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 · Colossians 1:13-14 · Christmas
Phil Ware continues his series on When Spirit Becomes Flesh and talks about Jesus as heaven's light.
by Phil Ware · Judges 4 · Women
Phil Ware continues his series called Light on the Dark Side of the Mountain, Old Testament stories where we find God's grace demonstrated in life's most difficult moments and this week focuses upon Deborah and women and courage and faith.
by Phil Ware · Acts 9 · Passion
Phil Ware challenges us to a life of passionate discipleship and challenge our children to follow with boldness, using the life of Paul.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 10:45 · Failure
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the heart of leadership is not making excuses and helping others get the credit when things go right.
by Russ Lawson · Joshua 3:1-17 · Faith
Russ Lawson uses the Israelite's crossing of the Jordan River at flood stage to be a reminder that God is waiting for us to step out in faith so he can act in our lives.
by Bill Sherrill · Colossians 1:28-29 · Achievement
Bill Sherrill challenges us to judge our success based on our hearts and our service.
by Lee Wilson · Joshua 5:14-6:2 · God
Lee Wilson challenges us to determine what God wants and be on His side.
by Ron Rose · Job 42:5-6 · Life
Ron Rose writes about life's obstacles and challenges us to follow the example of others who have lived beyond their limits.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 4:4-8 · Joy
Rubel Shelly reminds us that we've got to look past our own failures and low view of our own importance and learn to rejoice because we are each a child of the King.
by Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 · Fear
Phil Ware continues his 7 sayings of Jesus on the Cross with the meaning of the line today of "you will be with me in paradise" and talks about the hope it brings in the face of death.
by Straight from the Bible · Hebrews 2:14-18
This is simply quoting Hebrews 2:14-18 about freedom from death's tyrranny.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:37 · Passion
Phil Ware continues his series where he shares his dad's values with his adult children, and this one is on living with passion.
by Patrick D. Odum · James 4:7-10 · Temptation
Patrick Odum reminds us that overcoming temptation requires us to resist the devil, but he also adds some other insights from James' famous passage about overcoming temptation by being honest about oursleves and our need for God.
by Tom Norvell · John 16:33 · Peace · Trials · Troubles
There is trouble in this world, it crashes in on us and we cannot ignore it, but we must remain focused on Jesus who has overcome the world.
by Tammy Marcelain · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · Cancer
Sin, a form of spiritual cancer, can be defeated like physical cancer and this victory leaves us feeling excited and on top of the world, but we must work hard for the victory and God will help us.
by Patrick D. Odum · John 6:8-9 · Men
Should we give up when things look hopeless? Of course not, because the point may not be in winning in the eyes of others, but having God accomplish in us what he wants.
by Tom Norvell · John 16:33 · Troubles
We have all sorts of trouble, heartache, grief, disappointment, discouragement in this world, but Jesus has overcome the world and given us victory.
by Phil Ware · John 19:30 · Purpose
Jesus finished his work, accomplished his mission, completed his task, passed his test, and when his life was over he was victorious.
by Paul Faulkner · 2 Timothy 4:17-18 · Perseverance
How we view the goal of our life directly determines how we approach life between here and its end.
by Sarah Stirman · Hebrews 12:1 · Victory
Sin entangles and causes us to stumble and fall rather than running victoriously, whether the sin is our own or the sin of others against us.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 22:31-34 · Failure
Don't quit in the middle of failure, but understand it is part of the learning and growing process.
by Dennis Downing · Romans 8:38-39 · Resurrection · Victory
Because of Jesus' resurrection from the dead, we know that we have already won the victory.
by Richard Ellis · 1 Corinthians 15:56-57 · Endurance
Sometimes we need to resign from the war and surrender, trusting that we have the ultimate victory in Jesus.
by Joey Cope · John 16:33 · Promises
God's disclaimers are much better than those on medicine bottles!
by Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 · Rapture
Don't you want to be ready to go when Jesus returns to take us home to glory?
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