Special Features 2024 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.

real HIStory

Ron Rose last post and he talks about being a storyteller for the great things that God does in our lives based on Psalm 71:18-22

He wants me to be a reporter, telling and retelling the stories of God's encounters with His people.

Kicked to the Curb? Good!

Ron Rose talks about how everything he and Lyn set out by the curb was reclaimed and reused by someone else, which is what God has done with us when we have been broken and discarded.

Holy ground — without brokenness, there would be no healing or hope or grace. So, thank you, Abba, for reserving a place for us, just for us, at the curb with you.

God of Fresh Starts

Max Lucado reminds us that the God of hope gives us fresh starts just as he did to Noah with the olive leaf and the dove.

Hope is an olive leaf — evidence of dry land after a flood.

A Journey of Love and Care

Finding help for aging adults with Alzheimer's, ALS, and other mobility-related issues is essential to care for those you love fully.

Finding Hope and Support in Times of Need!

What Happens When You Die — a Post Easter Meditation

Max Lucado reminds us that Easter, Jesus' Resurrection Sunday, is not just about Jesus being raised, but our life beyond death!

He silently slipped out. Exited. Departed. He passed, not away, but on. Yet, on to where?

Trade Your Cares for Calm

Max Lucado shares biblical insight on how to exchange our cares for God's calm in our lives.

We could all use these words of peace!

The Courtesy of Christ

Max Lucado reminds us to know that Jesus longs to show us the courtesy of heaven, and we need to recognize it, receive it, and share it.

Receive the courtesy of Christ.

A Brand New Idea: You!

Max Lucado wants us to know there is only one of each of us and each of us needs to be who we are to honor God, bless others, and bless ourselves.

And if you aren't you, we won't ever get you. The world misses out. You offer a gift to society that no one else brings.

God of Fresh Starts

Max Lucado reminds us that the God of hope gives us fresh starts just as he did to Noah with the olive leaf and the dove.

Hope is an olive leaf — evidence of dry land after a flood.