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 · John 9:1-38 · People
Phil Ware shares a study of John 9 and reminds us how Jesus viewed people so he could share the life and light of God with them and save them.
by Phil Ware · John 9 · People
Phil Ware reminds us of the four ways we often view people that are very crass and treats them as less than human, then he compares that to how Jesus views people.
by Patrick D. Odum · Romans 8:18-39 · Hope
Patrick Odum picks up a line from a Bruce Springsteen interview and helps us understand the need for being real about our struggles but also celebrating our hope in the gospel.
by Jackie Halstead, Ph.D. · Genesis 1:26-31 · Kindness · Compassion · Image of God
Jackie Halstead reminds us to view people as Jesus did; unique and valuable because each is made in the image of God.
by Phil Ware · John 9 · Comparison
Phil Ware reminds us how Jesus viewed people and challenged us by his example to view each person as someone in whom the works of God need to be done.
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 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.
by Mark Frost · Acts 2 · New Life · Nostalgia
Mark Frost of Interim Ministry Partners shares the second in his series on Acts and nostalgia and doing the work of God in bringing the Kingdom of God.
by Phil Ware · Revelation 2 · Church Growth
Phil Ware continues the Interim Ministry Partners series on helping declining and aging churches find new life.
by Rick Brown · Romans 12:1-2 · Mercy
Rick Brown reminds us to be thankful for God's mercies.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 9:38-41
Rubel Shelly writes about the serious subject of unity and division and the way we view and deal with those who are not one of us.
by Steve Ridgell · Philippians 1:22-24 · Perspective
Perspective determines our perception of reality. Christians view things differently because of our belief in God.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 7:21 · Sin
Rubel Shelly reminds us that our self-perceptions may be totally inaccurate.
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:14-15 · Kingdom
Phil Ware talks about climbing to the top of a mountain and seeing all the beauty that he never realized was there and uses this metaphor to talk about the difference between church and kingdom.
by Rubel Shelly · John 6 · Leadership
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the real challenge is to be resourceful and take our meager resources and big challenges and put them in the hands of the Living God.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:9-12 · Jesus
Phil Ware challenges us to look beyond the cosmetic image we see in the mirror and view ourselves as God does.
by Bill Sherrill · Hebrews 10:19-25 · Church
Bill Sherrill reflects on family reunions, perspective, being together, and church.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 7:12 · Witnessing
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the incredible importance of how we view people.
by Tom Norvell · Hebrews 11:24-28 · Vision
Tom Norvell talks openly with the Lord about how hard it is to look forward and not backward and push on to the Lord's horizon.
by Tom Norvell · John 14:12 · Vision
Tom Norvell shares insight into taking time to really get a vision of what is out there.
by Courtney Loy · Psalm 118:24
Consider the power of attitude, the idea that how we choose to view life impacts the quality of it.
by Rubel Shelly · Acts 17:27 · God · Generosity
Four views of God in today's culture remind us of the basic truth that we all have a hunger to know the Almighty!
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Corinthians 4:4
The abduction and final escape of Natascha from Priklopil, we are given a story about how our viewpoint gets skewed.
by Rubel Shelly · John 4:35 · Focus
We need to open our eyes and view things from a point of view of spiritual reality.
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