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 Alan Smith · Matthew 5:14-16 · Parenting
People are watching us all the time and learn from watching what is important to us and to them.
by Gene Vance · 1 Peter 5:7
God longs for us to come to him and receive his mercy and grace in our struggles and cast all our anxieties on him.
by Rick Reynolds · 2 Samuel 15 · Providence
We need to look for God even in the worst of situatinos!
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 15:1 · Forgiveness
A mom reminds us how to use a gentle answer to deal with a difficult problem.
by Charles White · Numbers 6:24 · Parenting
There are many simple things we can and must do to help our children have faith!
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:28-30 · Providence
What Satan intends for harm, God can turn around for good if we will trust him to be at work in our worst of situations and nothing proves this quite like Easter.
by Michele Howe · Proverbs 10:7 · Grandmother · Grandfather
It's not the big stuff that we remember from our grandparents, but the small wonderful things that they did to touch our lives.
by Michele Howe · Acts 20:35
We cannot hide our loneliness behind being busy, but God also uses our busy times to bless others and heal us.
by Byron Ware · 2 Timothy 3:14-17 · Marriage
Like a fine garden, a marriage relationship takes cultivation and care
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 6:10 · Depression
Sometimes we face difficulties and trials, but the big challenge is bearing up under the weight of incessant trials, problems, difficulties.
by Kelly Breece · Hebrews 10:23 · Good-bye
May God give us those special moments to tell people how special they are to us.
by Tricia Goss · Matthew 28:34-38 · Kindness · Compassion · Help
We need to be those that serve and not like those who tell others to serve.
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:45 · Caregiving · Service
Family caregivers are the greatest example of Jesus for many of us in our world today.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 6:10-12 · Prayer · Spiritual Warfare
One of our most important tools in our spiritual warfare is prayer.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 6:1-4
A 12-year-old behind the wheels helps wake us all up to who is behind the wheel.
by Patrick D. Odum · Hebrews 5:7-9 · Prayer · Temptation · Spiritual Warfare
Jesus faced the fight we all face in the garden of gethsemane so we should be willing to fight that same fight and not give up!
by Kelly Breece · Hebrews 11:8 · Grandmother
Her grandmother leaves home and leaves all her stuff behind and begins a new journey of faith.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 6:4 · Parenting · Fatherhood
Our children need us and our attention if they are going to be all that God wants them to be!
by Kelly Breece · Romans 5:4
Sometimes God's greatest blessings are seen when things don't go exactly like we like them.
by Kelly Breece · Hebrews 13:5 · Abba Father
God is always there to care for us and keep us from ultimate harm.
by Joseph Mazella · Galatians 6:9-10 · Christian Living · Compassion · Love
This is a story about a needed ministry to those battling cancer called ChemoAngels.
by Lou Seckler · Matthew 25:31-46 · Jesus · Encourage · Compassion
One way we can minister to Christ is to serve those in need, especially those in prison or in jail.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 13 · Family · Faith · Friendship
Leaving is not forever for Christians and good-bye is just see you later.
by Kelly Breece · John 3:36 · Attitude · Death · Restoration
Being delivered from cancer is great; being delivered from sin and death is far greater and that is God's gift to us in Jesus Christ.
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