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 4:4 · Finish
Phil Ware reflects on Jesus' statement, "It is finished" and how he can ever be finished in his life.
by Phil Ware · John 19:24-30 · Cross
Phil Ware continues his seven sayings of Jesus on the Cross and talks about how the words "I thirst" make Jesus' incarnation real.
by Phil Ware · Mark 15:34 · Cross
Phil Ware continues his series on the 7 sayings of Jesus on the cross, this one focuses on Jesus' cry of feeling that he had been forsaken by God.
by Phil Ware · John 19:23-27 · Cross
Phil Ware continues his series on the 7 sayings of Jesus at the cross and reminds us how Jesus values his mother, widows, and the grieving.
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 Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 · Resurrection
Phil Ware shares with us the real meaning of Independence Day and how we can celebrate it every week.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 2:24 · Attack
Phil Ware talks about bear attacks in Alaska and also how Satan attacks us and reminds us that Jesus is our assurance that we are never alone when we are attacked and he has worked to defend us.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:9-14 · Redemption
Phil Ware reminds us that the Gospel of Luke introduces us to common folks made special by God to remind us that we are not just another face in the crowd.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 23:11 · Downs Syndrome
Phil Ware talks about an airplane that landed on the wrong runway and compares it to some of the values we attach to people.
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:45 · Friendship
Phil Ware shares some Scriptures on sacrifice, love, remembering, and friendship.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 2:9-10 · Grace
Phil Ware reminds himself that he didn't have any right to expect the grace of God to be shared with him since he wasn't a child of Abraham by race and was included only because of God's mercy.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:17-18 · Generosity
Phil Ware looks back on an old reel-to-reel recording and editing session and reflects how he could sure use that same kind of thing in his life!
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.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 22:15-22 · Money
Phil Ware shares Scriptures pertaining to the IRS deadline for taxes and other issues related to money.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 16:13-16 · Church
Phil Ware challenges us to think about how we view church and asks how we can make it a gathering of people committed to the Kingdom of God.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1-3 · Evangelism
Phil Ware reminds us that from the very beginning of the Christian movement, Jesus and His followers recognized that the Gospel and the church are for all people.
by Phil Ware · John 20:1-8 · Resurrection
Phil Ware shares insight on the resurrection of Jesus on Easter, and how Mary calls Jesus Lord when she doesn't know he is raised and how the beloved disciple saw the death clothes of Jesus and believed.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:13-14 · Cross
Phil Ware talks about the triumphal entry of Jesus and the darkness that Jesus faced for all of us to defeat the darkness and bring us to light.
by Phil Ware · Maturity
Phil Ware addresses the issue of church leadership, hypocrisy, and consumerism by pointing leaders to Paul's example in Colossians of pointing people to Jesus, praying for their maturity, and trusting in Him to supply the power as Paul worked strenuously
by Phil Ware · Philippians 3 · Maturity
Phil Ware compares the journey to maturity with a family vacation in a minivan and reminds us that maturity is the journey, not a destination as we seek to become like Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Nehemiah 8:10 · Joy
Phil Ware talks about the real source of authentic joy, the Holy Spirit.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 8:1-5 · Children of God
Phil Ware describes his visit to Kampala, Uganda, Africa and calls on us to fully celebrate the truth of Psalm 8 and Jesus' commands to love God and love our neighbor.
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:13-16
Phil Ware shares his experience at a lunch between sponsors and their children in Kampala, Uganda.
by Phil Ware · Revelation 7:9-12 · Heaven
Phil Ware describes a precious moment on his trip to Kampala and the work with Compassion International.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 19:14 · Poverty
Phil Ware describes meeting his Compassion little girl for the first time in a slum in Kampala, Uganda.
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