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 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware kicks off a series called SpiritFire on the Holy Spirit and emphasizes we have to either walk by the flesh or by the Spirit.
by Patrick D. Odum · Isaiah 48:17 · Direction
Patrick Odum describes a man in a boat near England that had no plan and was just circling, he needed help and a way to get where he was going.
by Tim Archer · 1 John 3:2 · Life After Death
The only thing we really need to know about life after death is that Jesus will be there with us
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 3:15 · Evangelism
Phil Ware continues his series on Catch and Release, focusing on sharing our blessings and also seeing sharing Jesus, the good news of Jesus, as a gift of generosity.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 40:4-5 · Providence
Tom Norvell tries to get us to think in terms of what the Lord has planned for us.
by Phil Ware · John 1:40-41 · Witnessing
Phil Ware begins a series of articles on sharing Jesus in word and deed with others called Catch and Release and focusing on following Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 3:14-21 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his thoughts on the Holy Spirit and prayer, especially focusing on us interceding and asking God to release the Holy Spirit into the life of those we love, who lead our churches, and who need God's presence.
by Bill Brant · John 17:14-15 · Transitory
We are supposed to be in the world but not of the world. As followers of the Messiah, we are to be different, with our focus on heaven.
by Phil Ware · Acts 9 · Passion
Phil Ware challenges us to a life of passionate discipleship and challenge our children to follow with boldness, using the life of Paul.
by Mike Cope · Matthew 2:17 · Christmas
Mike Cope shares a beautiful story about a family tradition of dropping a quarter into the stockings of everyone in the family at Christmas, this includes a video update.
by Phil Ware · Acts 7:25 · Providence
Phil Ware continues a series of messages called Traveling Mercies focusing on Moses and his journey from broken dreams to having those dreams realized in his life.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 22:9 · Thanksgiving
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the importance of remembering the real meaning of Thanksgiving.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 2:1-2 · Leadership
Phil Ware continues his series of messages on true shepherds in the church and focuses on the subject of a leader's glory -- seeing his or her passion formed in others they have trained.
by Steve Higginbotham · Philippians 3:20-21
Steve Higginbotham talks about four murders that occurred in the town that furnished the backdrop for Andy of Mayberry and reminds us that we live in a fallen world and need to keep our eyes on our heavenly home.
by Tom Norvell · Mark 9:7-8 · Attitude
Tom Norvell talks about taking off in the pea soup of bad rainy weather and lifting up through the clouds and finding the sun and tying this all to our need to look beyond the clouds.
by Phil Ware · John 10:1-18 · Promises
Phil Ware talks about the promises of Jesus and how we know we can trust them: because he kept the hard and painful promises to die for us.
by Patrick D. Odum · 2 Corinthians 4:6-7 · Useful
Patrick Odum tells us about the Ig Nobel awards and reminds us that God uses ordinary folks, ignoble folks, to do great things for His glory.
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 Phil Ware · Matthew 4:23 · Evangelism
Phil Ware talks about tug-of-war and how we so often get into them in the Christian community and whether or not it is more important to do service trips or mission evangelism trips.
by Russ Lawson · John 3:16 · Prayer
Russ Lawson talks about talking with his kids and grandchildren on the phone and how precious it is to him and how God longs to hear from us in much the same way.
by Steve Ridgell · John 10:10 · Life
There is a life so much richer and fuller than most people can even imagine.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 12:22 · Honesty
Rubel Shelly talks about his medical ethics class and the importance these students put on telling the truth in all situations.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:22-29 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware writes about Romans 8:22-29, the bondage to decay that our world faces, our own troubles and hardships, and slogans that we often use and abuse to try to encourage people who are grieving, wounded, or hurt.
by Bill Brant · Matthew 6:13 · Heaven · Celebration
A dying boy reminds us of the things we should celebrate
by Tim Archer · 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 · Hope
As Christians, we have hope because of what we are waiting, or more importantly, whom we are waiting for.
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