Articles Tagged 'Suffering'

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.

Cruciformed #6: The Gamble

Phil Ware continues his series of insights on living the CRUCIFORMED life Jesus calls all disciples to live on his way to the cross.

As Jesus journeyed into Jerusalem that last time, he had reached the point where he was going to gamble everything on the cross.

Comfort in any Season

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.

How does God use us to comfort other?

Safe!

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in an online, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to trust that God will keep us safe and honor all that we have entrusted to him.

Much of the recent worldwide conversation has been focused on the question, 'How can we be kept safe in our world today?'

Nicos and Yosef Save Easter?

Phil Ware reminds us that Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea were indisputable eye witnesses to the death of Jesus so the resurrection could be assured!

The real question is whether or not we will choose to follow Jesus from the cross, to the tomb, and into the new life that Jesus' resurrection brings?

Purpose that Brings Meaning to Life

James Nored and Phil Ware share God's message for us about purpose and meaning through words and video, focusing on Viktor Frankl and the apostle Paul.

As human beings, we can survive almost any 'how' if we have a 'why'! — Viktor Frankl

Purpose that Brings Meaning to Life

James Nored and Phil Ware share God's message for us about purpose and meaning through words and video.

As human beings, we can survive almost any 'how' if we have a 'why'!

Cruciformed #6: The Gamble

Phil Ware continues his series of insights on living the CRUCIFORMED life Jesus calls all disciples to live on his way to the cross.

As Jesus journeyed into Jerusalem that last time, he had reached the point where he was going to gamble everything on the cross.

You Break It; You Buy It?

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.

You mean, this actually applies to my kid, too?

I Will Cling to the Old Rugged Cross

Phillip Morrison reminds us where the journey of Holy Week ends and our new life in Christ begins, the cross and the empty tomb.

Like him, and because of him, we live and die to live again.

Finding My Story in God's Story

James Nored begins to share his great video series on the Story of Redemption, entitled Finding Your Story in God's Story.

Life's ultimate questions need answers. Do you know where to find them? Do you know how to share them? Do you know how your story fits into God's big picture?

Finding Happiness?

Teresa Bell Kindred reminds us that what we define as happiness is nearly always temporary pleasure that is soon gone and leaves us unhappy; happiness is really on our own shoulders.

Are we looking in the right places to find happiness for ourselves?

Remember Their Sacrifices!

Phil Ware and the Heartlight.org and verseoftheday.com and aYearwithJesus.com ask you to please see what you can do!

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Christian Graces

Dying and death come at inconvenient times, interrupting life. Yet, I have become convinced it is at precisely those times that one can see firsthand Christian Graces. Walking with the real people as death interrupts their living, by listening, preparing

More Kingdom work is done in hospitals than in church buildings

More than a Gamble over Clothes

Phil Ware shares some thoughts on the soldiers who gambled over Jesus' garments as he died and then later came to faith.

Is there a higher gamble that one can make in life?

Unnecessary Chapters in Life?

Max Lucado reminds us that the troubles of this present life are preparing us for something far greater.

Why do we go through these hard and apparently unnecessary times?

The Ring of Authenticity

Rubel Shelly visits a kiln that fires ceramics and helps us think through the importance of purifying our imperfections.

Can you tell if the imperfections have been cleansed?

Let Jesus ...

Phil Ware weaves in the 7 sayings of Jesus on the cross with the sense of forgiveness and mission that should be ours in the cross and resurrection of Jesus.

What do these words mean and whose words do we trust?

Is This Gonna Be Forever?

Problems that seem so huge can be cut down to size when we look at them from an eternal perspective

How can we learn to put things in the right perspective?

Tested Tough

Phil Ware shares insight on the challenges of trials and sufferings and also on the desire and passion to have God's character produced in our lives through perseverance in times that are hard and facing opponents that are challenging.

Why intentionally face hard opponents?

God Knows

Jesus has assured us that he is close to us in our most trying times

When we need him most, God is close to us

The God Who Cares

Jesus wept when he saw the pain and grieving caused by death. He still weeps with us when we are hurting.

Our God will even cry for you

Why God Permits Pain

Rubel Shelly discusses both the problem and the purpose of pain in the believer's life.

I thought if I followed Jesus, He would take care of me?

Follow Me

Phil Ware talks about theodicy, why good people suffer and the call to follow Jesus no matter what.

What will you do with

Giving What Can't Be Kept

There is nothing foolish about turning our back on the things of this life in order to gain a life that has no end.

If you can't keep something, why not give it up?

Beware the Quick Fix

Rubel Shelly warns us about the lure of the quick fix and reminds us that there are no short cuts to what is valuable and that perseverance is necessary for character.

Why do we so easily swallow the lure for the quick fix?