Tom Norvell writes about God's plan for us from Ephesians 1 and reminds us that we are chosen and God has something special for us to do!
03/01/2009 by Tom Norvell
Phil Ware challenges us to leave behind intention and move out into the world of action as we seek care for our broken world and overcome the criticism that we are uncaring hypocrites who are not willing to help.
02/23/2009 by Phil Ware
Though it seems that He should, God doesn't tell His creation to go to hell. God doesn't give up on us; we shouldn't give up on Him.
01/28/2009 by Bill Brant
If you Google "Hand of God" the initial results are probably not what you might have expected.
01/07/2009 by Wesley Shutt
Sarah Stirman reflects on the holiday blues, the ending of Christmas, and the extravagance and expense of the holiday, both modern and old.
01/02/2009 by Sarah Stirman
Alan Smith tells a story about an amber Napoleon Bonaparte gift to his wife and how it became a priceless piece of jewelry because he owned it.
11/11/2008 by Alan Smith
Rubel Shelly reminds us to not settle for cramped spaces, especially cramped spaces in our minds!
10/28/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware shares another insight from Colossians about deliverance from the dead-end alleys, the dark dungeons, and the pits that keep us trapped and reminds us how Jesus brings deliverance.
09/29/2008 by Phil Ware
Russ Lawson has a claustrophobic experience with an MRI machine and it teaches him a lot about who he is and what God is doing in his life.
09/28/2008 by Russ Lawson
Today, now, as our world continues to spiral from disaster to warfare, to inhumanity, we must also proclaim the Urgently Important: that our Savior, Jesus Christ, has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel.
09/24/2008 by Bill Brant
Rob Woodfin uses the movie "Evan Almighty" and Morgan Freeman to remind us to pray specifically for people and personally for them.
08/21/2008 by Rob Woodfin
Rubel Shelly reminds that God hates and gets angry at evil and calls us to be stirred to anger and action.
07/11/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly reminds us that we still have a lot to be celebrate even if things are bad with our lives, because God is at work in us and has done great things.
06/19/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware reminds us that the Gospel of Luke introduces us to common folks made special by God to remind us that we are not just another face in the crowd.
06/09/2008 by Phil Ware
Steve Higginbotham shares with us the opportunity to be Fred, like Jesus, to those around us.
06/07/2008 by Steve Higginbotham
Teresa Bell Kindred shares how her daughter missed the dreaded pink slip given to many teachers in Kentucky, but she also reminds us that God doesn't give pink slips.
05/20/2008 by Teresa Bell Kindred
Rubel Shelly reminds us that God's redemption isn't just about the future, but about living fully human lives now!
05/17/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware and Teresa Bell Kindred introduce a new feature, a women's blog for Heartlight called "A Kindred Heart."
05/10/2008 by Phil Ware
Ron Rose reminds us to collect stories about God's fingerpints.
04/10/2008 by Ron Rose
Patrick Odum compares the lack of vacancy in a French cemetery and a law forbidding people to die to the hope we have in the resurrection of Jesus.
03/21/2008 by Patrick D. Odum
Rubel Shelly tells how a famous author fabricated her tale as a Holocaust survivor and then reminds us that this lie diminishes the truth of the Holocaust, and we diminish the truth of Jesus by living in ways which contradict what we say we believe.
03/20/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Katha Winther shares the up and downs of her emotional roller coaster in her life recently and reminds us that God is with us in the ever-changing emotions of life.
03/16/2008 by Katha Winther
Phil Ware describes meeting his Compassion little girl for the first time in a slum in Kampala, Uganda.
02/13/2008 by Phil Ware
Alan Smith tells a story about a man who disappeared who was very, very tired and needed to lay down his burdens; and we've got to trust we can can lay down ours at the feet of Jesus.
02/08/2008 by Alan Smith
Jesus invited those who are tired to come to Him. If you are satisfied with the way things are, Jesus' message isn't for you.
02/06/2008 by Tim Archer