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 18 · Holy Spirit · Fire
Phil Ware reminds of three fires in the life of the apostle Peter and what they can mean for us.
by Philip Gulley · Luke 17:9-11 · Kindness
Philip Gulley uses his homespun charm to pay tribute to a hero, tell a self-effacing story about childhood warts and crushes, and weaves it together to remind us of God's love and how we should love others.
by Phil Ware · Acts 2 · Mission
Phil Ware acknowledges the burnout and frustration in our church leaders from having to do church online and virtually, but at the same time challenges us to go back to the book of Acts and see how using our technologies to share Jesus is essential.
by Phil Ware · John 18 · Holy Spirit · Fire
Phil Ware reminds of three fires in the life of the apostle Peter and what they can mean for us.
by Max Lucado · Exodus 2 · Change · Called
Max Lucado reminds us that God is not finished with us yet and still speaks to us.
by Stacy Voss · Ephesians 3:20-21 · Infidelity
Stacy Voss shares the parallel between a house burned by a nearby car and the destruction in her life because of infidelity and divorce.
by Phil Ware · 2 Kings 10 · Influence
Phil Ware writes about the differences we can make in the lives of those who are younger, especially our children.
by Ann Voskamp · Galatians 6:4-5 · Complaining · Comparison
Ann Voskamp reminds women and their daughters about the dangers of comparison and how it belittles the work of God going on in each person we see.
by Phil Ware · 1 Kings 18 · Burnout
Phil Ware talks about burn out and how God restored Elijah to ministry and freshness after his great victory on Mt. Carmel and his collapse in the desert.
by Phil Ware · Romans 12:1-2 · Worship
Phil Ware asks what we should wear to worship God and challenges us to see all of life as sacred space!
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 11:28-30
Tom Norvell reminds us that there is simply too much, too many, and too little.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 11:25-30 · Rest
Tom Norvell prays for the weary and the heavy burdened and tired, based on Jesus' promise to give us rest.
by Mike Barres · Matthew 3:11 · Holy Spirit
Mike Barres talks about burning wood and the fire forcing out the moisture so it can burn brighter and longer.
by Russ Lawson · 1 Timothy 6:17-19 · Listening
Russ Lawson talks about a couple of friends who seem to have lost everything, but then he reminds us what is important and that we haven't really lost that much as long as we have Jesus.
by Muriel Larson · Psalm 51 · Restoration
Muriel Larson shares some things about being spiritually dry and about an experience on a ranch where a stock pond revitalizes life around the parched desert.
by Mike Barres · Romans 8:1 · Sin
Mike Barres talks about a real mess he made when he tried to cook when his wife was pregnant, but he tries again 28 years later to see if he can do it -- and does, reminding us to not quit with a failure.
by Phil Ware · Mark 6:30-32 · Jesus
Phil Ware talks about the weariness of ministry and reminds us that it is not enough to simply get away and rest, we must get away and be with Jesus.
by Tom Norvell · Romans 8:28 · Purity · Protection
A damaging fire that swept through the Norvell home is heartbreaking and hard, but also a reminder of God's constant care.
by Paul Faulkner · John 10:10 · Selfishness
Some folks are takers, getting everything they can out of life and sucking it dry or leeches who suck the life out of everyone around them who have it.
by Bill Sherrill · Galatians 6:9 · Perseverance
Burn out seems to happen more and more frequently, but when see why it happens, we realize that folks are losing sight of the goal and are often motivated for the wrong reasons.
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