Articles Tagged 'Culture' (Page 2)

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.

Finding Beauty

by Lisa Mikitarian · Philippians 4:8-9 · Beauty

Lisa Mikitarian shares some thoughts on motherhood and finding beauty and overcoming the nature of pop-culture.

So where can you go to find beautiful things?

The Front Porch

by Phil Ware · Acts 2:41-47 · Church

Phil Ware shares how his church suddenly saw their call from God to be a front porch to the people of their community and how it changed them and helped them find their roots right back in the early story of Jesus' followers.

What kind of concept is this for a church?

Willing to Be Weirdos

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.

Are you willing to pitch a tent with the weirdos outside the camp?

'Tis the Season

by Rubel Shelly · 1 Peter 1:12 · Christmas

Rubel reminds us that Christmas is the season for many things depending on who we are. So let's use this season to be a blessing and not to stir trouble and let's do it responsibly and with grace.

So what are you going to focus on this season?

Your View of God

by Rubel Shelly · Acts 17:27 · God · Generosity

Four views of God in today's culture remind us of the basic truth that we all have a hunger to know the Almighty!

So what do you mean when you say

Where to Find the Help of a Friend?

by Phil Ware · Psalm 68:6 · Friendship

With so many lonely people out there, how are we going to be like Jesus and God and minister to their loneliness and isolation?

Do you have any idea how many there actually are?

Better Get Better!

by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:33 · Maturity

Learning to pay the price to get better or else we'll become irrelevant.

Are we willing to pay the price to really make a difference?

Whatever Became of Sin?

by Paul Faulkner · Romans 12:1-2 · Sin

When we lose the Bible as our moral compass, then we are left without a good understanding of right and wrong and sin.

Have you lost the source of absolute standards in your life?

Citizenship?

by Phil Ware · Matthew 28:18-20 · Kingdom · Citizenship

Our first and primary citizenship must be our allegiance to the Kingdom of God.

Where is your primary citizenship?

Are You Listening to Me?

by Tom Norvell · James 1:19-20

We need to learn to listen better if we ever hope to connect with other people.

Is anybody listening?

Times are Changing

by Tom Norvell · Hebrews 13:8 · Purpose · Peace · Time

With everything in our lives changing all the time, it is very nice to know that Jesus doesn't change.

So you think you have it figured out? It's going to change!

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