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 Ron Rose · Romans 5:6-11 · Gardening · Garbage
Ron Rose talks about how everything he and Lyn set out by the curb was reclaimed and reused by someone else, which is what God has done with us when we have been broken and discarded.
by Sarah Stirman · 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 · Valentine
Sarah Stirman talks about Valentine's Day and what it means to be really in love and to share love.
by Heartlight Team · Luke 2 · Christmas
A Christmas prayer from the teams at Heartlight.org and verseoftheday.com.
by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 4:5-7 · Rescue
Ron Rose writes about the good things he used to find in the garbage dump and how there are special surprises and treasures that he found along the way and how we can do the same thing with people if we are willing to get messy.
by Tom Norvell · 1 John 3:16-20 · Valentine
Tom Norvell talks about God's love for us in Jesus and also anniversaries.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Timothy 6:10-19 · Money
Rubel Shelly is talking about money and debt and solutions to it at a national and personal level.
by Patrick D. Odum · Matthew 5:13-16 · Trust
Patrick Odum talks about a strange occurrence involving trust, a New York ad agency worker, a homeless man, and an American Express Card, which reminds us that God trusts us.
by Sarah Stirman · 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 · Valentine
Sarah Stirman talks about Valentine's Day and what it means to be really in love and to share love.
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 Rubel Shelly · Luke 12:15 · Greed
Rubel Shelly writes about our greatest cultural enemy in spiritual warfare, consumerism or greed.
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!
by Mary Lindow · 1 Thessalonians 5:18 · Appreciation
Sending thank you cards or notes can be such a powerful and special blessing to those who receive them and are just the kind of thing the Lord would have us do!
by Matt Wallace · Hope
A description of the Dry Bones minsistry and a hard night a kid died.
by Rubel Shelly · Colossians 3:17 · Christmas · Generosity
We don't have to become Scrooge to be responsible at Christmas and yet still keep the meaning of the season.
by Russ Lawson · Romans 8:5 · Redemption · Redeeming
We can reclaim those who have been discarded and reclaim them for God.
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