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 Russ Lawson · Matthew 5:16 · Influence
What we really love shines through and shows others our heart and will reveal or not reveal our passion for God.
by Mike Barres · Matthew 21:28-32 · Faithfulness
While we know Jesus said it is better to give than to receive, we often don't live like it!
by Rubel Shelly · Hebrews 13:7 · Aging
Remembering a great lady of faith who lived for 106 years.
by Paul Faulkner · 2 Timothy 4:7-8 · Perseverance
Hanging in there and persevering during tough times is not easy, but it is necessary and will develop our character.
by Alan Smith · Luke 17:7-10 · Duty
Sometimes we just need to do things out of sense of duty to be faithful.
by Tom Norvell · James 1:17 · Change
Life is constantly changing and we can't stop it, but we can determine how we will react to it.
by Mike Barres · 1 Kings 18:39
We can't always be on the mountain top, sometimes we face the valleys and must be faithful at the foot of the mountain.
by Patrick D. Odum · Hebrews 5:7-9 · Jesus
Faith is about experience learning, not just sitting in a pew and having church book learning.
by Alan Smith · Revelation 2:10-11 · Temptation
Satan offers us many shortcuts and temptations, but only God has a really better offer.
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 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 Patrick D. Odum · Romans 8:26-28 · Faith · Hope
Sometimes we don't have answers, but we just have to keep on keepin' on trusting that God will be faithful and bring us home.
by Alan Smith · Revelation 2:4-5 · Discipleship · Passion
While time and daily life may wear away the newness of a marriage or our first love to Jesus, we can and must recapture it.
by Bill Sherrill · Luke 18:13 · Perseverance
I have decided to follow Jesus and though I don't do it perfectly, I won't quit
by Melva Cooper · Hebrews 13:5-6 · Jesus
The President can only come for a drop in visit at NASCAR, but Jesus comes to stay in our daily lives.
by Phil Ware · Joshua 24:14-15 · Parenting · Children · Christmas
We will leave behind messes for our children and grandchildren, but will we also leave behind a lasting legacy of faith?
by Mike Barres · Matthew 5:13-16 · Christian Living · Leadership · Character
We can be situation complainers -- thermostats -- or situation changers -- thermometers; Jesus' will, however, is that we be salt, light, and examples who display the fruit of the Spirit.
by Kelly Breece · Psalm 46 · God · Stress · Rest
God cares for us and beckons us to the quiet stillness to know he is in control and give us a chance to give him our thanksgiving.
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