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 Teresa Bell Kindred · Psalm 51:10 · Purity
Teresa Bell Kindred compares seeing Fifty Shades of Grey to a dirty mop bucket and a sponge.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 1:25-31 · Intimacy
Phil Ware continues his series on fifty shades of grace and what God has in mind for us in marriage with sexual and physical and spiritual and emotional intimacy.
by Stacy Voss · Proverbs 18:1-2 · Forgiveness
Stacy Voss reminds us that we can let our bitterness and un-forgiveness poison us and steal our lives from us.
by Phil Ware · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware comes in right after Valentine's Day and reminds us about iceberg dates on our calendar that tend to sink us and overwhelm us with feelings of being alone, being failures, and being abandoned but that we can overcome them by crying out to Jesus
by Phil Ware · Acts 2:38-39 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues a short series on the Holy Spirit focusing on John 14 and what it means for Jesus to not leave us as orphans, but to come to us and show himself to us and be in us and make his home with us.
by Steve Ridgell · 2 Corinthians 5:20 · Reconciliation
We are not asking you to adopt a moral code, go to church, or even "become a Christian." We are begging you to get back together with God.
by Phil Ware · Galatians 5:16-26 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his short series on the Holy Spirit focusing on dancing with the Spirit and keeping in step with the Spirit.
by Steve Ridgell · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Past
Jesus makes all things new, including your past. The "good old days" are still ahead -- no matter what your past looks like.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit focusing on Jesus and our need for Jesus to be the transforming presence in our lives.
by Steve Ridgell · Romans 6:4 · New Year
Pay off my biggest debt, restore my most important relationship, and find real meaning and purpose for my life. Now that would be the best New Year ever.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:1-16 · Christmas
Phil Ware reminds us of the weather when Jesus came, filled with the fresh wind and heavenly breezes of heaven brought by the Holy Spirit.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 14:5-6 · Christmas
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the real reason for the season and that we must not forget Jesus in all the holiday trappings and mess and reindeer and Santa.
by Tom Norvell · John 17:3 · Laugh · Knowing God
Tom Norvell reminds us about our life's purpose, mission, goal, target and what gives our lives meaning and significance and eternal life.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 118:24-25 · Transformation
Rubel Shelly uses John Wooden as an example and a great quote on the need to focus on doing today what we can do and make the little changes each day that get us closer to our goal.
by Mark Frost · Acts 2 · New Life · Nostalgia
Mark Frost of Interim Ministry Partners shares the second in his series on Acts and nostalgia and doing the work of God in bringing the Kingdom of God.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 3:13-16 · Pessimism
Rubel Shelly reminds us that while we don't want to be blindly optimistic, there is value in not being a pessimist and always thinking things are worse.
by Tim Archer · Psalm 23:1-4 · God
I don't want a God who stays behind while I go first. I don't want a God who waits until I'm in trouble and then comes to my rescue. I want a God that goes ahead of me. I want a God that I can follow, one who will lead me the way I should go.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 5:43-45 · Revenge
Rubel Shelly reminds us that revenge is never sweet because it diminishes us.
by Ann Voskamp · Proverbs 31 · Priorities
Anne Voskamp reminds us of several absolutely essential points about being useful, productive, and fruitful to God and it often means saying no to early harvests and yes to what takes longer and more work.
by Phil Ware · 2 Samuel 12 · Guilt
Phil Ware uses a traffic incident and a crazy, cursing woman to help him make a point about blaming others rather than owning our sin and asking forgiveness for it through confession.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · John 11:33-36 · Grief
Teresa Bell Kindred writes about the 24th anniversary of her mother's death and how it is still real to her and then she gives some good pointers on grief.
by Tim Woodroof · Acts 21:17-26 · Church Growth
Tim Woodroof continues his six part series on life and growth and stages of churches, especially churches in decline.
by Tim Woodroof · 1 Corinthians 9:22 · Faithfulness
Tim Woodroof continues his series on "Change in the Life of the Church" and focuses this week on faithfulness and how we define it and how Jesus and Paul define it -- staying on the journey and responding to changes faithfully rather than trying to do thi
by Cathy Messecar · Luke 15 · Motherhood
Cathy Messecar describes how her son went to camp and didn't want to be there but wanted to come home and she makes a connection with the story of the prodigal son in Jesus' parable in Luke 15.
by Steve Ridgell · Luke 15:32 · Lost
Just like we rejoice over finding lost money, God rejoices when lost people are found.
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