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 Tom Norvell · Philippians 2:1-11 · Generosity
The interests of others must be our focus and not just our own stuff and wants.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 5:7-8
A little girls interruptions become the occasion for seeing how much God loves and listens to us.
by Tom Norvell · Job 40:4-5 · Humility
Life can often leave us speechless, not knowing what to say, so what we must say is that we don't know anything other than that God is greater than we are.
by Bill Sherrill · Matthew 12:36 · Speech
Our language and speech lives on long after we do, and the Internet is a reminder of just how far and wide such things can go.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 1:35-42 · Help
We can't help everybody, or even most bodies, but we can help the person nearest us.
by Scott Owings · Romans 8:28-29 · Providence
Sometimes the dark night of the soul is exactly what we need to experience to let go of what we need to jettison and grab ahold again of God.
by Mike Barres · Philemon 1:7 · Influence
Being nice is important if we are going to influence others.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 25:31-46 · Compassion
Judging the hard-heartedness of some Louisiana parishes leads me to look at my own hard-heartedness.
by Philip Gulley · Romans 12:15 · Friendship
One of the kindness things we can do is simply hold a friends hand and listen to his or her pain and problems.
by Gene Vance · 1 Peter 5:7
God longs for us to come to him and receive his mercy and grace in our struggles and cast all our anxieties on him.
by Rick Reynolds · 2 Samuel 15 · Providence
We need to look for God even in the worst of situatinos!
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:28-30 · Providence
What Satan intends for harm, God can turn around for good if we will trust him to be at work in our worst of situations and nothing proves this quite like Easter.
by Michele Howe · Acts 20:35
We cannot hide our loneliness behind being busy, but God also uses our busy times to bless others and heal us.
by Byron Ware · 2 Timothy 3:14-17 · Marriage
Like a fine garden, a marriage relationship takes cultivation and care
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 6:10 · Depression
Sometimes we face difficulties and trials, but the big challenge is bearing up under the weight of incessant trials, problems, difficulties.
by Tricia Goss · Matthew 28:34-38 · Kindness · Compassion · Help
We need to be those that serve and not like those who tell others to serve.
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:45 · Caregiving · Service
Family caregivers are the greatest example of Jesus for many of us in our world today.
by Kelly Breece · Hebrews 11:8 · Grandmother
Her grandmother leaves home and leaves all her stuff behind and begins a new journey of faith.
by Kelly Breece · Romans 5:4
Sometimes God's greatest blessings are seen when things don't go exactly like we like them.
by Kelly Breece · Hebrews 13:5 · Abba Father
God is always there to care for us and keep us from ultimate harm.
by Joseph Mazella · Galatians 6:9-10 · Christian Living · Compassion · Love
This is a story about a needed ministry to those battling cancer called ChemoAngels.
by Lou Seckler · Matthew 25:31-46 · Jesus · Encourage · Compassion
One way we can minister to Christ is to serve those in need, especially those in prison or in jail.
by Dr. Karen Buchanan · Philippians 4 · God · Peace · Stillness
A horrible storm in the United States Pacific Northwest helps slow things down enough for folks to remember some key truths from God.
by Janice Price · Psalm 91:4-14 · Family · Faith · Mothers
No matter how much we love our family, we can't protect them all the time or fix their every problem; we have to trust God to work in their lives what is best for them and to take care of them.
by Amy Nappa · Matthew 25 · Grief · Jesus · Character
When we touch those in need and treat them with dignity, we are touching Jesus.
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