Leading in Hope (Page 2) 2005 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.

Rise Up Singing

Singing changes and so must we, but the bigger issue is that we sing!

What's your favorite way to sing?

Doing Things Religiously

Worship is more than what happens every seventh day, it is all of our lives.

How are you doing on your spiritual exercises?

Open Our Eyes!

God has his protection for us all around us if we will only ask for eyes to see.

What do you see around you?

What if Your Mom Found Out?

One way to help us sort through the moral dilemmas of the day is to ask what our mom would think if we did it?

What if your mom knew?

Workplace Faith

Our Christian life is lived out in our workplace much more than in our church attendance!

Where did Jesus find his followers?

The One Egg Special

Sometimes differences aren't as large as they appear in the big scheme of things.

How can they be the same and yet so different?

Developing Trust

Trial, temptation, trouble, and testing are in the same neighborhood with trust: we're not going to get the one we want without experiencing the ones we dont!

Where do you think you'll find real trust?

The Rub of New Shoes

A new pair of shoes helps Mike figure out why we need some traditions.

How long will you wear yours?

Cozying Up to a Holy God

Displaying our faith is laudable if it is backed up by a life committed to living what we say; otherwise, it's dangerous!

When is it wrong to try to portray God as our friend?

Broken by Sin?

We must be tough on sin but offer mercy and forgiveness for those who are truly repentant.

What do we do with sinners?

Unbending Realities

Morals and values, right and wrong, matter or nothing really matters anymore in society.

Does anything really matter if morals don't matter?

In Whose Image?

So often we force new Christians into the mold of something or someone who isn't really Jesus.

Into whose image are we trying to make new Christians conform?

A Cry for Excellence

While we can get frustrated with a lack of excellence in service in the world, we can never justify doing just enough and stopping short of giving God the best.

Is this the best we can do?

Seeing or Believing

Some things we have to believe before we can see them!

What comes first, seeing or believing?

Burden, Vision, and Passion

We must live our burden, passion, and vision if we are to honor God.

What are you living for this next year?

Maybe You Need to Unplug?

Sometimes we have to take a break from all the information overload!

Will you turn it off for a few days?

Those Less Welcome?

We must welcome those other reject and leave out because that is what Jesus did.

How are we doing at welcoming in those not everyone else likes?