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 · Romans 6:3-7 · Baptism
Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by talking about baptism and why it is important.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 16:13-27 · Christlikeness · Disciple Making · Confess
Phil Ware shares his second post in his four article series on Peter's confession, focusing this time on our tendency to reduce faith to words and not actions and discipleship.
by Melissa Troyer · 1 John 1:5-10 · Parenting
Melissa Troyer is back living in her crazy world with grace and reminding us that raising teenagers can be embraced as a grace from God despite being hard if it calls us to look at our brokenness and weak place.
by Ron Rose · Ephesians 4:30-5:2
Ron Rose shares a heart-wrenching story of a lost friend and a forgiving friend who lost friends because she dared to love as God loves.
by Phil Ware · Romans 6:3-7 · Baptism
Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by talking about baptism and why it is important.
by Russ Lawson · Romans 13:11 · Wedding · Awaken
Russ Lawson talks about events that shocked us and awakened us from our lethargy, but reminds us that we often just sink back into our old habits.
by Phil Ware · John 3:16-17 · Redeeming
Phil Ware shares Scriptures, stories, and ideas to help us prepare for the hour of worldwide unified prayer for our broken world, especially focused on Jesus being both Savior and Lord.
by Phil Ware · Romans 6:3-7 · Baptism
Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by talking about baptism and why it is important.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 3:1-23
Phil Ware and James Nored look at what the ministry of John the Baptizer meant for people in his day and call on us to share in this move toward the kingdom of God today.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:9-13
Phil Ware and Grady King bring us teaching and practical prayer strategies on praying for God's will to be done.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 3:1-17 · Baptism
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of an important reason to be baptized: Jesus was and said it was the right thing to do.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Luke 3
Phil Ware and James Nored look at what the ministry of John the Baptizer meant for people in his day and call on us to share in this move toward the kingdom of God today.
by Max Lucado · Matthew 14 · Repentance
Max Lucado reminds of what is necessary when we have failed publicly and why it is necessary.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 3:1-17 · Repentance · Baptism
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of an important reason to be baptized: Jesus was and said it was the right thing to do.
by Phil Ware · Mark 2:13-17
Phil Ware asks a bunch of troubling questions as he looks at the story of Jesus and his call of Levi and the party Levi had at his house afterwords.
by Steve Ridgell · Jonah 4:11 · God
Stop running from God. He wants a relationship with you. He will do anything to give you that opportunity.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 16:13-27 · Christlikeness · Disciple Making · Confess
Phil Ware shares his second post in his four article series on Peter's confession, focusing this time on our tendency to reduce faith to words and not actions and discipleship.
by Steve Ridgell · Psalm 51 · Forgiveness
David repented and asked for forgiveness. He was also restored to a life of purpose.
by Tim Archer · Luke 18:10-14 · Salvation
Jesus wants to remind us that performing a series of religious acts doesn't make us right with God. Our attitude matters. What the Bible calls "the heart." While men look at the outside, God looks at the heart.
by Phil Ware · Luke 15:11-24 · Forgiveness
Phil Ware continues his series on the prodigal son called the Journey home and he looks at the hardest lesson learned, that it is better to be a servant in our Father's house than to be on our own and alone.
by Phil Ware · Luke 15 · Waiting
Phil Ware shares his heart about someone who is precious to him who needs to come to the Lord and has not yet done so.
by Tim Archer · 2 Corinthians 7:10 · Forgiveness
God offers each of us a pardon, the chance to have our sins blotted out. We can escape the death sentence that sin has placed on us. We can be forgiven. Or we can ignore God's offer and pay the penalty for what we've done.
by Rick Brown · Luke 15:11-32 · Promises · Prodigal Son
Rick Brown writes about the prodigal son parable and reminds us that there are two sons who are lost and need to come home to the heart of the father and join the party he longs to throw for both of them!
by Steve Ridgell · John 3:16 · God
It is dangerous to assume God said something that he did not say. Even worse to think he said something different than what he really said.
by Phil Ware · Nehemiah 8:8-11 · Renewal
Phil Ware takes us back to The Story, God's story and our story and reminds us that while rebuilding infrastructure for a city and country is hard, it is even harder to rebuild the morale, moral, and faith foundation.
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