Featured Articles

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.

Misplaced Apology?

Joey Cope describes his difficulty in dealing with someone who is critical and negative and who begins his statements with an apology.

Is an apology offered before the fact really an apology?

Early Morning Coffee Discipline

Rubel Shelly reminds us that even early morning coffee can be a good thing if it is tied to a great habit of self-disciplined focus.

What's this discipline of early morning coffee?

Attempting to Find Contentment

We learn contentment by learning to be at peace with others.

How content are you in a bad traffic situation?

Kindness Can Change Things

Rubel Shelly reminds us that gentleness is much in need in every area of life.

Winning the hearts of our enemies?

Surprise!

Going to heaven must be like arriving at your own surprise party and seeing all the people you love.

Won't it be such a great surprise party?

Grace Beyond the Miracle

Phil Ware talks about the events in the miracle stories that happen after the spectacle of the miracle takes place, the things that put people back into fellowship, community, and normalcy -- the way things were.

How come we focus on the spectacle and miss the greater miracle?

This Story Doesn't Wash!

Does our behavior and speech give us away as a follower of Jesus?

Would people be surprised to find that you are a follower of Christ?

Beyond Trite Slogans to Real Help

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.

How can we say these things and really mean them when trying to help those who hurt?