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.
Lisa Mikitarian shares the time she invested in working her son through a discussion about the importance of God guiding, but our ability to make our choices and take responsibility for our actions.
by Lisa Mikitarian
Jenny Runkel shares an experience with her parenting that took her outside the normal ScreamFree process and how she did the opposite of what she felt like doing to get back on track.
by Jenny Runkel
Russ Lawson reminds us that sometimes it takes a child to help us approach God personally and lovingly.
by Russ Lawson
Russ Lawson begins with a humorous story about aging, but then reminds us of God's perspective and the importance of not worrying about aging, but seeking to live for God each day.
by Russ Lawson
Lisa Mikitarian talks about her search all over the Internet for a painting that accurately reflects her love for her husband, but she also realizes that she already had what she was looking for, centered in God.
by Lisa Mikitarian
Lisa Mikitarian shares about the Navy coming to the rescue of a 14 year old girl who needed surgery and then reminds us about how we can do the same thing through Compassion International.
by Lisa Mikitarian
Mike Barres reminds us that we so easily get our focus on things down here and not on the Lord who can help us with our lives and help us solve our problems.
by Mike Barres
Bill Sherrill reminds us to not let go of our friends who are depressed nor of our joy in the season.
by Bill Sherrill
Tom Norvell talks about a pre-Christmas trip to the place of insanity, the mall, and questions if they are missing something in the season.
by Tom Norvell
Rubel Shelly reminds us of a hard story from last year about James Kim who risked everything to get help for his family, and he reminds us that Jesus did the same thing for us in leaving heaven.
by Rubel Shelly
Ron Rose reminds us that the best gifts are those we keep in circulation by sharing them with others.
by Ron Rose
Ron Rose reminds us about the true spirit of giving and that it isn't barter love or ledger sheet giving, but generous giving like we have received from God.
by Ron Rose
Ron Rose shares a precious story about a granddaughter who had such faith in the middle of her surgery and the surgeon who was asked to find Jesus.
by Ron Rose
Hal Runkel shares some great insights on how to develop good sportsmanship skills in our kids.
by Hal Runkel, LMFT
Ron Rose reminds us that God is our Shepherd and he will comfort us, even during those awful times in the valley of the shadow of death.
by Ron Rose
Teresa Bell Kindred encourages us to endure and do the work necessary to grow strong roots in our children and compares it to growing strong roots to grow strong trees and tall bamboo plants.
by Teresa Bell Kindred
Alan Smith describes the empty nest syndrome from a humorous point of view, then goes to remind us that we are all in God's nest.
by Alan Smith
Ron Rose reminds us to find the faith moments in our days and step off and let God lead us in a little adventure.
by Ron Rose
Steve Higginbotham tells about his daughter learning the most important lesson of all, wan ting to be like Jesus.
by Steve Higginbotham
Phil Ware writes a letter to his dad on Father's Day about missing him and about the questions he has.
by Phil Ware
Hal Runkel reminds us that we can issue an apology and actually use it to beat up someone else in the process by transferring the focus of the guilt from ourselves to someone else and this is fake and mean and bullying.
by Hal Runkel, LMFT
Marsha Jordan reminds us that folks need to know that we care and really are not looking for us to pour out our advice and give them all of our solutions.
by Marsha Jordan
Ron tells about his daughter's miscarriage and how God has connected the dots to help her come to the conclusion they need to adopt a baby.
by Ron Rose
When bad things happen, we need to realize that God does see and care and will remember.
by Russ Lawson
We can make a world of difference simply by helping the people who are around us that need to be built up.
by Marsha Jordan
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