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 · 1 Peter 2:8-9 · Sacred
Max Lucado talks about his experiences as a baseball catcher and how the dimensions of homeplate were immutable, sacred, and in a sense holy and compares that to certain things in life that God has called sacred and holy.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Mark 7:1-13 · Religion
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and the mission Jesus has for us to the lost world and helped define the way of Jesus through the cross to the empty tomb.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Matthew 12 · Lord
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos to honor Jesus as greater than anything or anyone.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 23 · Great Commission
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and mission Jesus has for us to the lost world.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 23
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the deadly consequences of a religion that forgets the love of God for broken people and mission Jesus has for us to the lost world.
by Phil Ware · Mark 6:31
Phil Ware shares part 2 in his four part series on learning to rest in Jesus and trust in the Lord's power to bless us and give us grace.
by Phil Ware · John 5 · Sabbath
Phil Ware talks about the importance of rest and the Sabbath principle.
by Phil Ware · Mark 3 · New Year
Phil Ware gives us three key principles to follow as we approach the New Year, ask the Lord what he wants us to do, learn to rest, and get to know Jesus better.
by Cathy Messecar · John 9 · Mercy
Cathy Messecar draws us into the story of the man born blind that was healed by Jesus in John 9 and reminds us that we are here to continue Jesus' ministry of healing and mercy.
by Phil Ware · John 20:1-18 · Resurrection
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus from the Gospel of John called unpredictable, and focuses on Mary Magdalene calling Jesus Lord in the middle of all sorts of grief, sorrow, despair, discouragement, loss, and hopelessness and is given the gift o
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 Tom Norvell · Psalm 62 · Rest
Tom Norvell reminds us of our need for rest and to rest in Jesus, in God, and in the Spirit.
by Tim Archer · Hebrews 4:9-11 · Rest
Where God's people once practiced a one-day-per-week rest, we know seek a rest that will never end.
by Patrick D. Odum · Luke 13:15-16 · Sabbath
Patrick Odum reminds us of the importance to rest, to have a Sabbath, to reboot.
by Bill Sherrill · Zephaniah 3:17 · Peace
Bill Sherrill shares with us about his quiet place near to the heart of God.
by Paul Faulkner · Mark 2:27 · Rest
Paul Faulkner reminds us that we need to rest 1 in 7 if we are going to fully experience life and be productive.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 1 · Creation
Phil Ware challenges us to re-look at how we define the day and when it begins by looking at Genesis 1 and the rhythm of creation and see that God has blessed us with rest before work.
by Paul Faulkner · Mark 6:30-32 · 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 Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 · Rest
We work hard and that is good, but we also need to rest faithfully and easily and enjoy the rest God has called us to keep.
by Randy Becton · Mark 6:31 · Stress · Blessed · Rest
God designed us to need a Sabbath rest -- not as Law, but as grace.
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