The Caring Touch

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.

Resurrection 2.4: When We Hear His Voice

Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus' resurrection called resurrection 2.0, this week focusing on Jesus' word to Mary!

Mary heard his voice call her name and that one word changed everything for her!

Izuba Talibbili

Roy and Kathi Merritt share a beautiful story of love and conversion from Zambia and a servant of God named Botiyasi.

Botiyasi just stood there a moment, speechless. He choked, then cleared his throat. Kneeling beside his friend, he spoke the request the old man coveted.

Resurrection 2.4: When We Hear His Voice

Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus' resurrection called resurrection 2.0, this week focusing on Jesus' word to Mary!

Mary heard his voice call her name and that one word changed everything for her!

Knowing the Father's Presence

Jim Clark talks about his confidence in God's presence being based on the Father's faithfulness and not on the way he feels.

Should we allow doubt in?

Who Can Be Still?

Trying to find time to be still and wait for God feels awfully impossible in our busy world today, so why not cry out to God in the struggles and noise you face today?

Do you have a place or a time when you can really be still?

Amazing Grace

Jesus is the reminder of God's unconditional love and willingness to search and sacrifice to find us and bring us home as our love-sick father.

Have you found out what is truly amazing this time of year?

The Mystery of Insurance

What's our best way to insure what is really important to us, our going to heaven?

Does your policy cover this?

Giving Back

Giving back can literally change the lives of those who receive and those who give

Can one person really change a whole community?

A Titanic Truth

The movie Titanic gripped our hearts, but only Jesus offers permanent love, rescue, and salvation.

Have you been saved in every way a person can be saved?

Christ and Christmas

You can't take Christ out of Christmas even if you try.

Is he in there for you?

Ten Steps to Help You with the Blues

We all get a little blue or depressed; here are 10 suggestions to help us.

Blues got you down?

New Bodies and Close Calls

God will make us new and give us knew bodies when Christ comes again.

What will your new body look like?

The Four Hardest Words

We all have the fear of being rejected by the one we love, but Jesus knows this fear best.

Why is it so hard to say?

Responding to the Gift-Giver

We bless because we have been blessed.

What do you do for those who give you gifts?

Mission of Mercy

Jesus gave up everything for us to bring us to God; we can see that same spirit of sacrifice in the angels of mercy flights.

Can mercy still take flight today?

A Place at Dinner with Jesus

We show our fellowship and friendship through those for whom we extend table fellowship and meals.

Who would you have eat with you at your table?

Compassionate Like Our Savior

In Hollywood, we can find people who are rich and people who are poor, but what they have in common is that they all need the compassion of Jesus demonstrated to them.

How would Jesus deal with folks in Beverly Hills?

Flat On Our Backs ... In Prayer

Humility is often the doorway to some of our greatest work for God, especially when it involves prayer.

Can we get any Kingdom work done flat on our backs?

Sabbath Rest: The Key to Revived Spirits

God designed us to need a Sabbath rest -- not as Law, but as grace.

I just don't have enough time!

The Search for Jesus' Love

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Where can folks find Jesus' love in your town?

E.T. and Christ

Scientists are forever searching the skies for alien life, but what does that mean to the Christian? Randy Becton shares his thoughts on extra-terrestrials, aliens, and God.

Is there something out there? What would it mean if there were?

With Jesus You Can Stay On Your Feet

I want to encourage you in the Lord to never, ever give up.

Do disappointments and discouragement keep knocking you down?