Heartlight has published over 4,000 articles for Christians seeking to follow Jesus in everyday life. Written to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles, these articles remain fully searchable and freely available. While Heartlight is no longer publishing new articles, this library continues to serve as an active, enduring resource to help people live for Jesus.
Parenting can be done scream free, but not because we focus on our children, but because we focus on ourselves.
by Hal Runkel, LMFT
Sarah Stirman talks about a couple of times that she and Troy watched the lightning, felt God's presence, and knew they were made for each other.
by Sarah Stirman
A mother with a son who has a tumor talks about the challenges and changes she and her family have faced during his theraphy and the faithfulness of God.
by Tammy Marcelain
Selling a bike for $5 (five dollars) is a bad deal, but not nearly as bad as giving away our soul for something valueless.
by Steve Higginbotham
In the middle of our struggles, we need to remember that we need to reach out for God's unchanging hand.
by Russ Lawson
Little things, done faithfully, like taking out the garbage, are the glue, the grace, of ongoing and lasting relationships and marriages.
by Patrick D. Odum
The horrible death of one daughter and the coma of another and the confusion between the two leads the Ceraks and Van Ryns on the ultimate challenge of Christian faith.
by Patrick D. Odum
A simple anniversary celebration for the 39th anniversary leads a husband to reflect on his adventure with his wife!
by Russ Lawson
Rain leaves this grown daughter to think about her mother and all that her mother means to her.
by Danny Mann
Faith is not heriditary, it is learned and nurtured, often my loving momthers who take motherhood seriously.
by Rick Atchley
Kids hear all sorts of things in the background of the world via the radio and tv, how are we helping them process this?
by Rubel Shelly
What happens to people when they die is a lot like trying to tell kids how much farther it is to granny's house!
by Joe Bagby
Parenting twenty-somethings is a challenge but can be a blessing if we do our job well.
by Martha Pope Gorris
We miss our loved ones when they die, but we can live in such a way to make sure that we see them again.
by Russ Lawson
A visit to the Phantom of the Opera on a cold night opens back wide the door of singing in a family's home.
by Russ Lawson
Sometimes with all the preparation and stress we forget what the real meaning of the holidays is all about.
by Joey Cope
While gifts are fine, we need to be leaving behind a legacy of love notes for our spouse and children and grand children.
by Rubel Shelly
We have taken the joy, glory, risk, holiness, excitment out of Christmas and made it predictable and boring.
by Jeff Lee
Kids often know the difference between truth and lie and what is real world and what is not.
by Russ Lawson
Holidays can be stressful and hectic, here are some good ways to stay on track and protect your holidays.
by Richard Ellis
A little boy about whom we know nothing shows us the way to the meaning of thanksgiving.
by Danny Sims
We can know we are saved by putting ourselves in the story of God's great deliverance.
by Russ Lawson
Life is full of all sorts of problems and curve balls: how we handle them determins our real faith.
by Mike Barres
Grace means we have a lifestyle of yes, not a lifestyle of no.
by Ron Rose
How we are remembered will have a huge impact on our how our children's lives turn out.
by Mike Barres
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