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 Rubel Shelly · 1 Peter 3:15 · Holiness
Rubel Shelly reminds us that holiness is not just what we avoid, but what we do to bless and redeem.
by Rick Brown · John 5 · Responsibility
Rick Brown reminds us that lame excuses keep us lame and Jesus calls us to get up, take up, and get on with living and walking and taking responsibility for our lives.
by Rubel Shelly · Genesis 3
Rubel Shelly talks about the two lies satan tells about God and that we often believe, that God tries to limit us and that when we sin God wants to punish us.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 1:26-31 · Sexuality
Phil Ware shares about the sacredness of our sexual relationship as husbands and wives and calls us to follow Jesus in how we deal with this issue.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 16:18 · Integrity
Rubel Shelly talks about a family who found money in the attic of their newly purchased house and returned it to the heirs of the previous owners because they were honest and wanted their kids to know the truth of character.
by Pasquale R. Mingarelli · James 1:17 · Faithfulness
Pat Mingarelli shares photos of geese on a frozen lake and reminds us of the constants of unchanging nature and the God who is faithful and dependable and unchanging and just.
by Pasquale R. Mingarelli · Psalm 62:5 · Silence
Pat Mingarelli shares insight from his time hiking and being outdoors as a photographer and reminds us our need for silence to listen to God.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 40:4-5 · Providence
Tom Norvell tries to get us to think in terms of what the Lord has planned for us.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 13:12 · Hope
Rubel Shelly takes on the negative sentiment of the day and confronts it head on.
by Rubel Shelly · Hebrews 11:1 · God
Rubel Shelly uses an acronym and a website to remind us that it is going to be okay.
by Phil Ware · Hebrews 11:32-40 · Achievement
Phil Ware shares about two people passing from life and how their quiet lives of service were essential to the work of God's Kingdom.
by Ann Voskamp · Proverbs 18:19 · Family
Ann Voskamp uses a boy's three-legged race to be the reminder that in a family, and in life, the closer we get the better we are.
by Ann Voskamp · Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 · Marriage
Ann Voskamp is reminded of a night where love was first ignited and how it still burns brightly, even in the most mundane moments of life.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 7:12 · Witnessing
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the incredible importance of how we view people.
by Rubel Shelly · Philemon 1:7 · Kindness
Rubel Shelly shares a great story of how simple kindness and candy help heal old wounds and made friends out of enemies.
by Bill Sherrill · Ruth 3:10 · Providence
Bill Sherrill connects to an old King James phrase, the latter days, and reminds us that we often don't see things clearly until time has passed and we view things from God's perspective.
by Tom Norvell · Genesis 3 · God
Tom Norvell compares being in his yard and garden in the cool of the day and the words of Genesis 3 and God's desire to be with us and give us rest.
by Tom Norvell · 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 · Influence
Tom Norvell reminds us that we are to carry the aroma of Jesus with us wherever we go -- some will like it, some will not, but God will be pleased!
by Paul Faulkner · Matthew 19:19 · Love
Paul Faulkner reminds us that we need to love ourself, properly care for ourselves and honor God by caring for his temple, if we are going to properly love others.
by Alan Smith · Ephesians 5:25-27 · Wedding
Alan Smith reminds us that the church is the bride in this great wedding and that Jesus is the groom who deserves and should receive all the attention.
by Rubel Shelly · Galatians 5:22-23 · Goodness
Rubel Shelly reminds us that a better world begins with what we do in the small acts of righteousness and kindness in the world around us.
by Leah Adams · Romans 8:38-39 · God
Leah Adams remembers a friend who had gone to be with God and a song sung at her funeral that reminds us all the God longs to walk with us and talk with us and tell us we are his very own.
by Paul Faulkner · Matthew 6:8 · God · Fatherhood · Father's Day
Paul Faulkner talks about God knowing all about us and still loving us immensely and how his love is better than the best dad and compensates for the worst dad.
by Paul Faulkner · Romans 8:28 · Adversity · Downs Syndrome
God can turn our worst nightmares into a way to find his blessing and be his blessing, if we can persevere and look for his presence.
by Tom Norvell · John 10:10 · Life
Life is a combination of ups and downs and all arounds but Jesus is in the middle trying to bring us full life all the time!
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