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 Mike Barres · 2 Corinthians 10:5 · Emotions
Mike Barres reminds us that discouragements can leave an emotional residue and keep us from living as we should, but we can do some things to live as God would have us live!
by Joe Beam · Matthew 19:10 · Adultery
Joe Beam shares his passion and recommendations for rescuing couples when an affair has blow apart their lives.
by Rubel Shelly · Philemon 1:7 · Kindness
Rubel Shelly shares a great story of how simple kindness and candy help heal old wounds and made friends out of enemies.
by Bill Sherrill · Ruth 3:10 · Providence
Bill Sherrill connects to an old King James phrase, the latter days, and reminds us that we often don't see things clearly until time has passed and we view things from God's perspective.
by Russ Lawson · Matthew 6:19-21 · Money
Russ Lawson lets silver dollars remind him of long ago with his grandparents and challenge himself right now to treasure the proper things in life.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:13-14 · Cross
Phil Ware talks about the triumphal entry of Jesus and the darkness that Jesus faced for all of us to defeat the darkness and bring us to light.
by Lisa Mikitarian · 1 John 3:16-17 · Compassion International
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 Tom Norvell · Psalm 13 · Faith
Tom Norvell reminds us of the power of trusting God and putting our faith in his unfailing love.
by Bill Sherrill · Psalm 91 · Depression
Bill Sherrill reminds us to not let go of our friends who are depressed nor of our joy in the season.
by Paul Faulkner · John 15:16 · Chosen
Paul Faulkner reminds us that God chose us, and still chooses us, every time for his team.
by Alan Smith · Revelation 21:3-5 · Parousia
Alan Smith reminds us that as tempting as it might be to be a bear, we have something much better in our future for us!
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 13:7 · Remember
Phil Ware talks about his dad and what he remembers learning from his dad before his dad's death.
by Tom Norvell · 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Tom Norvell reminds us that some times we just have to hang to hope, keep repeating what is true and not lose heart.
by Katha Winther · Romans 8:28 · Providence
Katha Winther reminds us that life can be full of periods of bad things and rainy days with floods, but God has not forsaken or abandoned us and will see us through.
by Sarah Stirman · Psalm 45:10 · Worship
Sarah Stirman reminds us that when we use our hands to serve the Lord, we are seen as beautiful and he gives us strength to serve him.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 6:3-10 · Patience
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.
by Bill Denton · 1 John 4:20-21 · Hate
Bill Denton challenges us to understand that hateful behavior is our expression of hate no matter how we try to deny it.
by Tom Norvell · Colossians 3:1-2 · Vision
Tom takes a ride on an airliner and from the window seat remembers how important it is to look at things from another perspective, God's perspective.
by Kimberli J. Brackett · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Accountability
Kimberli looks in the magnifying mirror and sees things she doesn't like on her face and also in her life.
by Patrick D. Odum · John 3:16 · Prayer
Life is unfair and in the unfairness we need to learn to pray and keep after it and not relent, not praying those PC prayers, but gut check from the heart prayers that are real.
by Tom Norvell · Micah 6:8 · Grace
How do we know what God expects of us or what it takes to please him? By listening to what he tells us to do in Micah 6:8.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 102:1-28 · Eternal
We can cry out to God and know he hears us and that our children and our grandchildren's futures are in his hands.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · John 16:22 · Grief
The plane crash in Lexington, Kentucky brought out all sorts of emotions in the hearts of people and reminds us how death touches us all and our need for the promises of Jesus.
by Sarah Stirman · Psalm 46:1-7 · Marriage
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.