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 · 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 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 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 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 Ron Rose · Romans 8:28
Ron Rose talks about where we find our significance and comfort in life, God or false substitutes.
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 · 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.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 33:20-22 · God
Tom Norvel shares several observations from being out of his house for more than six months and how it relates to our spiritual lives.
by Paul Faulkner · Romans 8:28 · Providence
Paul Faulkner shares several good things about bad things helping us focus on what is important.
by Marsha Jordan · Romans 12:15
Marsha Jordan reminds us that folks need to know that we care and really are not looking for us to pour out our advice and give them all of our solutions.
by Alan Smith · Philippians 1:12 · Adversity
Alan Smith shares a Leith Anderson story about going to the only perfect World Series game and how he saw it as a disappointment because his team lost and then Alan compares this to our sometimes not seeing the big picture of what is really happening when
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Timothy 6:6 · Denial
Depression is more than not getting what we want, but unfortunately we get it confused, but let's admit its character flaws that leads us to be desirious of more than we need.
by Tom Norvell · John 16:33 · Peace · Trials · Troubles
There is trouble in this world, it crashes in on us and we cannot ignore it, but we must remain focused on Jesus who has overcome the world.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 3:1-4
God will stick by us and get us through the worse times in our lives.
by Mike Barres · Philippians 4:12 · Providence
Life brings storms that threaten to break us, but will we be flexible and look for God's other alternatives and opportunities?
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · Temptation
Tough times, even when they are filled with temptation can help us grow and better appreciate good times when they come.
by Tom Norvell · John 16:33 · Troubles
We have all sorts of trouble, heartache, grief, disappointment, discouragement in this world, but Jesus has overcome the world and given us victory.
by Russ Lawson · Hosea 10:12 · Consequences
Often the difficult things in our lives we want to blame on God are really only the result or consequences of our own bad choices and decisions and actions.
by Larry Davies · Psalm 18:28 · Light
Jesus is our lighthouse, the light in the darkness sent to guide us safely home.
by Mike Barres · Matthew 21:21 · Problems
Life is filled with problems and some don't go away with just a prayer so we have to find a way to get past it.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 2:19-24 · Mentoring
Thank God for those who give others in unfortunate situations a chance to succeed.
by Sarah Stirman · 2 Corinthians 11:24-27 · Holy
We can't have the holy life without the adventure life because God uses the adventures to mold us and make us holy.
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