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 · Mark 6:31-35
Phil Ware begins a series of posts on our needing rest with Jesus and focuses on what we do when we have more to do than resources or strength and we don't have a rest time close at hand.
by Max Lucado · Acts 9 · Transformation · Conversion
Max Lucado reminds us of the importance of Jesus' power to change us and make us new and give us a new name -- he points to the apostle Paul, who was once Saul, the persecutor.
by Max Lucado · Psalm 139:13-16 · Purpose · Self Talk · Salvation
Max Lucado reminds us that we are precious to God and he has done everything he can to help us see that we are precious to the Creator of the universe.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 7:24-27
Phil Ware reminds us of the harsh truth about knowing more than we put into practice, we are certainly called to be much more than a biblical thumb drive.
by Max Lucado · Zechariah 4:10
Max Lucado reminds us that God uses tiny seeds and tiny deeds to make big things.
by Phillip Morrison · Hebrews 7:25 · Prayer · Redeeming · Comfort
Phillip Morrison reminds us of Jesus' incredible role in interceding for us always and living to make that intercession in our defense.
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 · Psalm 34:8 · Grief
Max Lucado reminds us that sorrow can open the door for anger to overwhelm us because we cannot figure out why bad things happened, but we hold onto the reality that God is good.
by Phil Ware · John 1:1-389
Phil Ware finishes his series on "The Andrew Effect" about connecting people with Jesus by reminding us how Jesus viewed people.
by Phil Ware · John 6
Phil Ware continues his series on The Andrew Effect focusing this week on bringing those who want to help others in need to Jesus and connecting them and their resources to the Lord.
by Phil Ware · John 1:35-41
Phil Ware continues his series on "The Andrew Effect" by focusing on connecting those we know with Jesus.
by Phil Ware · John 1
Phil Ware continues his series on The Andrew Effect and about connecting others with Jesus as our life's mission.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 3:14-21 · New Year
The beginning of the New Year brings challenges and the potential for fear and reluctance, but with God we can welcome it and use it for his glory.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Maturity
Phil Ware shares an insight on older people in the Bible and today who kept growing and changing through the years because they wanted to be more like Jesus.
by Brian McCutchen · 1 Corinthians 11:28 · Future
Brian McCutchen reminds us to trust God and learn that our current circumstances aren't forever and that God can lead us to a new place.
by Phil Ware · John 1:10-13 · Christian Living
Phil Ware reminds us that Jesus is the center of everything, our salvation, our time, our hope, but will we make Jesus the center of our lives?
by Phil Ware · John 13 · Service
Phil Ware takes a moment to remind us of the importance of serving those who are caregivers and holding them up as heroes and recognizing that these people are considered precious in God's Kingdom.
by Ann Voskamp · James 1 · Listening
Ann Voskamp reminds us that there is no harm in just listening, and there can be great healing and hope and transformation.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:1-16 · Interim Ministry
Phil Ware continues his series of articles on churches facing the challenges of the interim season and uses the imagery of high mountain climbing to help us appreciate the challenges.
by Phil Ware · Acts 26 · Confidence
Phil Ware continues his series on Saved at Sea focusing on Paul's promise in Philippians 1:6 and Paul's shipwreck and travel to Rome to fulfill his calling from God.
by Phil Ware · Luke 8:44-49
Phil Ware shares a passion on his heart about the way we have privatized and personalize conversion and salvation that eliminates the necessary grace of Jesus' community, family, and spiritual community.
by Phil Ware · John 21 · Failure
Phil Ware continues his Saved at Sea series focusing on Peter's denials, his promises, his arrogance, his failure, and his restoration.
by Phil Ware · Galatians 5:1-26
Phil Ware reflects on the importance of freedom and what Paul teaches in Galatians.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 1:1-31 · Creator
Phil Ware continues his series of messages based on the sea passages of the Bible, called Saved at Sea, this post is called Something Beautiful, Someone Good.
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.
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