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 · Romans 8:10 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his SpiritFire series focusing on God getting personal with us in the Holy Spirit and addresses the question of whether the Holy Spirit is a he, she, or it.
by Bill Brant · Ephesians 2:19
As Christians, we have family around the world. Some of our family members speak other languages, but we are still family
by Ron Rose · Romans 8:26 · Faith
Ron Rose talks about being open with God about what is on our heart in hopes He moves us to change.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 2:10 · Comfort · Coach
Rubel Shelly talks about Coach John Wooden of UCLA and his great winning streak and the importance of teamwork.
by Tim Archer · Hebrews 2:14
The fear of death drives people to act irrationally. There is, however, a way to be set free from that fear.
by Rubel Shelly · Micah 6:8 · God
Rubel Shelly reminds us that God wants us to act personally in our broken world to make a difference.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:10 · Obedience
Phil Ware continues his series on moving from Church to Kingdom and focuses on obeying the words of Jesus.
by Muriel Larson · Colossians 2:7 · Christian Living
Muriel Larson uses the dandelion to show us how we ought to live as Christians!
by Phil Ware · Acts 2:36 · Health · Groups
Phil Ware talks about our need to go deeper into the will of Jesus by getting with a group with whom we can grow and follow Jesus.
by Tim Archer · 2 Corinthians 4:17 · Eternal
Problems that seem so huge can be cut down to size when we look at them from an eternal perspective
by Bill Sherrill · Luke 14:28 · Worry
Bill Sherrill talks about bad news about his heart and he begins to worry until he remembers what Jesus said!
by Pasquale R. Mingarelli · Luke 5:16 · Silence
Pat Mingarelli shares insight from his time hiking and being outdoors as a photographer and reminds us our need for silence to listen to God.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 22:1 · Honor · Honorable
Rubel Shelly talks about a PGA event, calling a self-imposed penalty no one knew about, and losing a lot of money for his honesty.
by Alan Smith · Proverbs 31:25 · Mothers
Some surprises on mother's day are not wanted.
by Heartlight Team · 1 Timothy 2:1 · Prayer
Heartlight.org urges people the world over to pray for our nations and for our world and for peace and for the spread of the gospel.
by Kay Talley · John 1:12 · Identity
We don't find our identity in our roles or our status. Our identity is found in Jesus Christ.
by Rubel Shelly · James 5:16 · Shepherd · Shame
Rubel Shelly reminds us that feeling guilty isn't necessarily bad, but shame can be destructive and lead to denial or living a self-fulfilling prophecy about our badness.
by Ron Rose · 2 Timothy 3:1 · Remember · Religious
Ron Rose talks about the difference between living with faith and being religious and asks if there is a difference between being a Christian and being religious.
by Tammy Marcelain · Luke 15:20 · Mercy
Tammy Marcelain talks about Henri Nouwen's book and also about the prodigal son and the great love of God.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 2:1 · Missions
Phil Ware talks about being mission-minded and outreach oriented and not letting other cultures, languages, ethnicities, races, or differences block us from sharing Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Galatians 5:22
Phil Ware continues his call to kingdom series and focusing on having the reputation as the church that helps people.
by Steve Ridgell · Luke 9:23 · Jesus
Jesus does not call us so He can fit into what we want. He calls us to fit into what He wants.
by Ron Rose · 1 John 3:20 · Trust
Ron Rose talks about trust issues and reveals that it is a God-thing, empowered by the Holy Spirit.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 15:1 · Life
Tom Norvell uses Psalm 15 to help direct us to having a list to help us live an unshakable life.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 2:6 · Evangelism
All too frequently people claiming to follow Jesus separate proclamation from compassion, evangelism from service, but if we have a DNA connection with Jesus, both must be present.
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