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 · Exhaustion
Phil Ware continues his reflections on what it means to be a JesuShaped disciple, this week focusing on our need for rest and time alone with God.
by Phil Ware · Acts 2:38 · Jesus · Christmas
Phil Ware recalls a refreshing winter morning that reminds him of the weather when Jesus came.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 1:14 · Encourage
Phil Ware begins a short series on Untold Stories from the Bible and shares the story of Onesiphorus refreshing Paul while he was in prison.
by Tom Norvell · Mark 6:30 · Rest
Tom Norvell reminds us of our need for rest and to rest in Jesus, in God, and in the Spirit.
by Anonymous
This is a simple meditation on the meaning of the Shepherd Psalm, Psalm 23.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 3:5 · Rest
Phil Ware shares what God does for us when we sleep.
by Paul Faulkner · Mark 6:30 · Rest
Without rest we cannot restore our bodies and our health, but this is not a new idea, it is God's fitness plan from long ago.
by Bill Sherrill · Genesis 3:8 · Silence
Our love for the cool of the day after the hot day of work is a reminder of our need to be close to God and his desire to have us close.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 1:16 · Renewal · Refresh
A kind friend can bring refreshment to the parched soul of another friend.
by Amy C. Baker · Psalm 50:10 · Renewal
A trip to the cattle and the country rattles this city slicker loose from her busy ways enough to help her appreciate God in wonder.
by Bruce Wadd · John 3:6 · Holy Spirit
Only God can bring new life with refreshment through his holy spirit.
by Kelly Breece · Philemon 1:7 · Kindness · Service · Courtesy
Some people are just God's special blessings for us along the way.