Special Features (Page 11)

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.

Sometimes Some Things Don't Change

Tom Norvell reminds us that there are many things in our lives that may not change, so in those times we need to be sure and lean on the Lord and trust in his grace to sustain us.

What do you do when you don't know what to do?

Beyond Understanding

Bill Sherrill comes along and gives us a reminder and a dose of humility so that we can understand that God is beyond our ability to comprehend.

What do you do with what you cannot fully fathom?

Trust?

Patrick Odum talks about a strange occurrence involving trust, a New York ad agency worker, a homeless man, and an American Express Card, which reminds us that God trusts us.

I'm not sure I'm that trusting: are you?

Has Thanksgiving Been Co-opted?

Ron Rose reminds us about the importance of Thanksgiving.

We should give thanks?

Feast or Fear? Pushing Past Our Fear with Faith and Perseverance

Pat Mingarelli shares more pictures and images from his outdoor photography and helps us understand, through squirrels, that we need to step out in faith and not let fear keep us from God's feast!

Why not take the high way to feasting?

A Small Man, a Big Day

Patrick Odum does a fictional biography styled account of Zacchaeus and Jesus and the special moment in the tree.

Who would have thought he would be out on a limb?

How Would You Draw Your Face?

Bill Sherrill reminds us that the Christian life should be a life of joy.

Do you have a long face?

True Peace

Bill Sherrill talks about God, who is there through all the tough and also gentle moments of our lives!

Do you have the God who is there through everything?

Time for a Wilderness Calling

Ron Rose talks about wilderness periods in our lives and God's holy calling for us to live among people and serve them.

Can you handle this truth?

Old Spice Evangelism

Patrick Odum uses the popularity and methods of the Old Spice Guy to reach out and touch us with the aroma of Christ and the smell of evangelism.

How do you reach everyone with so many different tastes?

An Encouraging Place?

Brian McCutchen looks at the principles of Hebrews 10:24-25 and reminds us that the assembly, the church gatherings, must be about encouragement.

So why do we get together, anyway?

Mental Block?

Ron Rose challenges us to get out of our box of thinking in the same old ways and begin the conversation with others about God.

Do you have a mental block or are you just locked in a box?

Beauty in Black and White

Pat Mingarelli shares more of his great photography, this time focusing on black and white images and reminding us that sometimes God meets us in the most stark of places.

Can you see the beauty here?

Getting a Firm Grip

Russ Lawson uses an old story about street cars to remind us of our need to hang on to God and our relationship with him.

Are you holding on to God?

The Conversation that Changes Lives

Ron Rose talks about being open with God about what is on our heart in hopes He moves us to change.

What can melt our hearts and let God find us?

The Way

Patrick Odum describes a man in a boat near England that had no plan and was just circling, he needed help and a way to get where he was going.

Are you just circling?

No Regrets

Mike Barres reminds us that it is never too late to begin pursuing God's dreams and plans and purposes for us.

It's not too late to start today!

In the Good Hands of God

Bill Sherrill talks about bad news about his heart and he begins to worry until he remembers what Jesus said!

He can do far more than our worry can ever do!

An Unshakable Life

Tom Norvell uses Psalm 15 to help direct us to having a list to help us live an unshakable life.

Wouldn't you put this list up on your refrigerator

Renewal and Spring

Pasquale Mingarelli shares pictures and a Bible study to help us remember that spring is the time for renewal

A powerful image of renewal!

The Burden & Blessing of Prayer

Tom Norvell talks about a sleepless night that leads to a great time of prayer and some key lessons about prayer.

A hard night leads to a great time of prayer.

A Simple Phone Call

Tom Norvell talks about a phone call he received on his 57th birthday from an old friend and mentor and how special and important it was to him.

Isn't it amazing the difference one simple phone call can make?

Does God Play Bingo?

Ron Rose compares God's call in our life to Bingo, and whether or not we will answer when our number is called.

What is your letter?

Eyes for the Unknown

Ron Rose challenges us to look beyond our fear and find help in God.

What's there to fear except the fear of being afraid?

Look at Your Life

Tom Norvell reminds us to have some introspection and ask ourselves about the value of our lives.

What are people goig to find?