Articles Tagged 'Vent' (Page 2)

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.

Something Greater to Come

by Phillip Morrison · 1 John 4 · Christmas

Phillip Morrison reminds us that waiting and Christmas and Advent involve waiting and the wait is worth the effort when the desire of our hearts comes and fills us with his love.

Waiting for the Lord to come and realizing that his coming is clothed in love.

Ordinary or Not?

by Ron Rose · Psalm 139:13-16 · Accountability · Adventure

Ron Rose is back to challenging us to treat our spiritual life like and adventure and let God lead us by faith and not hide the monotony of our same old routines.

Are you making it up as you go?

WOOHOO! Let's Do this Thing!

by Lisa Mikitarian · Romans 8:28 · Adventure

Lisa Mikitarian reminds us that life with the Lord really is an adventure because when we love him and are called according to his purposes then he works in our life through adventure to bless us and bring him glory.

Is your life a little short on the adventure scale? Then come along and follow Jesus!

The Gift of Sympathizing Mercy

by Brian McCutchen · Luke 10:35-376 · Compassion

Brian McCutchen reminds us that mercy is active compassion that makes a difference in people's lives and not just a fleeting feeling about bad news.

Mercy turns in active compassion.

Beginnings in Endings: Mary Did You Know?

by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:18-25 · Christmas

Phil Ware finishes the year 2012 with two powerful posts or articles about Jesus' birth and the people gathered around him, and emphasizes that God's greatest beginnings are found in hard endings.

Mary's simple life was about to come to a dramatic end!

Let's Talk about Ducks!

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.

Have you said your duck prayer lately?

Committed or Comfortable?

by Rick Brown · Acts 12:1-17

Rick Brown talks about a famous photograph and the message to pray and have hope in the darkest of times, and to remember that fervent and earnest prayer is the kind of prayer the early church, the committed church prayed.

What do we need to get us to stretch out a bit?

Is Praying it Safe Best?

by Shana Schutte · Ephesians 6:18 · Prayer

Shana Schutte, author and speaker, challenges us to move away from pray it safe prayers to prayer that challenges us to live on the edge of faith and adventure.

Are our prayers too guarded and not adventurous enough?

From 'Now What?' to 'What's Next?'

by Ron Rose · 1 Thessalonians 1:3 · Endurance

Ron Rose talks about getting up after we have fallen down again and again, and keep on going.

Why do we keep getting up?

Home

by Phil Ware · Galatians 6:10

Phil Ware describes doing a funeral and a graveside for a good man and how it becomes the opportunity for good things to happen to children around the world.

When going home means giving a child a chance at life!

Events and Emotions

by Katha Winther · Ecclesiastes 3:1-10 · Emotions

Katha Winther shares the up and downs of her emotional roller coaster in her life recently and reminds us that God is with us in the ever-changing emotions of life.