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 Teresa Bell Kindred · Psalm 46:10 · Sacred · Sabbath
Teresa Bell Kindred shares with us her absent-minded follies because she is distracted from all of her hi-tech toys to which she is plugged in and she reminds us to get away and be with God.
by Jane Vincenzi · Psalm 46:10 · Called · Busyness
Jane Vincenzi reminds us that our lives can get so cluttered with activity that we miss God and lose out on real life.
by Paul Faulkner · Matthew 25:44-45 · Jesus
Paul Faulkner reminds us that we can get so busy that we fail to find God in the everyday world where he meets us.
by Tim Archer · 1 Timothy 2:1-4 · Prayer
When we pray for people, God actually works in their lives. The story of Fernando's conversion reminds us of the power of prayer.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 107 · Prayer
Trying to find time to be still and wait for God feels awfully impossible in our busy world today, so why not cry out to God in the struggles and noise you face today?
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Luke 10:38-42 · Mothers
So often we try to complete our list without involving Jesus or investing ourselves in what really matters.
by Rubel Shelly · Galatians 6:1-5 · Responsibility
A mother's lame explanation for child abuse makes us realize how easy and horrible it is to explain away our own responsibility.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 10:40-42 · To Do List
Interruptions and surprise visitors are not bad things in a busy day of ministry; they are an answer to prayer.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 107:27-31 · Silence
Not only must we be still and hear God, but he also longs to come to us in the busy rush of our daily lives.
by Rubel Shelly · James 4:13-17 · Work
So much of what we work for really doesn't matter, so let's invest in what does, the people around us.
by Joey Cope · Christmas
Sometimes with all the preparation and stress we forget what the real meaning of the holidays is all about.
by Patrick D. Odum · Hebrews 10:19-25
Some folks are canceling church service on Christmas day, but isn't that missing the point of why we have Christmas in the first place?
by Alan Smith · 1 Peter 4:4-12 · Faithfulness
There are times when we are going to be rejected because we are Christians.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Matthew 18:10 · Children
We must learn to intervene to help children in our world.
by Lynn Anderson · 1 Peter 2:9-17 · Marketplace
The most powerful voice for God in our culture must come from our business leaders who are Christians!
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 90:12 · Time
We must learn to make our use of time a holy enterprise.
by Joey Cope · Psalm 19:1-14 · Stillness
A lady bug helps refocus us and link us back to the beauty of God's creation and our need to be still and experience more and do less.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Matthew 7:3-5
Before we criticize others for being too busy, maybe we ought to look at our own schedules!
by Melva Cooper · Hebrews 13:5-6 · Jesus
The President can only come for a drop in visit at NASCAR, but Jesus comes to stay in our daily lives.
by Randy Becton · Mark 6:31 · Stress · Blessed · Rest
God designed us to need a Sabbath rest -- not as Law, but as grace.
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