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 Alan Smith · Luke 11:46 · Burden
Religion often addes burdens to people's backs, but Jesus came and relieved burdens.
by Alan Smith · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Change
Change for the better only happens if our goal is Jesus and our power to change is the Holy Spirit?
by Alan Smith · 2 Corinthians 4:18-5:5
A joke about HMO's leads to some interesting oberservations about heaven and the fact that everyting on earth is temporary.
by Alan Smith · Nehemiah 1:2-4 · Prayer
While we don't expect to do the work to make prayer work, we must at least engage ourselves in the task we pray for.
by Alan Smith · James 1:13-16 · Sin
While the most expensive meal in history was billed as an overcharge on a credit card, it really is a meal provided by our sin.
by Alan Smith · Romans 2:5-8 · Obedience
We often want God to be a traffic cop who only gives warning tickets.
by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer · Acts 10:43 · Forgiveness
Like a mom, God forgives completely.
by Alan Smith · 1 Corinthians 12:20-22 · Unity
We can learn a lot about who we are spiritually from a box of LEGOs, things like unity and being built by God into something special.
by Alan Smith · Hebrews 2:10 · Jesus
Jesus is our pioneer and we are called to blaze the trail for others to follow after us.
by Alan Smith · Matthew 26:33-35 · Urgency
So often we have the grandiose promises we've made, when in reality we won't do the small stuff!
by Alan Smith · Ephesians 5:25 · Marriage
The years in marriage can sometimes mean that we take each other for granted; we mustn't let that happen.
by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer · Matthew 2:6 · Christmas
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a grimy, corrupt little town not known for anything important.
by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer · Luke 2:11 · Christmas
Most folks don't have a clue about the meaning of Christmas.
by Alan Smith · James 4:14-15 · Humility
So often we make all these elaborate plans and never think of allowing God room in our busy schedules.
by Alan Smith · Ecclesiastes 8:11-13
Putting off payments and not dealing with sin leads to disastrous results -- the payment always comes in.
by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer · Psalm 107:1-2
We must never take for granted the great blessings we have been given by the hand of our gracious God!
by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer · 2 Timothy 4:7-8 · Perseverance · Endurance
While starting well is important, finishing is the most important thing of all!
by Alan Smith · 2 Corinthians 1:17-20 · Faithfulness
God's promises are sure because he is always faithful.
by Alan Smith · John 13:33 · Obedience
A man sues God because he thinks he didn't get from God what he felt he deserved.
by Alan Smith · Romans 4:25 · Sin
We often take our own sin too lightly and need to be shocked into realization of how bad it is.
by Alan Smith · Luke 17:7-10 · Duty
Sometimes we just need to do things out of sense of duty to be faithful.
by Alan Smith · Genesis 2:22-24 · Marriage
God made men and women as complements of each other and we need each other.
by Alan Smith · Hebrews 11:7 · Obedience
We must remember that faith should move us to obey and to act and to be faithful.
by Alan Smith · 1 Peter 4:4-12 · Faithfulness
There are times when we are going to be rejected because we are Christians.
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