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 Tom Norvell · Psalm 86:1 · Worship
The words of an old song remind us of our deep need for God and longing for him.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 4:31
The Amish are an example of simple piety that cares to honor God above getting even: it is their character and not their dress or agrarian culture we need to imitate.
by Phil Ware · Luke 23:34 · Forgiveness
Christian people can be ugly and ungrateful, but we must be like Jesus in both the way we use our speech and the way we forgive others who are hateful and ungrateful.
by Mike Barres · Luke 6:38 · Sacrifice
Serving may be hard work, but like good exercise, it develops us into a healthier people.
by Mike Barres · 2 Corinthians 7:11 · Repentance
This is an honest look at repentance and sorrow and life change, and reminds us that God's goal isn't our sorrow, but our reformed life.
by Larry Davies · Luke 6:27 · Forgiveness
We create echoes by our life, so what kind of echo will you hear from the people around you?
by Joey Cope · Proverbs 27:1 · Finish
How many things have we been putting off that need doing that remain undone?
by Bill Sherrill · Ephesians 1:18 · Vision
Lift up your eyes is a call for vision, a call to not walk in fear of danger, but to look for the new, the glory, the things God is calling us to embrace.
by Patrick D. Odum · Luke 19:1 · Addiction
A return of money from a thief reminds us that we must seek to right the wrongs we've committed.
by Paul Faulkner · Psalm 51:1 · Forgiveness
God can forgive all of our mistakes, sins, and failiures.
by Tammy Marcelain · Ephesians 2:1 · Grace · Gracious
A dumpster with the word grace written on it reminds Tammy Marcelain of the great work that God can do in our lives to bring hope and joy and meaning when we receive His grace.
by Denise Waldrop · Revelation 22:5
A lighthearted look at heaven and the joy that awaits us there: it's like a beach and not really a job.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 68:6 · Friendship
With so many lonely people out there, how are we going to be like Jesus and God and minister to their loneliness and isolation?
by Paul Faulkner · Romans 12:2 · Change
While there are many miracles in the Bible, the greatest miracle of all is a changed life!
by Alan Smith
A joke about HMO's leads to some interesting oberservations about heaven and the fact that everyting on earth is temporary.
by Katha Winther · Hebrews 13:8 · Change
God doesn't change, but we go to reunions and find out we are changing, getting old, just like everyone else.
by Paul Faulkner · Matthew 18:3 · Change
Change comes from following the principles in the good ol' Bible given to us by God!
by Rubel Shelly · Malachi 3:6 · Change
Change is inevitable and we should appreciate many of the changes, but we need to trust in God who does not change.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17 · Transformation
External changes won't cut it, we need real spiritual transformation which comes from the Spirit of God.
by Russ Lawson · Job 11:13 · Prayer
In the middle of our struggles, we need to remember that we need to reach out for God's unchanging hand.
by Phil Ware · Acts 15:12 · Unity
Acts 15 becomes a great way to gain principles for building unity in the church today.
by Alan Smith · Nehemiah 1:2 · Prayer
While we don't expect to do the work to make prayer work, we must at least engage ourselves in the task we pray for.
by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer · Acts 10:43 · Forgiveness
Like a mom, God forgives completely.
by Patrick D. Odum · Ephesians 4:22 · Sin
We hang on to so much unnecessary and unhelpful stuff that we need to let go and forgive.
by Sarah Stirman · 2 Corinthians 2:14 · Victory
Sin entangles and causes us to stumble and fall rather than running victoriously, whether the sin is our own or the sin of others against us.
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