Tom Norvell talks about a returning soldier being greeted by unrestrained joy by his wife and children and asked when was the last time you did that with God.
09/13/2009 by Tom Norvell
We often get so caught up in the world of our own making that we miss the life God created.
09/02/2009 by Steve Ridgell
We don't just need more life. We need meaning in our lives.
08/26/2009 by Tim Archer
Rick Brown writes in his family unique series about a family having a plan for what they are going to do and the key step in the plan is to decide how to finish the following, "As for me and my house we will ..."
06/30/2009 by Rick Brown
Computers generate temporary files that can accumulate over time and slow down the system. We can get bogged down in the same way by things that accumulate in our minds over time.
06/24/2009 by Tim Archer
Rubel Shelly shares insights on being helpful and how it's part of our being created in the image of God.
06/16/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Scott Owings shares how his work in hospice chaplaincy has helped him appreciate the things that the dying can teach us, especially about the difficult concept of the Trinity.
06/09/2009 by Scott Owings
Jesus' death on the cross was personal. He died for each one of us personally. It's not about theology; it's about Jesus' living and dying for you and for me.
06/03/2009 by Bill Brant
Phil Ware talks about making God touchable and how we share the touch of Jesus with others.
05/28/2009 by Phil Ware
Good things happen in this world. I believe that God is the source of the these in the lives of his people. It is not "dumb luck" or "blind fate."
05/27/2009 by Steve Ridgell
There is nothing foolish about turning our back on the things of this life in order to gain a life that has no end.
05/06/2009 by Tim Archer
Patrick Odum talks about how we are all called to be ministers and challenges us to imagine church lived that way.
05/05/2009 by Patrick D. Odum
Phil Ware writes about having a sense of divine partnership in daily life and being used by God and sensing God's presence in what we do.
04/30/2009 by Phil Ware
Tom Norvell reminds us to listen to God when we feel like we have nothing to offer, and if we do, we will realize that is enough.
04/28/2009 by Tom Norvell
Rubel Shelly compares the prophet Samuel choosing a king to Simon Cowell's view of a woman from Scotland trying to sing and reminds us that outward appearances don't reveal talent or the heart of a person.
04/25/2009 by Rubel Shelly
God gathers broken things and puts them back together, including broken people.
04/22/2009 by Kay Talley
Russ Lawson shares a story of remarkable faith and the line, I am not Moses, but God is still Jehovah.
04/03/2009 by Russ Lawson
Repentance is more than feeling sorry about sin. It's a change, a change of mind that brings about a change in life.
04/01/2009 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware challenges us to look beyond the cosmetic image we see in the mirror and view ourselves as God does.
03/26/2009 by Phil Ware
Jesus did the difficult thing when he left heaven and came to earth. He did it because that was where we were.
03/25/2009 by Steve Ridgell
Just like a splinter can infect our body if left too long, sin infects our souls if we don't get it out. The old saying is true, "Confession is good for the soul."
03/18/2009 by Tim Archer
Rubel Shelly uses an acronym and a website to remind us that it is going to be okay.
03/17/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Patrick Odum uses a humorous tradition in Chicago about reserving parking spaces after the snow plow passes and compares it to the year of Jubilee in the Old Testament.
03/14/2009 by Patrick D. Odum
Death is just another stage in our journey to heaven; it's like Promotion Day at Sunday School. You're just moving on to something better
03/11/2009 by Bill Brant
Phil Ware gives the basis and background for the section of heartlight.org called together in his grace.
03/05/2009 by Phil Ware