Special Features (Page 15)

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.

A Matter of Perspective

Bill Sherrill reflects on family reunions, perspective, being together, and church.

What is your point of view?

Here I Am, Please Send Someone Else

Mike Barres reminds us that inadequacy is an opportunity for God's power to be displayed and God to be glorified.

How do we face down our own inadequacies for the challenges we face?

The Lord Is Great!

Tom Norvell reflects on the greatness of God inspired by Psalm 145.

Have you told other generations this glorious truth?

The Least I Can Do?

Rob Woodfin challenges us to do more than vote and then wash our hands of the matters that afflict our time and culture.

How do we move beyond election partisanship to moral change?

A Prayer for My Words

Tom Norvell reminds us to guard our words by praying for speech coming out of Psalm 143

What's going to come out of our mouths next?

If the Lord Kept Records

Tom Norvell reminds us that forgiveness means the Lord erases our records of sins.

Aren't you glad God forgives?

Our Eyes Look to the Lord

Tom Norvell shares insights into Psalm 123, especially reminding us to look to God before we get angry, try to get even, go on the attack, or give up in despair, for mercy comes from God!

Where can you go in times like this?

Things Jesus Might Say!

Danny Sims shares some insight for us on our two week wild run on Wall Street and the up and downs of the market.

When the Dow swings nearly 1,000 points in a day, what would Jesus say?

A Little Spunk Needed?

Rob Frazier sees a girl overcoming a handicap and it reminds him how we need to address our financially troubling times.

Isn't this what we need instead of hand-wringing?

My Help Comes from the Lord

Tom Norvell challenges us to move beyond mere intellectual belief of Psalm 121 to putting it into practice everyday.

Our help comes when we act on God's promises!

Don't Lose Focus

Mike Barres reminds us to not be distracted with the things going on around us but fix our eyes on Jesus.

What distracts you most easily?

So Who Are You Afraid Of?

Tom Norvell describes fear and fear of the Lord using Psalm 112.

How do you deal with the fear>

More Than Everything

Rob Woodfin ponders the imponderable and seeks answers to our greatest question, how do I not let anxiety control me, and reminds us of God's grace.

How do you solve the unsolvable and not remain anxious?

Facing Life's Uh-oh's

Ron Rose writes about life's obstacles and challenges us to follow the example of others who have lived beyond their limits.

What do you do when the problems come?

Having a Human Experience

Russ Lawson has a claustrophobic experience with an MRI machine and it teaches him a lot about who he is and what God is doing in his life.

What if we approached life as if the spiritual was the most real world?

Stressed Out

Patrick Odum learns that Chicago is the most stressful city in America and shares some insight on stress.

So how are you going to avoid it happening to you?

Root Rot

Mike Barres reminds us that often what culture is giving us as water is not God's truth and will rot our roots.

Can you get too much of a good thing?

Now that the Waters Have Receded

Phil Ware talks about ways we can help with hurricane relief.

What can we do to help?

A Choice

Tom Norvell talks about the struggles of moving and the way people in customer service promise more than they can deliver.

Do I really have a choice in my day?

Moving Things Around

Mike Barres reminds us to move things around in our schedules to fit our priorities.

Have you adjusted your schedule to reflect your priorities?

We Are His People!

Tom Norvell reminds us that we need to live like the Lord is our God!

Do we act like it?

Post 9-11, Prayer, & Politics

Phil Ware reflects on 9-11 and reminds us to pray, while directing us to read and think through our faith.

Are you ready for the bumpy ride?

When You Have Lost It All

Russ Lawson talks about a couple of friends who seem to have lost everything, but then he reminds us what is important and that we haven't really lost that much as long as we have Jesus.

So what have you lost?

Wake Up Call?

Russ Lawson shares about a pain that awakened him in the night and how it caused him to take a closer look at his life.

Is the alarm sounding in your life?

God's Surprising Grace

Danny Sims reminds us that grace is all over the Old Testament.

Can you believe we find this all over the Old Testament?