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 · Proverbs 30:7-9 · Rich
Tom Norvell makes a wide open confession, he likes shoes and they help him realize that he is rich!
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Comfort
Phil Ware picks up on the message from 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 and the Monday article and gives added resources -- videos and graphics -- for folks to use in their ministry and life.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Comfort
Phil Ware talks about 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 and comforting others with the comfort we have received when we went through the season of mourning, grief, and pain.
by Alan Smith · 1 Thessalonians 5:11 · Funeral
Alan Smith shares the importance of doing things now in the lives we love and not waiting till the funeral.
by Tom Norvell · John 14:12 · Vision
Tom Norvell shares insight into taking time to really get a vision of what is out there.
by Alan Smith · Hebrews 8:13 · Death
Alan Smith reminds us that we are all vanishing away, our bodies grow older and we face challenges, but understanding this and what it means to us is dependent upon our relationship with Christ.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 11:28-30 · Weariness
Tom Norvell reminds us and prays for us to find rest from our weariness in the Lord.
by Russ Lawson · Psalm 23 · Comfort
Russ Lawson reminds us of the comfort that we can find in God and His word if we will trust and believe it.
by Katha Winther · Proverbs 25:11
Katha Winther reminds us of the weird and yet powerful staying power of many of our words and reminds us to use them to be a blessing to others.
by Tom Norvell · Isaiah 30:18 · Prayer
Tom Norvell describes the blessings promised to those who wait on the Lord from Isaiah.
by Larry Davies · Isaiah 43 · Tragedy
Larry Davies shares a hard and horrible story of tragedy and asks where God is and helps walk us through Isaiah 43 and shows how it reflects the presence of God in our worst times through the people of God who help.
by Russ Lawson · Colossians 4:6 · Speech
Russ Lawson reminds us that we can and should be considerate, comforting, and encouraging in the way we respond to others.
by Muriel Larson · Philippians 4:4-9 · Anger
Loss of a dream, losing a loved one, is not fair and can often leave us confused and angry, so how do we cope with it, by turning it over to God and living for him.
by Steve Ridgell · 2 Corinthians 4:5 · Preaching
The best preachers are not those we know but the ones Steve describes in this article who serve without pay and to bless others because that person wants them to know about Jesus!
by Alan Smith · John 14:26 · Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is God's gift to Christians, the comforter who helps us and blesses us with his presence.
by Alan Smith · Psalm 16:2-11 · Poor · Pleasure
Sometimes the pleasure we get out of life has to be found in the most challenging of places.
by Bill Sherrill · Matthew 11:28 · Rest
Bill talks about all sorts of invitations that have been made and how they have all been rescinded or taken away, but Jesus offered one that won't ever go away, come to me and I will give you rest.
by Kathy Bailey · Hebrews 4:14-16 · Prayer
Our prayers get to God, they don't bounce back to us and we can be sure about that because Jesus intercedes for us.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 4:8 · Kindness
The whole news media ignored the biggest story of the hurricanes -- the overwhelming help, compassion, and generosity of people to help their neighbors.
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 Rick Brown and Reg Cox · Faith · Fear
God can get us in some tough scrapes because he wants to develop faith and comfort in us.
by Bill Sherrill · 2 Kings 16:1-17 · Angels
God has his protection for us all around us if we will only ask for eyes to see.
by Kelly Breece · Mark 10:42 · Grief · Death · Comfort
Our offers of love and friendship enrich us and bless others.
by Kelly Breece · 1 Corinthians 15 · Death · Peace · Hope
Sometimes God's surprising comfort comes at the most unexpected times and in the most unexpected places.
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