Genesis 1

Perspective gained from a view of earth from space. Phillip Morrison writes about the Apollo 8 moon orbit and the famous earthrise photo taken by the astronauts orbiting the moon in what otherwise would have been a disastrous year for America.

How are we to view ourselves and each other in this magnificent creation? James Nored and Phil Ware look at Genesis 1 and the Bible's story of Creation and remind us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made.

What, talk about sex and God in the same sentence? Phil Ware shares about the sacredness of our sexual relationship as husbands and wives and calls us to follow Jesus in how we deal with this issue.

If you were the only one who existed. Max Lucado reminds us that God made all of creation just for each one of us as the crown of his creation.

What a beautiful example of the movement from invisibility to humanity! It is so easy to allow the world to slip by as I attend to my very important tasks. Jackie Halstead reminds us to view people as Jesus did; unique and valuable because each is made in the image of God.

God didn't make one a first class person and the other a second class person based on gender. Phil Ware begins a series of posts focusing on the sacred value of women and how we have lost the focus of Jesus.

Can't God do any better work than human beings? 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.

What does God really want for us in intimacy Phil Ware continues his series on fifty shades of grace and what God has in mind for us in marriage with sexual and physical and spiritual and emotional intimacy.

How much power does one man of God have?! Phil Ware continues his Saved at Sea series and in this third message reminds us of Noah for Father's Day and also emphasizing the importance of godly and righteous men and dads and the power of their influence.

We are made in God's image with a built in hunger for relationship. Phil Ware shares a great infographic on one another passages in the Bible.

My friend Kathy introduced us, and from that point on, I was dazzled. Ron Rose shares a heart-wrenching story of a lost friend and a forgiving friend who lost friends because she dared to love as God loves.

So is our human nature really all that bad? Russ Lawson reminds us that our human nature was created by God and that we can use it to choose wisely, to choose God.

The biblical account is unique among the creation stories of its time. Spare in detail, Genesis speaks with understated elegance and lofty grandeur. Lois Tverberg reminds us how the Bible begins and that in Hebrew, this very first sentence of the Scriptures reminds us that mysteries will remain for us about God, the One Who Is more.

How do you think He answers them? Rob Woodfin uses the movie "Evan Almighty" and Morgan Freeman to remind us to pray specifically for people and personally for them.

As followers of Jesus, isn't it time the world heard what we are for when it comes to sexuality? Phillip Morrison brings Sara Barton's writings into the moments of our headlines of today with a story from long ago that reminds us that God's word still has the ultimate love song.

Filling in each other's missing pieces! Phil Ware continues his series on looking at how the Bible values a woman, this week focusing on what it means to be complements.

Is God to blame for the mess this world is in? If God does not exist, you can't blame him for the mess this world is in. If He does, He will fix it.

If God is so wise, why did he create an appendix It really does make sense to trust God more than our knowledge.

Because God’s promises are unbreakable, our hope is unshakable. Max Lucado reminds us that we are made to resemble God and we must believe and Lauren Daigle reminds us we must listen to what God says about us and believe.

Not an archaic form of subjugation but a divine and brilliant system for harmony, mutual enrichment, and voluntary submission! Lee Wilson goes back to the beginning of Scripture and as an experienced relationship coach, invites people to look at God's plan to make marriages thrive.

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

Can you drown out all the noise and simply listen for the Creator's voice in the Bible's first chapter? Phil Ware continues his series of messages based on the sea passages of the Bible, called Saved at Sea, this post is called Something Beautiful, Someone Good.

Can you capture the memories even if you can't hear the words? Phil Ware begins a series of messages called "The Journey Home" and focuses on God being the home we long for.

Did he completely miss the target? Rubel Shelly challenges some of the assertions of Stephen Hawking's latest booklet.

Are you ready for the big wedding? Phil Ware concludes his series on Church to Kingdom, C2K, and reminds us that as Jesus' people, we are the bride of Christ and need to be ready for our wedding.

When Jesus taught on prayer in the Sermon on the Mount, he shifted from individual prayer in private to prayer shared with others Phil Ware, with the help of Grady King, reminds us that prayer is a together experience in much of experience and God calls us to share this experience together, then Grady King gives us some added insight and an exercise to help us through the next week.

So you believe in God, big deal, what are you going to do about it? Phil Ware challenges us to ask the 'Now, so what?' question to our own faith in Jesus and God and to make life changes based upon it.

Scientists used to think 98% of our DNA was useless and used that to argue against the existence of God. Wrong. Some used the fact that 98% of our DNA was not functional as an arguement against the existence of God. Now they know that over 80% of our DNA is functional. God did know what he was doing.

Holding each other and ourselves accountable for our growth toward Jesus it often the forget piece in building a culture of honor. 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.

In the Lord, we are called to complement, complete, and bless each other so that each can be what she or he is created by God and re-created in Jesus to become! Phil Ware continues his series on how God values women as seen in Scripture, this is part 2.

Is this the best we can do? While we can get frustrated with a lack of excellence in service in the world, we can never justify doing just enough and stopping short of giving God the best.

When will it all stop? The comparison game hurts us no matter what side of the game we play on.

Do you choose darkness or light? God wants to place his light inside of us. He wants to make us shine brighter than the sun.

Why reject the goodness of God and all he has done to choose our own way? James Nored and Phil Ware continue helping us find our story in God's story, this time looking at the Fall.

Is rest really necessary for holy and whole living? Phil Ware talks about the importance of rest and the Sabbath principle.

What are you guys trying to do here? Phil Ware gives the basis and background for the section of heartlight.org called together in his grace.