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 Sarah Stirman · 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 · Valentine
Sarah Stirman talks about Valentine's Day and what it means to be really in love and to share love.
by Mike Barres · Hebrews 13:5 · Pleasure · Airplane
Tom Norvell talks about an air traffic controller landing a plane and how his dad was a blessing.
by Rob Woodfin · Luke 10:25-37 · Prayer for the Nation
Rob Woodfin challenges us to do more than vote and then wash our hands of the matters that afflict our time and culture.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 139:13-17
Phil Ware writes about children being valued for who they are.
by Jenny Runkel · Ephesians 5:17 · Parenting
Jenny Runkel reminds us of the rules of improv and shows us how to use them in our parenting!
by Rubel Shelly · Ecclesiastes 3 · Pessimism
Rubel Shelly deals with the seemingly unending pessimism in human ways.
by Ron Rose · Job 42:5-6 · Life
Ron Rose writes about life's obstacles and challenges us to follow the example of others who have lived beyond their limits.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 31:30 · Submit
Rubel Shelly talks about the shallowness of the Chinese to place appearance above all things and then pass it off as something else.
by Ron Rose · Philippians 3:13-17 · Dream
Ron Rose challenges us to get up and get going and quit waiting for your dreams to unfold.
by Janet Colbrunn · Ephesians 6:1-4 · Great Commission · Grandparents
Janet Colbrunn shares her experiences as a grandparent to multiple multiples.
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 · James 4:17 · Sin
Rubel Shelly reminds us that while we may not know Britney Spears, we do know someone like her and we need to ask if we are willing to be a friend to these people?
by Michele Howe · Matthew 6:34 · Women
Michelle Howe warns women about worry and wishing that can rob them of the present moment and distort their vision of their future.
by Mike Barres · 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Mike Barres reminds us that life is full of hardship and curve balls, but we can learn to praise the Lord anyway.
by Skye Noe · 1 John 4:4 · God · Character · Attitude
No matter what evil spirits are present in this life, we know that God has given us a spirit that is stronger than all others. The message of God to this world is that God’s Holy Spirit is the only spirit worth celebrating, even on Halloween.
by Alan Smith · Philippians 1:3-8 · Appreciation
Alan Smith reminds us of the importance of sending notes of thanks, appreciation, and encouragement and how important those are to others.
by Hal Runkel, LMFT · Genesis 3:8-12 · Parenting
Hal Runkel reminds us that we can issue an apology and actually use it to beat up someone else in the process by transferring the focus of the guilt from ourselves to someone else and this is fake and mean and bullying.
by Courtney Loy · Psalm 27:1
God can help us live life courageously, to have the "Eye of the Tiger"
by Phil Ware · Luke 7:31-35 · Joy
A surprising visit from Eddie at a coffee shop completes the Jesus Party weekend and opens the door for an angel to pray at church.
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!
by Phil Ware · Colossians 3:1-4
God will stick by us and get us through the worse times in our lives.
by Mike Barres · Isaiah 43:19 · Newness
So often we don't try new things and stay stuck in our rut rather than seeing God's opportunities and call to be God's people.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 139:13-16 · Children
An awful Halloween ten years ago reminds us how important it is to value children for who they are!
by Tom Norvell · Romans 8:28-39 · Hope
No matter how bad things get, we are never hopeless.
by Phil Ware · Romans 5:6-11 · Jesus
Road trash and tire debris challenges Phil to remember exactly who it was that Jesus reached and ask why we don't reach them today?
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