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 Patrick D. Odum · Job 12:7-10 · Value · Vacation
A trip to the beach and other vacation sites helps lead Patrick Odum to ask what he is not recognizing in his daily life where God's fingerprints and footprints can be found.
by Hal Runkel, LMFT · Ephesians 6:4 · Parenting
Parenting can be done scream free, but not because we focus on our children, but because we focus on ourselves.
by Tammy Marcelain · Psalm 46:1-2 · Cancer
A mother with a son who has a tumor talks about the challenges and changes she and her family have faced during his theraphy and the faithfulness of God.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 5:7-8
A little girls interruptions become the occasion for seeing how much God loves and listens to us.
by Joe Bagby · Philippians 1:20-23 · Death · Rapture · Parousia
What happens to people when they die is a lot like trying to tell kids how much farther it is to granny's house!
by Martha Pope Gorris · 1 John 2:12-14 · Parenting
Parenting twenty-somethings is a challenge but can be a blessing if we do our job well.
by Alan Smith · Ephesians 5:25 · Marriage
The years in marriage can sometimes mean that we take each other for granted; we mustn't let that happen.
by Joey Cope · Christmas
Sometimes with all the preparation and stress we forget what the real meaning of the holidays is all about.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 John 4:11-12 · Love · Legacy
While gifts are fine, we need to be leaving behind a legacy of love notes for our spouse and children and grand children.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Luke 6:38 · Christmas
Giving gifts at Christmas helps us understand and appreciate the importance of people in our lives.
by Russ Lawson · Matthew 18:1-3 · Faithfulness
We can know we are saved by putting ourselves in the story of God's great deliverance.
by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 1:19-20 · Family
Grace means we have a lifestyle of yes, not a lifestyle of no.
by Ron Rose · Ephesians 6:1-4 · Fatherhood
A fishing trip becomes more than a fishing trip when a father honors his son and a son remembers his father.
by Alan Smith · Colossians 1:20-22 · Reconcile
One way to learn the art of reconciliation is to look at the word as meaning re-cancellation -- cancelling the debt, the sin, the hurt between us and another.
by Michele Howe · Proverbs 10:7 · Grandmother · Grandfather
It's not the big stuff that we remember from our grandparents, but the small wonderful things that they did to touch our lives.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 4:6 · Christmas
Little things mean a great deal during the Christmas season. Let's not forget to do them.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 34:8 · Thanksgiving
Just as we enjoy the senses of taste and sight, we need to taste and see that the Lord is good.
by Joey Cope · 1 Thessalonians 1:2 · Family · Friendship
Sometimes our favorite places are places, but the people who make those places special!
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 6:1-4
A 12-year-old behind the wheels helps wake us all up to who is behind the wheel.
by Larry Davies · Proverbs 22:6 · Graduation
Graduation brings a time for a father to reflect on his daughter's love for making friends, even among four legged creatures.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 13 · Family · Faith · Friendship
Leaving is not forever for Christians and good-bye is just see you later.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 12:18 · Family · Influence · Integrity
We are called to not let our bad stuff from work spill over on our families and neighbors.
by Joseph Mazella · Psalm 90:12 · Grief · Christmas · Death
During the holidays, we really miss loved ones lost to death, but we should let that be a reminder to seize each moment and fill it with love and joy.
by Ryan Rush · Ephesians 5:15-16 · Family · Christmas · Time
We can make the holidays a lot more cheery and bright if we will simply take a little time to plan and prepare for the holiday season.
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