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 Byron Ware · 2 Timothy 3:14 · Marriage
Like a fine garden, a marriage relationship takes cultivation and care
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 6:4
A coach's first responsibility is to coach his own son!
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 5:6 · Endurance · Encourage · Exhaustion
So often we get behind and don't know how to catch up; how about listening to God and what he tells us?
by Joey Cope · James 5:7 · Patience
Sometimes it takes some people many years to truly bloom, but we must be patient because when they do it is senstational!
by Kelly Breece · Philippians 2:13
Sometimes we try to fix things so hard that we get ahead of God!
by Alan Smith · Proverbs 25:13 · Work · Lazy
Don't put it off; our disease is often the disease of laziness!
by Mike Barres
Giving thanks should lead us to other forms of giving.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 34:8 · Thanksgiving
Just as we enjoy the senses of taste and sight, we need to taste and see that the Lord is good.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Thessalonians 5:16 · Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is something that is needed, commanded, and celebrated: so let's give thanks.
by Phil Ware · 1 Timothy 6:6 · Thanksgiving
We need to recover the lost art of giving thanks and there are some steps we can take to do just that.
by Tom Norvell · Zephaniah 3:17
God has promised to know us and love us and quiet us with his love.
by Elizabeth Price · John 16:32 · Peace · Rest
So often, we try to face every challenge rather than to rest in the peace of the Lord's victory and just be.
by Alan Smith · Mark 7:32 · Listening
While many folks can hear, they often don't listen and refuse to hear the things they most need to hear.
by Patrick D. Odum · Hebrews 11:13 · Heaven
We must not get too attached to home here on earth, it is just a temporary place and we are transients here.
by Betty Jo Mings · Matthew 7:12 · Friendliness · Encourage · Friendship
If we are willing, we can love the unlovable and encourage them to know Jesus.
by Russ Lawson · 2 Timothy 4:11 · Friendliness · Encourage · Friendship
Too many people are put on the back shelf of life and we need to find them and reclaim them just as Baranabas once did.
by Phil Ware · Romans 13:11 · Rapture · Parousia
We need to live with a greater sense of urgency and intention because salvation is nearer now than ever before.
by Katha Winther · 2 Peter 1:10
While we can get sickened by election rhetoric, sometimes good lessons can be learned from good men!
by Joey Cope · 2 Corinthians 3:17
Exercise can cause pain, but that pain is necessary to help us grow and see things more clearly.
by Alan Smith · James 1:22 · Bible · Word of God
A mirror helps us see what we need to correct; God's word is that mirror for our spiritual behavior.
by Jeff Scott · Forgiveness · Grace
Sometimes we have to come face to face with someone else's guilt to see our own.
by Kelly Breece · Isaiah 33:6 · Change · Transition
A move that left Kelly missing two neighbors and their pets left a hole in heart until she realized that God had filled her life with new friends and new pets.
by Lou Seckler · 1 John 1:9 · Depression
We all get a little blue or depressed; here are 10 suggestions to help us.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 6:10 · Depression
Sometimes we face difficulties and trials, but the big challenge is bearing up under the weight of incessant trials, problems, difficulties.
by Straight from the Bible · 1 Peter 5:10 · Prayer for the Nation
We must pray for those facing persecution.
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