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 Donna Ware · Deuteronomy 6:1-7 · Children · Mothers
As women and mothers we can leave a legacy of faith for our children if we will commit to do so.
by Joseph Mazella · Matthew 5:13-16 · Time
We must use all the time we have and not waste it because we can make a difference in the time we are given.
by Alan Smith · Romans 8:14-17 · Identity · Children of God
We are God's children and that sense of identity should be crucial in our lives.
by Kelly Breece · Psalm 139:7-10 · Presence · Comfort
Even when we cannot see the presence of God in our lives, he's always there!
by Byron Ware · 2 Timothy 3:14-17 · 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 · Psalm 46:10 · 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 25:13-15 · Work · Lazy
Don't put it off; our disease is often the disease of laziness!
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 · Colossians 4:2 · Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is something that is needed, commanded, and celebrated: so let's give thanks.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 13:5 · 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 16:32-33 · 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 7:32-34 · 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 11:13-14 · 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 · Proverbs 17:17 · 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 13:11-14 · 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 1:3-10
While we can get sickened by election rhetoric, sometimes good lessons can be learned from good men!
by Joey Cope · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18
Exercise can cause pain, but that pain is necessary to help us grow and see things more clearly.
by Alan Smith · James 1:22-25 · 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 · 1 John 1:5-2:2 · Forgiveness · Grace
Sometimes we have to come face to face with someone else's guilt to see our own.
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