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 Rubel Shelly · James 1:2-4 · Adversity
Rubel Shelly reminds us to play through pain and go on to victory.
by Russ Lawson · Philippians 4:8
Russ Lawson challenges us to look at the way filth and dirt get into our lives and contaminate them and challenges us to pursue holiness and purity.
by Tom Norvell · 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 · Influence
Tom Norvell shares with us some insights from 1 Thessalonians and how to life a quiet life and honor God and win the hearts of outsiders.
by Russ Lawson · Philippians 4:12-13 · Satisfaction
Russ Lawson talks about the Sword of Damocles, Mr. Spock, the apostle Paul and about being satisfied with life.
by Tom Norvell · Ephesians 6:1-4 · Fatherhood
Tom Norvel thinks about time and how fast his daughter has grown up at her graduation.
by Mike Barres · 1 Peter 4:6-7 · Perseverance
Mike Barres reminds us that we all reach times in our lives when our best efforts are not enough, but God can do what needs to be done if we will persevere, fast, and pray.
by Steve Higginbotham · Ephesians 6:1-4 · Fatherhood
Steve Higginbotham shares a powerful story about a conversation with a neurosurgeon who choose to be a daddy before being a recognized neurosurgeon.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 18:10 · Fatherhood
Phil Ware shares a memory from over ten years ago about his daughter and an angel.
by Mike Barres · 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Mike Barres talks about a hunting trip with his wife and how they were so thankful for just heat and food and the simple things of life.
by Patrick D. Odum · 2 Peter 1:3-4 · Heart
Patrick Odum shares insight based on the buried Red Sox jersey in the new Yankee Stadium concrete and compares it to getting rid of the sin that lurks in our hearts.
by Steve Higginbotham · Psalm 143:8 · Bible
Steve Higginbotham reminds us that God has written us several love letters, but how badly do we want to read them?
by Mike Barres · Romans 8:1 · Sin
Mike Barres talks about a real mess he made when he tried to cook when his wife was pregnant, but he tries again 28 years later to see if he can do it -- and does, reminding us to not quit with a failure.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 3:12-14 · Football
Rubel Shelly shares the story of Brett Favre and how he made an incredible comeback and set so many records for the Green Bay Packers.
by Heather Holland Helton · Ephesians 6:1-4 · Daughter
Heather Holland Helton shares some important things dads need to know about their daughters and how to build that relationship to be the most it can be.
by Steve Higginbotham · Exodus 31:1-5 · Talent
Steve Higginbotham writes about Bezalel, an artist who was chosen by God to design and oversee the construction of the Tabernacle and all the sacred items found in it during the rugged time of the wilderness wanderings.
by Patrick D. Odum · James 4:7-10 · Temptation
Patrick Odum reminds us that overcoming temptation requires us to resist the devil, but he also adds some other insights from James' famous passage about overcoming temptation by being honest about oursleves and our need for God.
by Mike Barres · 2 Corinthians 2:11 · Temptation
Mike Barres reminds us that taking moral shortcuts and fudging on things spiritually always end up in disaster and sin.
by Russ Lawson · Hebrews 5:12-6:3 · Change
Russ Lawson is blessed and k ows further blessings await when he embraces change and leaves his religious cocoon.
by Paul Lee · Proverbs 23:24 · Fatherhood · Father's Day
Let's teach our sons to be fathers!
by Mike Cope · 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
Men have a real struggle to live pure lives, but a small group that holds us accountable and confession can help.
by Bill Keller · Matthew 5:26-30 · Pornograpy
The leader of the Girls Gone Wild empire and smut king is facing charges and problems, but the real problem is the sexual addiction that pornography causes in the lives of men and women.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 22:34-40
Tom compares the Masters, a golf tournament that is a tradition like no other and suggests that we can follow Jesus as our Master, and use the love commands to be our tradition like no other and this will revolutionize our lives.
by Ron Rose · Romans 8:28 · Change
Sometimes when we least expect, in an area where we would never suspect it, God opens up our eyes and hearts and helps us see everything in a new light.
by Russ Lawson · Bible
What we learn from movies is not very accurate to life and we need to listen to God's word rather than movie stars.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 6:33 · Fatherhood
Tony Dungy reminded us that character wins and that character involves more than just sports.
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