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 Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Colossians 4:5-6
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to be salt to a world of decay, flavorlessness, and bland hope.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Hebrews 1:1-3
James Nored and Phil Ware share the meaning of Jesus' incarnation in word and video using a simple but powerful allegory.
by Melissa Troyer · Joshua 24:5-7
Melissa Troyes writes with beauty about God’s touches of grace on a trip to New England with her family as she wrestles with the grief over an aunt who is gone too soon and the uncertainty of the future of her family and where they will live.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Hebrews 1:1-3 · Incarnation
James Nored and Phil Ware share the meaning of Jesus' incarnation in word and video using a simple but powerful allegory.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Joshua 11:15 · Finish
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in virtual worship through words and music using YouTube videos to challenge us to live for God and finish what he has given us to do by investing in future generations to carry on God's work.
by Demetrius Collins & Phil Ware · Deuteronomy 11:8-9
Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word about the blessings in obedience to give us the freedom to become all that God intended us to be.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1-3 · Faith
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of God's incredible journey of redemption and how Abraham was the one who began this journey demonstrating great faith when he followed God for a destination he did not yet know.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Hebrews 1:1-3 · Advent
James Nored and Phil Ware share the meaning of Jesus' incarnation in word and video using a simple but powerful allegory.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 1:20-21 · Promises
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us that God keeps his promises and Jesus is the ultimate proof that God's promises can be trusted!
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:15-21 · Transition
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.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 4:29 · Speech
Rubel Shelly reminds us that it isn't just the politicians who use harsh and unfair speech.
by Phil Ware · Joshua 1 · Fear
Phil Ware continues his series from The Story as he shares with us the challenges of taking the new land and the price paid for the lack of faithfulness and leadership and vision on the part of the generation that would not enter the land because of fear.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 50 · Journey · Joseph
Phil Ware stays with The Story theme and reminds us again of Joseph and his faithfulness.
by Phil Ware · 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Phil Ware shares insight into sharing the story of Jesus and its power based on his trips to Thailand and Peru and the young men and women with whom he has shared Jesus' story and shared his heart.
by Ron Rose · 1 Peter 3:13-15 · Addiction
Ron Rose talks about moving from waiting to tell the story to being the story in someone's life today.
by Phil Ware · Joshua 3:4 · Family
Phil Ware looks at the reflection of the Christmas tree lights in his quiet and darkened house and reflects on the grace God has brought into his life this past year.
by Mike Barres · Hebrews 13:5 · Pleasure · Airplane
Tom Norvell talks about an air traffic controller landing a plane and how his dad was a blessing.
by Phil Ware · Romans 15:7 · Welcome
Phil Ware looks at Romans 15:7 and shares an experience from Thailand about feeling accepted and connected to people very different from himself.
by Phil Ware · Acts 4:12 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his messages out of Colossians; this one focuses on Jesus being enough and anything added to Him is less.
by Dr. Tom Pousche · Exodus 13:17-22 · Test
Tom Pousche uses his big experience to help him better understand the need for testing to prepare us for the journey ahead.
by Ron Rose · James 5 · Prayer
Ron Rose tells us about a movement that swept the US nation many years ago and how God used it to change everyone.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 16:13-16 · Church
Phil Ware challenges us to think about how we view church and asks how we can make it a gathering of people committed to the Kingdom of God.
by Rubel Shelly · Hebrews 11:13-16 · Change
Change is a constant so how we deal with it is crucial and is part of our heritage as God's people.
by Rubel Shelly · Malachi 3:6 · Change
Change is inevitable and we should appreciate many of the changes, but we need to trust in God who does not change.
by Tom Norvell · Hebrews 11:16 · Health · Home
Our true home is in heaven, it is our homeland to which we are journeying.
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