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.

God's Providence? Perhaps!

Steve Higginbotham connects us with God's amazing work at getting people together and helping them live as brothers in Christ both in Bible times and today!

Is this any less amazing than Paul’s unlikely meeting with Onesimus?

When You Have Lost It All

Russ Lawson talks about a couple of friends who seem to have lost everything, but then he reminds us what is important and that we haven't really lost that much as long as we have Jesus.

So what have you lost?

Like Michelle!

Brian McCutchen reminds us of the joyous and infectious virtues of a heart gladly surrendered to Jesus, like Michelle's.

How do we have an infectious love of people and life that it changes us and those around us?

Now is the Time

Paul has a scare while tending his goats and it makes him realize the urgency of now, of doing the things today that need to be done and saying the things that need to be said right now.

How long do you really think you have?

Windshield or Bug?

Larry Davies talks about a morning of tranquility shattered by an unexpected event with his son and then realizes that some days you are the windshield and some days you are the bug!

Some days, I find that I'm a little of both!

The Gift of Now

A grandchild celebrates birthday one and a grandmother celebrates birthday fifty and both rejoice in the gift of now.

So what birthday are you celebrating next?

Missing the Target

Sometimes we sin -- we miss the mark -- and we need grace to forigive and restore us and to purify us.

How bad have you messed up?

The Art of Saying, 'I am Sorry'

Steve Higginbotham reminds us that saying "I'm sorry" means truly apologizing.

Simple words, so why don't we say them more genuinely?