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 Rubel Shelly · Revelation 14:13
Rubel Shelly remembers a beloved African American woman who forever changed his life as a little boy through manhood.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 2:1-3 · Focus
Phil Ware begins a series called shift and warns about the dangers of drifting with culture and losing our way.
by Danny Sims · Luke 1:26-33 · Christmas
Danny Sims shares insights into what God is saying in Jesus using the Communion we share at Christmas.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 15:7 · Acceptance
Rubel Shelly talks about when we can see the dawn and tells a rabbinic story about when we see the light in someone else's eyes and welcome them, even if they are a stranger.
by Phil Ware · 1 Samuel 16:1-14 · Endurance
Phil Ware continues his series of light on the dark side of the mountain and reminds us of Samuel, the great transitional leader of God.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 3:12-14 · Sabbath · Risks
Rubel Shelly reminds us that we need more risk takers and that there is still so much of the world to be explored.
by Bill Brant · Ephesians 2:19-22
As Christians, we have family around the world. Some of our family members speak other languages, but we are still family
by Bill Brant · John 17:14-15 · Transitory
We are supposed to be in the world but not of the world. As followers of the Messiah, we are to be different, with our focus on heaven.
by Donna Riggs · Romans 8:28 · Adversity
Donna Riggs shares how God used a snow storm to prevent disaster for her church family.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 14:5-6 · Christmas
Rubel Shelly reminds us that if we celebrate a holiday, we should do it to honor the Lord.
by Mike Barres · Hebrews 12:1-2 · Kingdom
Mike Barres reminds us to not be distracted with the things going on around us but fix our eyes on Jesus.
by Russ Lawson · Philippians 4:8
Russ Lawson challenges us to look at the way filth and dirt get into our lives and contaminate them and challenges us to pursue holiness and purity.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 2:1-3 · Anger
Rubel Shelly reminds that God hates and gets angry at evil and calls us to be stirred to anger and action.
by Tim Archer · Mark 10:45 · Christmas
We have to remember that the cute little baby in the nativity scene grew up to die on a cross. As Christians, we need the power of the risen Lord who is much more than a tiny baby.
by Rubel Shelly · Galatians 5:22-23 · Goodness
Rubel Shelly reminds us that a better world begins with what we do in the small acts of righteousness and kindness in the world around us.
by Muriel Larson · Philippians 4:4-9 · Anger
Loss of a dream, losing a loved one, is not fair and can often leave us confused and angry, so how do we cope with it, by turning it over to God and living for him.
by Phil Ware · John 1:5 · Violence
It's been two weeks since the awful murders at Virginia Tech and the heartbreak of parents, friends, and classmates.
by Tom Norvell · Luke 15:11-13 · Children
Letting a child go is a scary thing and when they hurt or they are killed or they go through a traumatic experience, it awful for the parent, so all we can do is ask that God be present and real for them.
by Joey Cope · 1 Peter 3:15 · Evangelism
A woman talking to herself reminds us our need to engage in conversation in meaningful ways with others.
by Steve Higginbotham · James 4:14 · Life
A scary robbery experience helps Steve remember how precious and tenuous life is.
by Alan Smith · 1 John 3:16 · Grace
God's love exhausts all analogies and can only be defined by what he did in Jesus on the cross and in the manger.
by Alan Smith · John 3:16 · Christmas
An older lady's mistake with Christmas envelopes reminds us that God never forgets to pay for our gifts!
by Phil Ware · John 1:14 · Grace
A surprising winter snow gives Phil the opportunity to think about the changes of seasons and the falling of grace on us all with the birth of Jesus.
by Mike Barres · James 1:3-5 · Self-control
A recovery saying, HALT, reminds us to be careful when we are hungry, angry, lonely, and tired because then we are vulernable to temptation, sin, and weakness as well as addictions.
by Katha Winther · James 1:19-20 · Anger
We need to vent our anger appropriately with a Christian friend before we lose control and the whole things blows up on us and those around us.
Bible: Browse OT/NT Books