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 Rubel Shelly · Hebrews 13:4 · Marriage
Rubel Shelly talks about the try it before you buy idea, the test drive mentality, that infests the idea about marriage in modern society and he boils the problem down to selfishness.
by Phil Ware · John 20:18-22 · Discipleship
Phil Ware talks about theodicy, why good people suffer and the call to follow Jesus no matter what.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Timothy 6:17-18 · Money
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the economic times, especially the financial downturn, gives us an opportunity to learn new things and establish new values, more biblical values, in our approach to consumption, greed, and ownership.
by Rubel Shelly · Ecclesiastes 5:19 · Outsiders · Optimism
Rubel Shelly reminds us that there is something positive about thinking with an optimistic spirit and believing things can get done and be better.
by Phil Ware · John 14:27 · Peace
Phil Ware continues his lifewords series on the post resurrection sayings of Jesus and considers Jesus' blessing, "Peace be with you!"
by Phil Ware · Isaiah 40:30-31 · Perseverance
Phil Ware shares a message about hanging on and keeping on walking in the face of adversity, pain, hardship, and challenge.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 13:23 · Persecution
Phil Ware uses Timothy's release from prison to be an opportunity to look at how we are to live in a culture opposed to Christianity.
by Mike Barres · Hebrews 13:5 · Pleasure · Airplane
Tom Norvell talks about an air traffic controller landing a plane and how his dad was a blessing.
by Ron Rose · Romans 8:28 · Adversity
Ron Rose talks about a couple that loses everything beside faith and then finds an opportunity to influence others for God.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 12:27 · Adversity
Rubel Shelly reminds us that even in a season when folks have less than they are used to having, if they look they will actually find that they have more.
by Rob Frazier · Matthew 5:14-16 · Light
Rob Frazier writes about why he puts up Christmas lights and how each of us has some light to share with others.
by Mike Barres · 2 Corinthians 10:5 · Emotions
Mike Barres reminds us that discouragements can leave an emotional residue and keep us from living as we should, but we can do some things to live as God would have us live!
by Alan Smith · 1 John 4:7-8 · Kindness
Alan Smith shares a story about Doug Nichols in India while he was in a sanatarium and how his service opened the door to his evangelism.
by Rob Woodfin · Luke 10:25-37 · Prayer for the Nation
Rob Woodfin challenges us to do more than vote and then wash our hands of the matters that afflict our time and culture.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 6:33 · Pessimism
Rubel Shelly talks about how we can navigate through the economic and political storms and also reminds us that adversity is the opportunity for new beginnings.
by Ron Rose · Job 42:5-6 · Life
Ron Rose writes about life's obstacles and challenges us to follow the example of others who have lived beyond their limits.
by Patrick D. Odum · Matthew 6:31-34 · Stress
Patrick Odum learns that Chicago is the most stressful city in America and shares some insight on stress.
by Patrick D. Odum · Luke 13:10-13 · Affliction
Patrick Odum reminds us that there are all sorts of ways to be bent and only Jesus can unshackle us from our position.
by Sarah Stirman · John 4 · Hardship
Sarah Stirman has reason to reflect on being crippled or handicapped and being useful to God.
by Sarah Stirman · Mark 15:34 · Parenting
Sarah Stirman writes about a time her husband didn't quite follow through on getting their pre-school kids to Bible class and she gets angry, but the Lord challenges her to forgive!
by Ron Rose · Romans 8:28
Ron Rose talks about where we find our significance and comfort in life, God or false substitutes.
by Tom Norvell · Acts 18:8 · Witnessing
Tom Norvell reminds us to keep on speaking up for the Lord even in hostile situations and difficult circumstances.
by Russ Lawson · Hebrews 9:27 · Time
Russ Lawson reminds us that we had better follow through on those things that are most important to us because all we have is now.
by Mike Barres · Philippians 4:12-13 · Perseverance
Mike Barres reminds us that we need to be like trees: flexible, rooted, connected, and built on the rock.
by Mike Barres · 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Mike Barres reminds us that life is full of hardship and curve balls, but we can learn to praise the Lord anyway.
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