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 Nancy Gavin · Acts 20:35 · Christmas · Giving
Christmas is about giving and not receiving, especially when we can give gifts that bless others and continue giving after we are gone.
by Byron Ware · 2 Timothy 3:14-17 · Marriage
Like a fine garden, a marriage relationship takes cultivation and care
by Joey Cope · 1 Thessalonians 1:2 · Family · Friendship
Sometimes our favorite places are places, but the people who make those places special!
by Joey Cope · James 1:19-20 · Listening
Sometimes in the heat of the moment, we address the wrong issue with the wrong cure.
by Russ Lawson · Psalm 59:16
Some of life's worst tragedies become an occasion where God's mercy is shown.
by Charlotte Barres · Matthew 19:19 · Forgiveness · Kindness
Some people are just irritating, so how are we going to treat them? Like God has treated us!
by Amy C. Baker · Matthew 19:1-10 · Marriage · Adultery
An account of how an affair rocked two marriages, but resources online helped provide the solution and hope to reconciliation.
by Joey Cope · Mark 10:13-16 · Mercy · Kindness · Gentleness
We often need children to help us see again with the eyes of innocence and call us back to godly mercy and kindness.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 6:1-4
A 12-year-old behind the wheels helps wake us all up to who is behind the wheel.
by Terra D. Brimberry · Proverbs 31 · School
A mother's prayer for a child going to school for the first time.
by Patrick D. Odum · 1 Samuel 1:27-28 · School
Letting go, whether to death or to school is hard, but when we do, let's let them go to God's care.
by Russell Larson · 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
The greatest joy is knowing that we will see each other again!
by Elizabeth Price · Proverbs 15:4 · Friendliness · Friendship
Different kinds of trees fulfill different needs, just like we need different kinds of friends.
by Tom Norvell · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Children · Pain
It hurts to see our children experiencing pain so imagine how God feels about our pain!
by Larry Davies · Proverbs 22:6 · Graduation
Graduation brings a time for a father to reflect on his daughter's love for making friends, even among four legged creatures.
by Johnnie Ann Burgess Gaskill · 1 John 3:1-3 · Evangelism · Heaven · Hope
One of these days our blindness will be taken away and we will see everything and everyone as they truly are!
by Kelly Breece · James 1:17-18 · Giving · Joy
The greatest joy a gift giver can give is when someone uses the gift he or she has been given.
by Larry Davies · Proverbs 31:25-31 · Mothers
Being the world's worst mother is a good thing: it means you did the right things with your kids!
by Kelly Breece · 1 Corinthians 15 · Death · Peace · Hope
Sometimes God's surprising comfort comes at the most unexpected times and in the most unexpected places.
by Tom Norvell · Romans 8:29 · Growth
We must not give up on ourselves or each other because we are not there yet!
by Kelly Breece · Isaiah 40:31 · Grandmother · Retirement
Can we make the transition that happens after a leap of faith even if it is more restrictive.
by Kelly Breece · 1 Corinthians 2:9 · Heaven · Dream
Even our dreams can't live up to the things God has in store for us in heaven.
by Katha Winther · Family · Mothers · Memories
We can record our children's memories when they are little and then they will have them when they are older.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 12:18 · Family · Influence · Integrity
We are called to not let our bad stuff from work spill over on our families and neighbors.
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