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 Tim Archer · Isaiah 6:1 · Hero
Just as Isaiah had to overcome Uzziah's failure, we have to deal with the failures of others. We need to learn to turn to God at times like that.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 18:1-35 · Accountability
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor with a focus on accountability -- both holding others accountable and holding ourselves accountable for our growth in the Lord.
by Steve Higginbotham · Matthew 7:1-2 · Attitude
Steve Higginbotham reminds us that many of our most difficult days come from our negative and judgmental assumptions about why things happen.
by Phil Ware · Luke 8 · Salvation
Phil Ware continues his series on Out of the Box and focusing on the big Four primal fears that Jesus helps us address and he reminds us that salvation involves a from, for, and to component and shouldn't be simply elevator theology.
by Tim Archer · 2 Peter 2:19 · Freedom
Many people are slaves and don't even know it. They aren't slaves to someone else, but slaves to their own desires. Jesus came to declare and provide FREEDOM.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 John 1:8-9 · Addiction
Rubel Shelly uses Josh Hamilton's public confession about a slip in alcohol use to remind us of our need to be truthful about the addictions that enslave us.
by Phil Ware · John 1:14-18 · Christmas
Phil Ware goes over a number of inaccuracies that have crept in to our telling of the story of Jesus at Christmas, but reminds us that the main thing is that Jesus came for everyone and the more we know the story, the more we know it is true.
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:29-39 · Missions · Life Mission
Phil Ware uses Jesus' example in Mark 1 to show how we can begin to deal with our feelings of being overwhelmed with everything confronting us and do the most important thing, the One Tune God wants us to play with our lives.
by Tim Archer · Hebrews 2:14-15
The fear of death drives people to act irrationally. There is, however, a way to be set free from that fear.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:8 · Witnessing
Phil Ware continues his series on Catch and Release reminding us that we are chosen to be Jesus' witnesses specifically because of who we are and what he has done for us in our lives.
by Phil Ware · Luke 10:29-37 · Delivered
Phil Ware uses a car full of girls running out of gas on the way to church to connect Jesus' ministry and Moses' call to our opportunity to be God's tools of deliverance in the lives of those around us.
by Sarah Stirman · 1 Peter 1:13-16 · Pessimism · Perspective
Sarah Stirman speaks about common struggles women face and talks about the perspective from which they approach their decisions about these everyday matters.
by Phil Ware · Mark 5 · Miracle
Phil Ware talks about the events in the miracle stories that happen after the spectacle of the miracle takes place, the things that put people back into fellowship, community, and normalcy -- the way things were.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 10:19-25 · Worship
Phil Ware reminds us that there should be no line between sacred and secular for followers of Jesus.
by Patrick D. Odum · Colossians 3:17 · Thanksgiving
Patrick Odum challenges us to see the basic call of our lives to live for Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:15-23 · Jesus
Phil Ware talks about Paul's big reversal from seeing Jesus as a blasphemer to seeing him as everything.
by Patrick D. Odum · Genesis 1:26-27 · Circumstances · Creator
Patrick D. Odum uses the Vatican's ruling on UFOs as a chance to remind us that we are made in God's image, and are very good.
by Alan Smith · Philippians 1:3-8 · Appreciation
Alan Smith reminds us of the importance of sending notes of thanks, appreciation, and encouragement and how important those are to others.
by Courtney Loy · Psalm 27:1
God can help us live life courageously, to have the "Eye of the Tiger"
by Byron Ware · Philippians 2:3-11 · Selfishness
Selfishness is what really lies behind all of marriage problems and the devil wants to use selfish people and marriage problems to render the church ineffective.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 86:1 · Worship
The words of an old song remind us of our deep need for God and longing for him.
by Mike Barres · James 1:3-5 · Self-control
A recovery saying, HALT, reminds us to be careful when we are hungry, angry, lonely, and tired because then we are vulernable to temptation, sin, and weakness as well as addictions.
by Marsha Jordan · Romans 8:28 · Providence
God is really in control, and is at our side, and in control of our agenda if we will loosen up and let him lead us.
by Rubel Shelly · James 4:7
We've got to be honest about our weakness and inconsistency and quit trying to blame everything on someone or something else, including satan or the devil.
by Tom Norvell · John 14:30-31 · Satan · Addiction
Don't you wish you could say, like Jesus said, that the devil or Satan has no hold on you?
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