Articles Tagged 'Wit' (Page 4)

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.

Fifty Shades of Grace:Exchanging Gods

Phil Ware begins a seven week series of posts called Fifty Shades of Grace and will focus on Scripture and the Bible and God and the holy plan for fulfillment and sexuality in Scripture.

What do we say and do in today's charged climate of expectation and demand?

Not Left as Orphans

Phil Ware continues a short series on the Holy Spirit focusing on John 14 and what it means for Jesus to not leave us as orphans, but to come to us and show himself to us and be in us and make his home with us.

What can we expect the Spirit to do for us?

God With Us

So a little boy was born, named Immanuel. He was a living sign from God, a reminder that God is with his people. Because Ahaz wouldn't listen and wouldn't put his trust in God, his nation would suffer defeat. But he had in this young boy the constant remi

If Jesus wasn't Immanuel, who was?

Your Invitation to a Year with Jesus

Phil Ware shares the beginning of A Year with Jesus and an invitation to join the free daily devotional and get to know Jesus more fully during the course of the year as you journey together through the New Testament.

Spend a year journeying through the New Testament with Jesus.

Act(s) 1: Scene 3 — Witnesses

Mark Frost continues his series on Acts scene 1, with a great article on being witnesses built around Acts 1:8 and about reaching the world -- here, near, and far.

Learning to reach out, and further out, to speak for Jesus.

How to Heal the Internet

Ann Voskamp reminds us to listen with our heads and hearts and see social media and the Internet as a way to listen to hearts yearning to be loved.

How do we keep from throwing bricks at each other through our screens, large and small?

What If?

Teresa Bell Kindred writes about the 24th anniversary of her mother's death and how it is still real to her and then she gives some good pointers on grief.

How do we handle our deepest grief?

Counting Down or Ratcheting Up?

Phil Ware gives us three key principles to follow as we approach the New Year, ask the Lord what he wants us to do, learn to rest, and get to know Jesus better.

Learning to live in tune with God!

A Gift Worth Re-gifting?

Tom Norvell reminds us that this is really a gift worth regifting -- Jesus -- because he is our hope, joy, love, and peace and others need to hear us speak of him when they need him most.

Is there really a Christmas gift worth regifting?

Prayer and Mission

Mark Frost continues the series on discovering your mission before finding your minister with the Interim Ministry Partners team and he focuses on prayer.

So if they didn't and couldn't, how dare we?

When God Does not Answer Prayer the Way You Expected

It is easy to share God's answer to prayer when things turn out the way we wanted. It is just as important to share our faith when the answer is not what we wanted.

What do you say to a nonbeliever when God does not answer your prayer the way you wanted.

Love and Fear

We don't have to live in fear of God, waiting for him to zap us when we make a mistake. Yes, our God is a just God who will punish sin. But for those of us who seek him, who enter into a relationship with him, he is merciful and good. His love frees us fr

Do we run toward God or run from him?

The Story: Second Incarnation

Phil Ware continues his series on The Story focusing on the early chapters of Acts and the coming of the Spirit and the work done in the name of Jesus!

Can I really experience Jesus today?

The Swirly Cycle of Destruction

Phil Ware continues his journey through The Story focusing this week on the Judges, especially the cycle of destruction that was leading them to catastrophe and the ways we can escape the cycle.

Which way does your toilet flush?

Known by God

We want to be known by God so that we can be included in His family and live in heaven with Him. While God is our creator, you must choose to obey Him and get close to Him, that's how you are known by God.

Who really knows you?

Be Strong and Courageous

Tom Norvell reminds us that God is with us, that he will not abandon us, and that we should be strong and courageous!

No matter what you are facing, God has a message for you!

I Am: Handwritten Messages from Heaven - Fear

Phil Ware continues his series on I AM from the Gospel of John and focuses on Jesus' statement that he is I AM and so we should not fear.

How in the world do I obey that command?

Creating a Movement

Rick Brown talks about how we can accomplish the Great Commission in our world today, the same as they did it long ago.

How in the world did they do this?

Nicodemus and Joseph Save Easter?

Phil Ware continues his series called unpredictable on Jesus in the Gospel of John and focuses on Jesus' death and burial through the eyes of Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea.

How can two rich guys save Easter?

But I Knew all the Words

Grace, forgiveness, redemption, and other Christian words can only be understood by non-Christians in the context of how we Christians live.

Knowing what the words mean is not the same as understanding the converstation.

Better Broken: The Plan

Phil Ware continues his series called Better Broken that focuses on how God used flawed, broken people to change the world by sharing the message of Jesus and this involved Purpose: to be witnesses, Plan: to release God's power through prayer; People: the

What was God's plan to help Jesus' broken and flawed followers accomplish his mission?

Connected

We are connected to our iPhones, iPads, iTouch, iTunes, iMac, iChat, but have we lost the connection to the I AM?

What are you connected to the most?

Beloved!

Tammy Marcelain reminds us that we are able to realize that we are God's beloved when we take time to open ourselves to Him and be still and experience that God is with us and speaks to us in whispers.

We spend time with God and find out that we are loved!

Spiritual Zombies

Ron Rose writes about people living like spiritual dead people.

Isn't it time to live — I mean, really be alive!

Come Away With Me

Phil Ware writes on withdrawal and rest with the Savior and our need for his grace and mercy and blessing and power and support and prayer and strength.

How depleted are you?