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 Philip Gulley · Romans 12:15 · Friendship
One of the kindness things we can do is simply hold a friends hand and listen to his or her pain and problems.
by Sandy Fields · Mark 2:1-10 · Friendship
The best friends bring their friends to Jesus to be blessed and helped.
by Rubel Shelly · Philippians 2:1-4
The real point of life is being willing to be a friend those who need relationships.
by Betty Jo Mings · Proverbs 17:17 · Friendliness · Encourage · Friendship
If we are willing, we can love the unlovable and encourage them to know Jesus.
by Kelly Breece · Philippians 3 · Change · Transition
A move that left Kelly missing two neighbors and their pets left a hole in heart until she realized that God had filled her life with new friends and new pets.
by Kelly Breece · Hebrews 10:23 · Good-bye
May God give us those special moments to tell people how special they are to us.
by Joey Cope · 1 Thessalonians 1:2 · Family · Friendship
Sometimes our favorite places are places, but the people who make those places special!
by Phil Ware · Romans 15:7 · Hospitality · Fellowship
We have been brought into the circle of God's grace and we must graciously bring others in as well.
by Elizabeth Price · Proverbs 15:4 · Friendliness · Friendship
Different kinds of trees fulfill different needs, just like we need different kinds of friends.
by Kelly Breece · Mark 10:42 · Grief · Death · Comfort
Our offers of love and friendship enrich us and bless others.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:32-39 · Jesus · Friendship · Faithfulness
Friends are fickle and Jesus' friends were truly fickle and faithfless, but Jesus is a faithful friend.
by Bill Sherrill · Revelation 21:3-4 · Grief · Death · Encourage
While many images are used to describe Heaven, the absence of grief, pain, death, and suffering are the ones that connect best with me!
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 27:10 · Friendliness · Example · Friendship
People who love others tend to be the people everyone loves!
by Kelly Breece · Romans 8:28 · Prayer · Faith · Friendship
When people get together to help a friend find a lost hearing aid by searching and praying, is it a miracle if they find it?
by Teresa Bell Kindred · John 15:12-13 · Jesus · Friendship
Jesus is a friend for all seasons, but so many of our friends are only fair weather friends.
by Russ Lawson · Proverbs 18:24 · Blessed · Friendship · Brotherhood
There are all sorts defitions of friendship, but the bottom line is whether are not we are willing to let Jesus be our friend?
by Kelly Breece · Romans 6:23 · Children · Eternal · Baby
So many things we have are temporary, but the ones that are most important are the ones that help us hang on to the eternal.
by Dave Cook · 1 Peter 3:15-16 · Evangelism · Witnessing
We can't share our faith because we've lost the commitment to memorize and know God's Word.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 15:5-7 · Attitude · Friendliness · Hospitality
If you value human contact and personal service, then take note of and appreciate it when you receive it.
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