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 Mike Barres · Matthew 6:33 · Kingdom
Let's not just be thrill seekers, but also Kingdom seekers.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 90:12 · Time
We must learn to make our use of time a holy enterprise.
by Brian McCutchen · Jeremiah 18:1-6 · Submit
Like clay in the hands of the potter, so also are we in the hands of God.
by Gene Vance · 1 Peter 5:7
God longs for us to come to him and receive his mercy and grace in our struggles and cast all our anxieties on him.
by Mike Barres · 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 · Self-control
We need to recognize that we get a little stupid and out of control when we are tired and so we should do something to prevent it!
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Peter 3:15-16 · Witnessing
In your face christian bumper stickers are offensive and dont' work to help evangelism.
by Russ Lawson · John 14:1-3 · Judgment
We need to always be prepared for the final eventuality of life!
by Tom Norvell · John 14:1-6 · Obedience
While we know the will of God, we often do things our way instead of His way.
by Joe Bagby · Matthew 26:29 · Discipleship
Jesus doesn't expect us to do what we can't know to do, but he does expect us to do what we know to do.
by Rick Brown and Reg Cox · Exodus 1:1-14
God wants us to leave behind our wanderer and slave mentality and take on the attitude of a spiritual warrior: it's time to leave our terminal mentality.
by Joey Cope · Hebrews 11:13-16 · Heaven
So many things make us long to be somewhere different.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 15:1 · Forgiveness
A mom reminds us how to use a gentle answer to deal with a difficult problem.
by Brian McCutchen · Luke 23:34 · Forgiveness
Forgiveness is not easy, but it is God's way.
by Bill Sherrill · Philippians 4:11-13
A mockingbird reminds Bill about our need to find satisfaction in what we have.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Peter 2:9 · Spiritual Focus
Most people are baffled and empty headed in terms of real spirituality?
by Richard Ellis · Isaiah 53:5-10 · Redemption · Sacrifice
In a weird ironic way, Mirand rights and Jesus go together.
by Bill Sherrill · Psalm 27:1-14 · Waiting
Waiting on the Lord is not easy, but in Psalm 27, we can find the basis of doing that waiting.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 8:28 · Forgiveness
Remembering the past by way of dogtags is hard, but sometimes liberating and a reminder that God can take our past and make something special out of it.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 7:7-8 · Seek
Even though they did not recognize Jesus at first, he was with those early disciples all along. All they had to do was keep looking for him.
by Joe Bagby · Psalm 46:10 · Stillness
Be still, slow down, quit going at a break neck pace and know that God is God.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 12:17-18 · Revenge
Revenge always brings us down to a lower level and often gets us in worse trouble.
by Bill Sherrill · 1 Corinthians 15 · Resurrection
The resurrection is our term for reunion -- that day we anticipate and for which we plan.
by Joe Bagby · 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 · Resurrection
Death has been defeated by Jesus' resurrection so we need to only ask whether or not we belong to him.
by Bill Sherrill · Hosea 6:3 · Springtime
Just as Spring brings new life, God gives us reason to hope.
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