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 Paul Faulkner · Proverbs 12:25 · Anxiety
Most of what we worry about never happens; so let's trust the future to the Lord.
by Steve Ridgell · 2 Corinthians 4:5 · Preaching
The best preachers are not those we know but the ones Steve describes in this article who serve without pay and to bless others because that person wants them to know about Jesus!
by Alan Smith · 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is God's gift to Christians, the comforter who helps us and blesses us with his presence.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 2:1 · Grace
Grace is amazing because of all the great things it does for us and changes in us.
by Ron Rose · Philippians 2:13 · Change
Sometimes when we least expect, in an area where we would never suspect it, God opens up our eyes and hearts and helps us see everything in a new light.
by Russ Lawson · 2 Corinthians 5:16 · Jesus
Russ reminds us that we are to have the mind of Christ, our Jesus filter, through which we process the things in our lives and the way we look at people around us.
by Ron Rose · Isaiah 43:19 · Newness
Ron reminds of how hard change and new things are by talking about a move to a new school at a critical time. But, unless we risk and make changes, we will never find the life God longs to bring to us.
by Paul Faulkner · Genesis 2:18 · Marriage
Marriage proves to be beneficial for both men and women, though for different reasons.
by Tom Norvell · Ezekiel 36:26 · Change
Tom prays to God that all that he has seen, heard, experienced, and known in worship will change his heart and move him to be the person God wants him to be.
by Alan Smith · Psalm 16:10 · Poor · Pleasure
Sometimes the pleasure we get out of life has to be found in the most challenging of places.
by Patrick D. Odum · Luke 15:17 · Salvation
A skunk caught far from home is ushered home by a couple of volunteers and this reminds Patrick of how much God did to bring us home when we were far away and stunk spiritually.
by Russ Lawson · Acts 7:38 · Future
Sometimes we find ourselves unhappy with where we are and look back to the good ol' days just like Israel did in turning their hearts back to Egypt.
by Bill Sherrill · Matthew 11:28 · Rest
Bill talks about all sorts of invitations that have been made and how they have all been rescinded or taken away, but Jesus offered one that won't ever go away, come to me and I will give you rest.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 22:1 · Adultery
Gerald Ford was not flashy or spectacular, but he was kind, honest, decent, and dependable as a president and a husband and that is how he will be remembered.
by Tom Norvell · 2 Corinthians 5:7 · New Year
This is simply a prayer for us to use the New Year wisely and well.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · New Year
Light a stuck anchor prevents a boat from advancing or moving, so we often get stuck in our pasts and can't go forward until we get rid of the dead weight that weighs us down and holds us back.
by Paul Faulkner · Matthew 6:14 · Forgiveness
Forgiveness is forgetting to remember the hurts you forgave and giving others, and yourself a fresh start on life.
by Larry Davies · Luke 17:1 · Forgiveness
Resentment kills us, but forgiveness allows us to exercise a growing faith like a mustard tree and let God do the impossible within us.
by Patrick D. Odum · 1 John 3:14 · Forgiveness
The old Gallows of the city of Chicago were left in the basement for years and years and this reminds Patrick of things that we allow to sit around in our hearts and fester and destroy us for years.
by Tammy Marcelain · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · Cancer
Sin, a form of spiritual cancer, can be defeated like physical cancer and this victory leaves us feeling excited and on top of the world, but we must work hard for the victory and God will help us.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17 · Christmas
Jesus wasn't just born into our world in the womb of Mary, but he longs to be born into our world again in each individual Christian the Holy Spirit gives birth to in the world.
by Alan Smith · Matthew 5:6 · God
Can we spend any special, focused, time thinking about nothing but God? It is hard, but we must learn to do so.
by Bill Sherrill · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Transformation
Article on the transformation God can do in our lives changing us from a lump of clay into an object of beauty and usefulness.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 8:34
Ray Romano said he is off to do soul work remembering a note he received from his brother about something that Jesus said about losing ones soul.
by Russ Lawson · 1 Peter 2:22 · Humility
Our egos are fragile and important but also dangerous, but we must learn humility.
Bible: Browse OT/NT Books