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 · Psalm 103:17-18 · Cross · Covenant
Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us of God's everlasting covenant of love and his faithfulness to that covenant.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Matthew 4:1-11 · Temptation
James Nored and Phil Ware discuss the temptations and trials of Jesus and why they are important to us and what they have to say to us as people who are part of God's story.
by Lee Wilson · Matthew 28:18-20 · Optimism · Online Ministry
Lee Wilson gives us practical advice, understanding, and techniques to use our online ministry more wisely.
by James Nored & Phil Ware · Genesis 12:1-3 · Faith
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us in word and video that faith is not about always having the answers and never having doubts, but persevering on the journey to Jesus.
by Max Lucado · Mark 15:17 · Jesus · Cross · Thorns
Max Lucado reminds us of the grace and love shown to us in the crown of thorns Jesus wore to the cross.
by Phil Ware · John 15:15
Phil Ware reminds us that in Jesus, we are friends, and our friendships reach around the world, across cultures, and unite us in one family.
by Tom Norvell · Peace · Piety
Tom Norvell reminds us that true piety is about quiet, anonymous, kind acts of service and generosity for others done to honor God and not ourselves.
by Ben Steed · John 21:4-17 · Disciple Making · Discipleship · Holy Spirit
He moved about the room like a tornado comprised of stickers, kittens, lollipops and pure joy.
by Heather Gray · Psalm 116:15 · Memorial Day
Heather Gray shares a devotional on death and love and the power of God through it all for families who are deployed in harms way and she speaks with the authenticity of someone who knows because her husband David Gray was killed in Afghanistan.
by Tim Woodroof · Acts 11:10-20 · Values
Tim Woodroof talks about the values of churches and distinguishes between the values that are and the values that churches feel like they should have.
by Ron Rose · Ezekiel 37:12-14 · Trust
Ron Rose deals with a person who has had very difficult times and feels that prayer is not acted upon by God even if he hears them and that miracles are for times gone by.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 16:13-27 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his series on The Story by looking at Peter's confession of Jesus and how Jesus takes flawed, broken, messed-up people and builds his church that is unstoppable.
by Rubel Shelly · James 1:2-3 · Purity
Rubel Shelly visits a kiln that fires ceramics and helps us think through the importance of purifying our imperfections.
by Tom Norvell · 1 John 3:1-3 · Fatherhood
Tom Norvell reminds us of the overwhelming deep love the Father has for us and reminds us that he gives us glimpses of this in a good father's relationship and love for his children.
by Anonymous · Psalm 23
This is a simple meditation on the meaning of the Shepherd Psalm, Psalm 23.
by Tom Norvell · John 14:1-4 · Perseverance
Tom Norvel talks about being disappointed in a predicted snowfall that was nothing more than a light dusting.
by Mike Barres · 1 Peter 4:6-7 · Perseverance
Mike Barres reminds us that we all reach times in our lives when our best efforts are not enough, but God can do what needs to be done if we will persevere, fast, and pray.
by Mike Barres · Psalm 27:14 · Patience
Mike Barres reminds us that waiting is hard, but God's timing is always best.
by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer · Amos 5:21-24
We get so caught up in the fluff we forget the focus of God, like justice and mercy.
by Scott Owings · Isaiah 58 · Fasting
Fasting is a way to draw closer to God.
by Paul Faulkner · 2 Timothy 1:12 · Faith
Jesus doesn't live up to our expectations, because God has more planned for us than what we can imagine.
by Ron Rose · Ephesians 2:8-10 · Trust
All around us are people who are grace stories -- people who have opened up to God and received his grace and had their hard lives changed for the better.
by Sarah Stirman · James 4:13-17 · Plans
We make all these plans and get upset when they don't unfurl like we want, but God often has other plans!
by Phil Ware · James 1:2-4 · Faith
Our faith can either be real and shaping us to be useful to God or it can be discarded or nothing more than a good luck charm.
by Alan Smith · Romans 4:25 · Sin
We often take our own sin too lightly and need to be shocked into realization of how bad it is.
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