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 · 2 Timothy 2:1-2
Phil Ware reminds us that as fathers and grandfather, we will leave behind messes but we can also leave behind a legacy of faith that lasts for generations.
by Shirley Turner · 1 Timothy 5:1-8
Finding help for aging adults with Alzheimer's, ALS, and other mobility-related issues is essential to care for those you love fully.
by Paul Faulkner · Psalm 34:11 · Parenting
Paul Faulkner talks about four gifts that we can give our children to pass on to them a living legacy.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Comfort
Phil Ware talks about 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 and comforting others with the comfort we have received when we went through the season of mourning, grief, and pain.
by Paul Faulkner · Galatians 6:2 · Transparency
Paul Faulkner reminds us how desperately we need to be in a loving relationship with someone with whom we can be fully transparent.
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 Philip Gulley · Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 · Parenting · Parenting Parents
Philip Gulley talks about his dad's heart surgery and his directions for his funeral service in case he didn't survive and the lasting impact this has had on Phillip's life.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 22:34-40
Phil Ware continues his series on becoming JesuShaped disciples.
by Phil Ware · John 19:25-27 · Grief
Phil Ware pauses and looks at the pain of grieving parents at the loss of a child and reminds us to forgo easy answers and cling to the stories and promises of Jesus.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 2:1-2
Phil Ware reminds us that as fathers and grandfather, we will leave behind messes but we can also leave behind a legacy of faith that lasts for generations.
by Phil Ware · Isaiah 53:5
Phil Ware reminds us that God broke one of the most held rules of merchandising, you break it; you buy it, and in Jesus turned this principle upside down.
by Phil Ware · Luke 3:21-22 · Affirm
Phil Ware reminds us how important it is to use love language with those who are precious to us and we can begin by doing this with Jesus.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 3:1-3 · Adoption
Phil Ware shares a powerful story about his foster grandson and how that helps us understand what it means to be adopted into God's family.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 19:14 · Compassion International
Phil Ware reminds us of the power of compassion, especially when that compassion is channeled to help children escape poverty in Jesus' name through Compassion International.
by Ann Voskamp · John 17 · Love · Service · Prejudice
Ann Voskamp's article on love and the river is merged with Delirious? and Martyn Smith's song Find Me in the River.
by Phil Ware · John 5:25 · Grief
Phil Ware pauses and looks at the pain of grieving parents at the loss of a child and reminds us to forgo easy answers and cling to the stories and promises of Jesus.
by Max Lucado · John 9 · Jesus
Max Lucado writes about the man born blind in John 9 and reminds us that even though no one else notices us as a person, Jesus does.
by Tom Norvell · Arrogance · Answer
Tom Norvell reminds us that there are a lot of questions in life that we cannot get answers to; but more than answers, we need God's presence.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Proverbs 12:10 · Dream · Dogs
Teresa draws a parallel between what we can learn from our dogs and what we can learn from Jesus.
by Tim Woodroof · Acts 9
Tim Woodroof continues his series on the ways we need to freshen our approach to church if we are going to connect with people in today's world and how we react to our own church issues.
by Bill Brant · Deuteronomy 6:4-9,12 · Teaching
The responsibility for teaching the children about God lay with the parents, and while reinforcing repeated who God was and what God had done, the process also became a continual reminder to the parents as well.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 4 · Mothers
Phil Ware uses the story of Eve and Seth to give us encouragement for those times when we think we've failed as a parent.
by Stacy Voss · 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 · Winter · Writing
Stacy Voss talks about writing and also writing on the hearts of her children.
by Donna Ware · Deuteronomy 6 · Parenting
Donna Ware shares insight into raising children to leave a legacy of faith.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 6:1-6 · Adversity · Adventure
Rubel Shelly reminds us to live life expecting it to be an adventure with Jesus in which we are surprised and learn new things again and again.
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