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 Steve Ridgell · Zechariah 3:2 · Judgment
Satan wants to tattle on us to God so we get what we deserve. God will not let him. Instead, he forgives our sin.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 3:14-21
Rubel Shelly re-shares a prayer for the New Year and a fresh start on life.
by Phillip Morrison · Luke 23:34
Phillip Morrison talks about the greatest Christmas gift of all, the gift of forgiveness.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 18:1-35 · Accountability
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor with a focus on accountability -- both holding others accountable and holding ourselves accountable for our growth in the Lord.
by Ann Voskamp · Philippians 4:4-9 · Compassion
Ann Voskamp talks about eucharisteo and Compassion International and Haiti and child protection and question marks and learning to live with thanksgiving.
by Phil Ware · John 21 · Trust
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor, this time focusing on trust.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:26-27 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor focusing this week on prayer, especially prayer as a redemptive tool of offering forgiveness and blessing to those who are our enemies and who mistreat us.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 11:25 · Religion
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the keys to following Jesus by pulling our leg about a bunch of rules for building a snowman.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 18:1-35 · Church
Phil Ware continues his series from Matthew on God's presence in Jesus and this week talks about church as family, not community.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 5:11-16 · Light
Phil Ware shares the sweet prayer request from one of the translators in a predominantly Muslim nation wracked with violence and bloodshed: "Please pray for the terrorists that they know Jesus Christ like Saul who became Paul :)"
by Tim Archer · Exodus 32:24 · Sin
When Aaron made the golden calf, he claimed that it just came out of the fire that way. We can't be that way with our sin. We must own up to what we've done and seek forgiveness.
by Tom Norvell · Romans 12:3-8
Tom Norvell reminds us that God made us uniquely to be us and the best thing we can be is to be who we were born and re-born to be.
by Tim Archer · 2 Corinthians 7:10 · Forgiveness
God offers each of us a pardon, the chance to have our sins blotted out. We can escape the death sentence that sin has placed on us. We can be forgiven. Or we can ignore God's offer and pay the penalty for what we've done.
by Lisa Mikitarian · Proverbs 31:26 · Kindness
Lisa Mikitarian talks about being younger, being enamored with a biker while in the military, and how being too nice plagued her until she learned the importance of kindness.
by Rick Brown · Luke 15:11-32 · Promises · Prodigal Son
Rick Brown writes about the prodigal son parable and reminds us that there are two sons who are lost and need to come home to the heart of the father and join the party he longs to throw for both of them!
by Phil Ware · Luke 8:26-39 · Humility
Phil Ware continues his series on Luke 8 and 9 and this week he focuses on what each of these events has in common -- in each one, someone falls at the feet of Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Luke 7 · Jesus
Phil Ware begins a series on Jesus called "Outside the Box" and challenges us to follow Jesus and ask the question, "Who is this man?" because it is the most important question in the world.
by Phil Ware · Acts 11:19-30 · Grace
Phil Ware continues his series on The Story and focuses on the church at Antioch and the grace that empowered the church to be all God intended it to be.
by Russ Lawson · 1 John 1:5-10 · Confess
Russ Lawson reminds us that to err is human, that we sin, we mess up, we falter, we are wrong, we make mistakes, but God is in the cleansing and forgiving business and can take care of it if we will admit it and ask for forgiveness.
by Tom Norvell · 2 Corinthians 4
Tom Norvell uses Paul's words to the Corinthians to help us know that we can keep on the journey of faith and not lose heart.
by Steve Ridgell · Luke 9:23 · New Life
Jesus promises new life. Part of new life is getting rid of the old one.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 22:34-40 · Love
Phil Ware continues his series on what is core and focuses on love and what it is and how Jesus and God demonstrate it.
by Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · New Year
Ron Rose writes about redemption and even more of sanctification, the slow work of God to transform us into something new and better and more like Him and reminds us that this is a process.
by Steve Ridgell · John 3:16 · God
God loves his son. God loves us. Sending Jesus to die on the cross for our sins and then raising him from the dead demonstrates that love.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 John 1:5-2:2 · Forgiveness
Rubel Shelly risks being misunderstood by talking about the frustration of trying to win God's grace by living perfectly and over-analyzing our sins, failures, mistakes, and missteps.
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