Articles Tagged 'Boring'

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.

When You're this Close to Giving up Hope

Ann Voskamp shares a powerful story about the first Sunday of Advent and butterflies and a friend with a broken heart.

Can you still believe you can fly with broken wings?

Let's Talk about Ducks!

Rubel Shelly reminds us to live life expecting it to be an adventure with Jesus in which we are surprised and learn new things again and again.

Have you said your duck prayer lately?

God in the boring Stuff?

Ron Rose asks us to pay attention to our lives and see God at work, even in the moments he does not appear to be present and especially in the moments that appear to be boring.

What are you seeing God at work doing in your life?

Is Praying it Safe Best?

Shana Schutte, author and speaker, challenges us to move away from pray it safe prayers to prayer that challenges us to live on the edge of faith and adventure.

Are our prayers too guarded and not adventurous enough?

Neighboring

Phil Ware talks about the parable of the Good Samaritan and how Jesus calls us to neighboring.

Who is my neighbor?

No Longer New?

The newness wears off and we get bored and we lose interest and we give up.

How long can you keep the newness alive?

Dealing with the Ruts

Getting out of the rut is not only possible, but it can be fun, creative, and stimulating if we choose for it to be.

Isn't it time to see what lies beyond the top of your rut?

Christmas Fear Factor?

We have taken the joy, glory, risk, holiness, excitment out of Christmas and made it predictable and boring.

Have you taken all the excitement out of Christmas?