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 Rubel Shelly · Theodicy
Some people have wrongly ascertained that Katrina was proof of God's wrath on Amerca's fallen condition.
by Ron Rose · Ephesians 6:1-4 · Fatherhood
A fishing trip becomes more than a fishing trip when a father honors his son and a son remembers his father.
by Russ Lawson · Ezekiel 11 · Heart
A heart transplant reminds us that we need God's heart transplant spiritually.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 25:31-46 · Compassion
Judging the hard-heartedness of some Louisiana parishes leads me to look at my own hard-heartedness.
by Elizabeth Price · Jesus
Little things can remind us and echoes of reality can reach, telling us that Jesus is coming back for us and that we need to be watchful, ready, and vigilant.
by Tom Norvell · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · God
The storm comes and rages and destroys, do you know how that feels? God does!
by Alan Smith · 1 Peter 4:4-12 · Faithfulness
There are times when we are going to be rejected because we are Christians.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 2:14-15 · Complaining
We can always find something to complain about, but let's be people who compliment and affirm!
by Sarah Stirman · Luke 2:27-35 · Mothers
Motherhood brings with it the laughter and the tears of loving children.
by Bill Sherrill · Philippians 3:13 · Perseverance
We can learn many things from the resiliency of those who have lost so much.
by Bill Denton · 2 Timothy 1:7 · Perseverance · Courage
The human spirit, created by God, is indominatable and has a passion to return to its home.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 7:16 · Compassion
People are ready to help in the Katrina crisis, thank God!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 25:31-40
We need to pray for those who giving of their time, effort, energy, and themselves to be involved in the relief, recovery, and clean up in post Katrina aftermath.
by Alan Smith · Psalm 103:1-5 · Blessed
In times of trouble, we need to remember our blessings so that we can bless others in need.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 10:30-37
Help for Katrina victims is crucial and is somethign that any Christian is going to do to help his or her neighbor.
by Tom Norvell · Hebrews 2:14-18 · Help
In the middle of the storms of life, where are we going to turn? Jesus!
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 4:5-6 · Worship
Heaven's grace can be heard in the tune that is sung by God's people in worship, fellowship, and sacrifice.
by Mike Cope
Thinking through the whole hurricane mess and looking forward to helping and praying.
by Katha Winther · Hebrews 12:1-2 · Repentance · Sin
We need to not only be sorry for our sin, but we also need to get rid of the things in our lives that lead us to sin.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Matthew 18:10 · Children
We must learn to intervene to help children in our world.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 19:14 · Relationship
Relationships and learning to play is the essence of becoming "children" in God's Kingdom!
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:14-15 · Children
Children are a blessing, a gift, and a responsibility: how we treat the least and most insignificant says a lot of how we would treat Jesus.
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