · Colossians 1:13 · Delivered
Phil Ware shares another insight from Colossians about deliverance from the dead-end alleys, the dark dungeons, and the pits that keep us trapped and reminds us how Jesus brings deliverance.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 2:1 · Anger
Rubel Shelly reminds that God hates and gets angry at evil and calls us to be stirred to anger and action.
by Rubel Shelly · Children of God
Rubel Shelly reminds us that we still have a lot to be celebrate even if things are bad with our lives, because God is at work in us and has done great things.
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