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 · Galatians 6:9-10 · Value
Alan Smith reminds us that our passion to find something is in direct proportion to our sense of value in that thing.
by Paul Faulkner · Mark 6:30-32 · Service
Paul Faulkner reminds us that if we are going to keep being a servant to Christ and others, then we've got to care for ourselves and replenish what we are depleting in our service to others.
by Steve Ridgell · John 14:6 · Salvation
We all need help to get where we're going. If you don't know how to get to Jesus, don't be afraid to ask someone who does.
by Alan Smith · Philippians 1:3-8 · Appreciation
Alan Smith reminds us of the importance of sending notes of thanks, appreciation, and encouragement and how important those are to others.
by Courtney Loy · 1 Peter 5:7
Living life on edge—that is, under constant pressure, fear, or nervousness—is no way of living. I’m talking about anxiety,
by Phil Ware · Romans 15:7 · Community
Phil Ware shares an experience where a small town was way over hyped and didn't live up to its advertising and compares it to what happens in our churches and encourages us to build God's community.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 12:15 · Greed
Rubel Shelly writes about our greatest cultural enemy in spiritual warfare, consumerism or greed.
by Paul Faulkner · Malachi 2:16 · Divorce
Paul Faulkner reminds us that divorce causes stress on our children and creates a legacy that impacts their lives, so we need to learn to love each other in words and actions.
by Ron Rose · Philippians 1:6
Ron tells about his daughter's miscarriage and how God has connected the dots to help her come to the conclusion they need to adopt a baby.
by Alan Smith · 1 Peter 2:9-10 · Redemption
God calls us to be weird, different, to be like Christ who died outside the camp to help those caught inside to find his glory and grace.
by Rubel Shelly · Isaiah 58:8 · Hope
An old Rabbi reminds us that it is not dawn until we see the light of the sunrise in the eyes of our neighbor.
by Hal Runkel, LMFT · Matthew 19:1-10 · Marriage
So many songs and so much talk about love these days for married folks is silly and not very helpful or real.
by Tammy Marcelain · Hebrews 13:2 · Hospitality · Gracious
Tammy remembers a strange person welcomed at her church and how important it is to love all the Leslie's in our life.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 6:30-36 · Compassion
Rubel uses a street person named Jack and his friend to remind us that each of these people have a name and need to be valued and noticed as real people.
by Steve Higginbotham · James 4:14 · Life
A scary robbery experience helps Steve remember how precious and tenuous life is.
by Randy Becton · John 3:16 · Love
Valentine's Day has us thinking about love, but the real love, even more than the love of a mother or a lover, is the love of Jesus for us.
by Alan Smith · James 2:15-16 · Compassion
A hard-hearted person to someone in need reminds Alan of how important it is that we be kind and compassionate to others in our actions as well as in our thoughts.
by Tom Norvell · Colossians 4:2-6 · Opportunity
The national cheerleading championship reminds Tom about how so much of life comes down to that one crucial moment and how we perform it and he asks us if we are ready for our moment.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 2:13 · Providence
Phil reminds us that a change in our plans may not be for the worst, in fact it may be one of God's little reminders that we need to be aware of his work in our lives.
by Phil Ware · Luke 1:46-55 · Christmas
The coming of Christ is a violent grace that heads to a violent end and if we listen to the birth stories of Jesus we can find there a real Savior who lived in our all too real world.
by Phil Ware · Luke 2:1-12 · Angels
Whether Christmas comes on December 25 or not doesn't really matter, what does matter is that Jesus came and the angels declared it and that we celebrate it with great joy.
by Russ Lawson · 2 Corinthians 5:16-17
Christmas has unfortunately gotten so caught up in conflict that we lose sight of loving folks the way Jesus came to do.
by Randy Becton · John 3:16 · Grace
Jesus is the reminder of God's unconditional love and willingness to search and sacrifice to find us and bring us home as our love-sick father.
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!
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