Articles Tagged 'Age' (Page 15)

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.

I Take It Back

Tom Norvell reminds us about the nature of regrets and the wish we hadn't done what we've done, so he encourages us to live life differently.

Sometimes we wish we could put the genie back into the bottle!

The Jewel

Muriel Larson reminds of the great blessing we have from Romans 8:28

What's the most precious thing you've seen?

Will Someone Please Help Me?

We all need help to get where we're going. If you don't know how to get to Jesus, don't be afraid to ask someone who does.

Do you know how to get where you're going?

Treasure in Toilets

Rubel Shelly reminds us that we need to not give up when our life seems to be in the toilet, because as often archaeologists do, we can sometimes find the greatest treasures in the most surprising places.

What are you going to find if you dig deep enough?

Be Intentional about What Matters Most

Paul Faulkner reminds us that we have to be intentional or what we view as important gets lost in the busyness of life.

What is really most important in your family?`

Divorce in all its Realism

God is able to help couples avoid divorce, if we'll just let Him do it.

Is divorce the right decision?

How to Handle Criticism

Rubel Shelly reminds us that if we have big dreams or want to be used by God significantly, we will have plenty of critics, but don't let them stop you and he gives several different pieces of good advice.

How do you handle it when people come down on you?

When Endings Are Complicated, God Is Still Gracious

Ron Rose reminds us that not all faith stories have happy endings and that sometimes we have to wade on through tragedy with faith.

What do you do when the endings are not always happy ones?

How Long, Lord?

Tom Norvell leads us to Psalm 6 and helps us ask, "How long, Lord?" because we all have times when we can barely hang on any longer.

Can you keep hanging in there?

When Tragedy Strikes

Larry Davies shares a hard and horrible story of tragedy and asks where God is and helps walk us through Isaiah 43 and shows how it reflects the presence of God in our worst times through the people of God who help.

Where is God in the middle of these tragedies?

How Old Do You Want To Be?

Russ Lawson reminds us that what we pursue for security and to help us live longer really determines the quality of our lives in our older years, and God must be the center of all of that.

So how is your retirement plan?

Divorce and Stress in Children

Paul Faulkner reminds us that divorce causes stress on our children and creates a legacy that impacts their lives, so we need to learn to love each other in words and actions.

How can we help our children long-term?

Good News on Marriage?

Rubel Shelly reflects on the declining number of divorces per population since the 80's and talks about the importance of preparation and commitment in making a marriage work.

Is there actually some good news out there on marriage?

Take off the Fireman's Hat!

Paul Faulkner reminds us that being in such a rush in life is not the way God intended us to live and not the way Jesus lived, so we ought to slow down, spend time with the Father, and be refreshed.

What's the big rush, anyway?

Jockeying To Be Shocking

Shock jocks have tried to out do each other in shocking, crude, and obscene remarks on radio, TV, and interviews and they have crossed the line and we are the only ones who can do something about it.

Aren't we way past too far?

Seasoned with Salt

Russ Lawson reminds us that we can and should be considerate, comforting, and encouraging in the way we respond to others.

Can others tell your faith through ypur speech?

Connecting the Dots!

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.

Can you see the outline of your life taking shape?

Little Acts of Love

We can make a world of difference simply by helping the people who are around us that need to be built up.

Where are you going to begin in your quest to change the world?

The Other Side of 'Tragedy'

God can turn our worst nightmares into a way to find his blessing and be his blessing, if we can persevere and look for his presence.

What good thing can come out of bad things?

Dumb Questions We Ask after a Tragedy

Rubel is pretty fed up with the dumb questions that people ask after a tragedy and reflects on how maybe if we prayed more and prattled less these things would not be as frequent.

Why do we keep allowing people to ask these things?

Longing for Friendship

We all need a friend or brother or sister with whom we can confess, share our story, and find deep and meaningful friendship.

Are you willing to take the risk?

Feeding the Monster

The leader of the Girls Gone Wild empire and smut king is facing charges and problems, but the real problem is the sexual addiction that pornography causes in the lives of men and women.

Are you feeding this monster?

Eye of the Tiger

God can help us live life courageously, to have the "Eye of the Tiger"

What would it mean for us to live courageously?

Better than Therapy

While some people need therapy, most folks need a good friend most of all and a good friend can do a whole lot of good at healing their hearts.

Do you have a good friend?

Silly Love Songs

So many songs and so much talk about love these days for married folks is silly and not very helpful or real.

Have you had enough?