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 Ron Rose · Job 42:5 · Life
Ron Rose writes about life's obstacles and challenges us to follow the example of others who have lived beyond their limits.
by Russ Lawson · Isaiah 9:6 · Spiritual Focus
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.
by Patrick D. Odum · Matthew 6:31 · Stress
Patrick Odum learns that Chicago is the most stressful city in America and shares some insight on stress.
by Mike Barres · Psalm 1:1 · Truth
Mike Barres reminds us that often what culture is giving us as water is not God's truth and will rot our roots.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 6:10 · Love
Phil Ware talks about ways we can help with hurricane relief.
by Tom Norvell · Attitude
Tom Norvell talks about the struggles of moving and the way people in customer service promise more than they can deliver.
by Mike Barres · Matthew 6:33 · Priorities
Mike Barres reminds us to move things around in our schedules to fit our priorities.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 100:1 · Praise
Tom Norvell reminds us that we need to live like the Lord is our God!
by Phil Ware · 1 Timothy 2:1 · Prayer
Phil Ware reflects on 9-11 and reminds us to pray, while directing us to read and think through our faith.
by Russ Lawson · 1 Timothy 6:17 · Listening
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.
by Russ Lawson · Romans 13:11 · Life
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.
by Danny Sims · Esther 2:17 · Grace
Danny Sims reminds us that grace is all over the Old Testament.
by Tom Norvell · Luke 1:37 · Dream
Tom Norvell shares about moving into a new home and his dreams for the future.
by Bill Sherrill · 1 Corinthians 2:2 · Cross
Bill Sherrill reminds us of the importance of the cross as both a symbol and a reality of our center as believers in Jesus.
by Patrick D. Odum · Luke 13:10 · Affliction
Patrick Odum reminds us that there are all sorts of ways to be bent and only Jesus can unshackle us from our position.
by Russ Lawson · Numbers 13:33 · Fear
Russ Lawson shares some insights from the 12 spies, 10 of whom convinced the children of Israel to fear the future and turn back; but Russ reminds us of God's promises.
by Rubel Shelly · Philemon 1:7 · Kindness
Rubel Shelly shares a great story of how simple kindness and candy help heal old wounds and made friends out of enemies.
by Tom Norvell · Hebrews 11:24 · Vision
Tom Norvell talks openly with the Lord about how hard it is to look forward and not backward and push on to the Lord's horizon.
by Tom Norvell · John 6:60
Tom Norvell reminds us that we have a person to go to, when we have no place to go, and his name is Jesus, our Lord.
by Bill Sherrill · 1 Kings 19:18 · Providence
Bill Sherrill connects to an old King James phrase, the latter days, and reminds us that we often don't see things clearly until time has passed and we view things from God's perspective.
by Patrick D. Odum · Matthew 16:24 · Rich
Patrick Odum reflects on several folks who have auctioned off huge portions of their lives and property on eBay and challenges us to ask if we have done the same thing with our stuff.
by Bill Denton · Matthew 15:1 · Grace
Bill Denton reminds us that the Gospel of Jesus isn't centered in a list of do's and don't's but in a Savior, Jesus Christ, who was crucified and raised to bring us God's grace.
by Russ Lawson · 1 John 4:1
Russ Lawson reminds us to check out what we are told from Scripture, because just like made up statistics, the facts are not always what is presented to us.
by Straight from the Bible · Hebrews 2:14
This is simply quoting Hebrews 2:14-18 about freedom from death's tyrranny.
by Tom Norvell · John 14:6 · Freedom
Tom Norvell thinks about July 4th and reminds us that freedom is found in Jesus.