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 Phil Ware · Mark 10:45 · Friendship
Phil Ware shares some Scriptures on sacrifice, love, remembering, and friendship.
by Bill Denton · Psalm 31:9-10 · Friendship
Bill Denton reminds us of how important quality people are to our lives as we face challenging times.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Corinthians 15:33 · Friendship
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the friendships we form shape us and change us.
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Thessalonians 2:8 · Friendship
Paul Faulkner writes about sharing our story and being vulnerable with others so we can have friends.
by Paul Faulkner · Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 · Friendship
We all need a friend or brother or sister with whom we can confess, share our story, and find deep and meaningful friendship.
by Leah Adams · Isaiah 26:3-4 · Help
Leah talks about struggling with a mess at her new home and shares how prayer and God's help pulled her through!
by Joey Cope · 1 Peter 3:15 · Evangelism
A woman talking to herself reminds us our need to engage in conversation in meaningful ways with others.
by Mike Barres · Matthew 18:19 · Prayer
Mike learns to not put off prayer, but when someone has a need, he says, "Let's pray right now!"
by Scott Owings · Hebrews 13:2 · Hospitality
Hospitality is the Christian virtue of entertaining strangers, outsiders, and guests and recognizing in them angels or even the presence of God in the Trinity.
by Paul Faulkner · John 15:12-15 · Friendship
Friends can help friends if they love them and minister to them.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Timothy 2:24 · Friendliness
We all need more friends, but the way to have them is to invest the time and offer others our friendship
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 Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 18:24 · Friendship
We all need friends, but in America, people have fewer and few friends, but the best way to have friends is to be a friend.
by Paul Faulkner · Song of Songs 5:16 · Rapture · Romantic Love
Romantic love will fail if it is not built on friendship.
by Russ Lawson · Matthew 25:31-40 · Friendship
What if we greeted everyone as if they were a long lost friend who we were glad to see?
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Thessalonians 2:8 · Transparency
Without transparency we cannot fully share our love or be loved by another.
by Larry Davies · Matthew 7:12 · Storm
Many tough things happen in life, are we ready for the storm or to help others caught in the storm?
by Russ Lawson · Philippians 1:3-5 · Fellowship
Potluck dinners are more about the fellowship than the food.
by Jeff Lee · Romans 16:3-5 · Thanksgiving
Some folks we simply cannot thank enough!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 18:20 · Church
When Christians gather together for worship and fellowship, it is a holy moment.
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 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.
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