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 Melissa Troyer · Matthew 1:23 · Immanuel
Melissa Troyer writes about the pressures of daily life for a mom whose husband is in P.A. school, money is tight, and children are calling, all the while Jesus is near.
by Phil Ware · Luke 1:19 · Jesus
Phil Ware reflects on Mary treasuring the memories of Jesus' birth in her heart and finds reason not to sweat the small stuff, not miss the moments of grace in Christmas, and not lose the opportunity to lock away treasures in our own hearts this time of y
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 107:1-43 · Called · Calm
Rubel Shelly reminds us about God's enfolding peace in the middle of life's worse storms and that this has been true for centuries.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 46:10 · Contemplation
Rubel Shelly talks about an airport delay that ended up in a blessed day alone with God focusing and praying on the things and people that matter most and being present with God in the quietness of the moment.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Deuteronomy 6:6-7 · Motherhood
Terese Bell Kindred reminds mothers and grandmothers of the importance of a child's and grandchild's first five years of life and the urgency of making a God impression on them while we can.
by Phil Ware · Mark 3 · New Year
Phil Ware gives us three key principles to follow as we approach the New Year, ask the Lord what he wants us to do, learn to rest, and get to know Jesus better.
by Tammy Marcelain · Psalm 46:10 · Quiet Time
Tammy Marcelain reminds us that we are able to realize that we are God's beloved when we take time to open ourselves to Him and be still and experience that God is with us and speaks to us in whispers.
by Patrick D. Odum · Luke 17:12-19 · Thanksgiving
Patrick Odum talks about the the 10 lepers who were healed and only one came back to thank Jesus and puts the other nine into modern context and describes what they did instead of thanking Jesus.
by Tom Norvell · 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 · Influence
Tom Norvell shares with us some insights from 1 Thessalonians and how to life a quiet life and honor God and win the hearts of outsiders.
by Larry Davies · 2 Corinthians 11:2-3 · Clutter
Larry Davies shares with us his struggle with a cluttered office and how it's been embarrassingly displayed on the Internet.
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 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 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 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 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 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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