Phil Ware reminds us that Jesus affirmed Peter's value and his return to useful service BEFORE Peter's stumbling denials by the fire.
01/29/2020 by Phil Ware
James Nored on video and Phil Ware with words remind us that the circumstances of the moment can be swallowed up in the greater joy of God's long story of grace that came to us in Jesus of Nazareth.
12/22/2019 by James Nored & Phil Ware
James Nored and Phil Ware share in video and words the wonder of Jesus’ birth and how it changed the world with the Sound of Music.
12/08/2019 by James Nored & Phil Ware
James Nored and Phil Ware share in word and video the meaning of Jesus' trials before Pilate, Herod, and the Jewish Ruling Council.
08/25/2019 by James Nored & Phil Ware
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of the dark night that began the long, painful, and lonely journey of Jesus through his Passion to bring us to God.
08/18/2019 by James Nored & Phil Ware
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that we not only must become like children, but as Jesus' followers, we must value children.
07/14/2019 by James Nored & Phil Ware
Phil Ware finishes up his series on CRUCIFORMED and the way of the cross that Jesus shows us in the Gospel of Mark.
04/25/2019 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware reminds us to celebrate Advent and not simply settle for Christmas.
12/19/2018 by Phil Ware
James and Phil continue their series on The Story of Redemption by focusing on the birth of Jesus and what it means for us.
12/02/2018 by James Nored & Phil Ware
Phil Ware reminds us of a powerful truth that lies behind Pentecost Sunday and the failure of the apostles that Jesus didn't consider ultimate failure.
05/23/2018 by Phil Ware
James and Phil continue their series on The Story of Redemption by focusing on the birth of Jesus and what it means for us.
09/16/2017 by James Nored & Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series called 'I Doubt It' and focuses today on Jesus' call and promise that his eleven apostles and those that followed them would turn the world upside down with their message of good news and hope and grace.
05/09/2017 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware reminds us of Anna and Simeon, two aging super heroes from the birth stories of Jesus reminding us that getting older can mean getting better.
01/31/2017 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware and James Nored introduce Heartlight.org readers to the grit of grace and the coming video series called, "My Story in God's Story."
12/27/2016 by James Nored and Phil Ware
Phil Ware begins a four series set of articles for Advent and this first one is called BEFORE and focuses on Jesus being God, pre-existent before the world began.
12/06/2016 by Phil Ware
Max Lucado reminds that Jesus, the Son of God, the Christ and Messiah, came to us in a manger in Bethlehem.
12/03/2016 by Max Lucado
Phil Ware looks through The Jesus Window and is led to ask a question of all of us: just how big is our aquarium, just how big is our Jesus?
08/23/2016 by Phil Ware
The Herodium lies in ruins today. Herod is long dead and almost forgotten. But the baby that was born in a stable in the little town of Bethlehem is remembered, loved, and worshiped.
12/24/2015 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware shares his series for December 2015 on welcoming Jesus and focuses on the Magi from the gospel of Matthew and lets that story remind us our need to reach out to the lost and foreigner and alien and refugee among us.
12/15/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware talks about being stuck in the Land of In-between and how hard it is and some core ideas to take with you as you find yourself in that kind of place.
04/28/2014 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor and focuses on Jesus washing his disciples' feet on the eve of his crucifixion.
11/18/2013 by Phil Ware
As long as we can find someone worse than us, we think we are good enough to get into heaven. That kind of thinking misses the point.
03/06/2013 by Steve Ridgell
Phil Ware finishes the year 2012 with two powerful posts or articles about Jesus' birth and the people gathered around him, and emphasizes that God's greatest beginnings are found in hard endings.
12/23/2012 by Phil Ware
Ron Rose reminds us of the importance of listening and listening beyond the words to the heart and then working for God's miracle in people's lives.
11/02/2012 by Ron Rose
From Max Lucado's "Next Door Savior" comes a story about Jesus touching our face and shoulder and our falling down to worship him.
07/22/2012 by Max Lucado