Special Features (Page 3) 2008 Archives

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.

Who Thanks God for This?

Bill Sherrill talks about Fanny J. Crosby, the great Christian song writer, and her ability to see acutely even though she was blind.

How can you see so clearly when your eyes have no sight?

Faith: Growing in the Right Direction

Russ Lawson reminds us that our faith needs to keep growing and going in the direction of faith, believe but help my unbelief.

So where is your faith growing?

In the Cool of the Day

Tom Norvell compares being in his yard and garden in the cool of the day and the words of Genesis 3 and God's desire to be with us and give us rest.

Where are you trying to hide?

The Frantic Pursuit of Rest

Bill Sherrill talks about our rush to rush into everything and how we need to read God's Book about life and how to experience it.

Why does it seem to get farther away while we run faster to chase it?

Very Good!

Patrick D. Odum uses the Vatican's ruling on UFOs as a chance to remind us that we are made in God's image, and are very good.

Can't God do any better work than human beings?

The Aroma of Christ

Tom Norvell reminds us that we are to carry the aroma of Jesus with us wherever we go -- some will like it, some will not, but God will be pleased!

So what do you smell like today?

The Fred Factor

Steve Higginbotham shares with us the opportunity to be Fred, like Jesus, to those around us.

How many opportunities will you miss today?

Clutter

Larry Davies shares with us his struggle with a cluttered office and how it's been embarrassingly displayed on the Internet.

What am I supposed to do with all this mess?

Honor

Bill Denton remembers a story told about President George W. Bush putting his feet up on his mother's coffee table and being scolded, and reminds us that it's all about honor.

Why would she tell the President to get his feet off her table?

Living Water

Tom Norvell reminds us that only Jesus can quench our parched spirits and souls with his living water.

Who can satisfy our parched souls?

Learning from Our 'Mistaks'

Mike Barres reminds us that mistakes and missteps are a part of life, an dwe can learn from them and grow through them.

What have you learned from your mistakes?

Jesus Is the Same

Tom Norvell reminds us that in the world of massive change, Jesus is the same.

Why does everything have to change all the time?

Place of Quiet Rest

Bill Sherrill shares with us about his quiet place near to the heart of God.

Do you have such a place?

Real Perseverance

Mike Barres contrasts our whiny little attempts at perseverance and compares it to the real martyrs in the world and calls us to genuine perseverance.

Do we even know what it means to truly persevere?

Content with the Patriots

Patrick Odum describes what happened to the Patriot SuperBowl championship jerseys that were going to be thrown away because they lost, and challenges us to give more than our throw aways to the poor of the world.

Would you wear the castoffs of the losers?

The Prayers Are Ended

Tom Norvell reflects on the words from Psalm 72 that the prayers of David are ended and he hopes his life, his prayers, end with praise like David's did.

When it all goes in the box, how will your prayers end?

Keep on Speaking

Tom Norvell reminds us to keep on speaking up for the Lord even in hostile situations and difficult circumstances.

What will it take to make you back down?

Quality People

Bill Denton reminds us of how important quality people are to our lives as we face challenging times.

Who do you have in your life?

East from West

Warren Baldwin shares insights into Psalm 103 and the grace of God that delivers us from sin and guilt and shame.

How far can our sin be gone?

No Room for Death?

Patrick Odum compares the lack of vacancy in a French cemetery and a law forbidding people to die to the hope we have in the resurrection of Jesus.

Is there room beyond the cemetery plot for you?

Impossible?

Tom Norvell Reminds us of the movie Amazing Grace and how William Pitt and Wilberforce did the impossible and overturned the slave trade in Great Britain and he calls on us to dream big dreams and do the impossible.

Are you too young to know it is impossible?

One Phone Call

Russ Lawson reminds us that we had better follow through on those things that are most important to us because all we have is now.

Why wait to the last minute to make the call?

The Question That Matters Most

Russ Lawson reminds us that the questions we ask need to be the important ones, not the kind that spark endless arguments and speculation.

What kind of questions have you been asking lately?

The Center of God's Will

Tom Norvell reminds us that the safest place is in the center of God's will and that means loving God and loving people.

Is this really a safe place?

Whom Shall I Fear?

Tom Norvell reminds us that we don't have a reason to fear because God can handle what is going on in our lives and he will stand by us no matter what.

What are you so worried about?