Articles Tagged 'Hard' (Page 4)

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.

C2K - Sending Church

Phil Ware shares the principle in his Church to Kingdom series on being a sending church.

Why is it so hard to let go of our best and brightest, yet at the same it is so good to do so?

In Praise of Shiphrah and Puah

Rubel Shelly reminds us to choose wisely what we do and invest in because we can change the future and we should try to do so for God's glory.

Believe that you can change the course of things!

Dawn of The New Way: Lifted Up

Phil Ware shares some insight and background on James the brother of Jesus and how he disbelieved, but came to faith.

Do you think James was really there through all of this mess?

Tested Tough

Phil Ware shares insight on the challenges of trials and sufferings and also on the desire and passion to have God's character produced in our lives through perseverance in times that are hard and facing opponents that are challenging.

Why intentionally face hard opponents?

Living in the Misunderstood Kingdom

Ron Rose challenges us to look at Jesus' upside-down kingdom and what it means for our life today.

What would you say after the coffee shop bomb?

Traveling Mercies: You've Got to Be Kidding Me!

Phil Ware writes about Christmas, Joseph and Mary, and the "You've got to be kidding me!" moments in the life of Jesus.

I've bet you have had a bunch of these moments at Christmas!

Beyond the Slogans

Phil Ware writes about Romans 8:22-29, the bondage to decay that our world faces, our own troubles and hardships, and slogans that we often use and abuse to try to encourage people who are grieving, wounded, or hurt.

How can we say these things and really mean them?

Ain't Nothin' New?

Phil Ware reminds that God still has the whole world in his hands and he can get us out of our ruts and break through the barriers that hold us captive to boredom and sameness.

Will things ever change for me?

Don't Abandon Optimism

Rubel Shelly reminds us that there is something positive about thinking with an optimistic spirit and believing things can get done and be better.

What's there to feel good about?

Just Part of the Job

Rubel Shelly reminds us that the real challenge is to be resourceful and take our meager resources and big challenges and put them in the hands of the Living God.

A brain injury and a call for the maintenance man?

In God We Still Trust

Russ Lawson shares a story of remarkable faith and the line, I am not Moses, but God is still Jehovah.

You may not be Moses, but isn't God still God?

Last Thoughts or Long Commitments?

Phil Ware uses Timothy's release from prison to be an opportunity to look at how we are to live in a culture opposed to Christianity.

Would Timothy make it, and if he did, would he be faithful?

The Unmentioned Essentials

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.

Do you notice the folks around you who are the true heroes?

That He Might Be Glorified

Donna Riggs shares how God used a snow storm to prevent disaster for her church family.

How can such a disaster be a time for glorifying God?

Air Traffic Controller

Tom Norvell talks about an air traffic controller landing a plane and how his dad was a blessing.

How will we make it through?

Made 2BN Community

Phil Ware continues his series on experiencing God and focuses on experiencing God through Jesus in community with all of its challenges and opportunities.

Where do you best connect with God?

What Could Have Been

Rebecca Dowden shares an emotional look at a decision to not have children.

How do you know if you have made the right decision?

Is It Really Over?

Tom Norvell looks at how the disciples must have felt right after Jesus' death and then talks about a year ending and the New Year beginning.

So what do you do now that it has come to an end?

How Less Becomes More

Rubel Shelly reminds us that even in a season when folks have less than they are used to having, if they look they will actually find that they have more.

How in the world does having less mean having more?

Putting Up Christmas Lights

Rob Frazier writes about why he puts up Christmas lights and how each of us has some light to share with others.

Have you got your strings of light hung yet?

Emotional Residue

Mike Barres reminds us that discouragements can leave an emotional residue and keep us from living as we should, but we can do some things to live as God would have us live!

How can we live above it?

Improv Parenting

Jenny Runkel reminds us of the rules of improv and shows us how to use them in our parenting!

Can you adjust to family life on the fly?

Pessimism: Its Mistaken Perspective

Rubel Shelly deals with the seemingly unending pessimism in human ways.

What is there to gain by pessimism in any of its disguises?

Steering through the Storms

Rubel Shelly talks about how we can navigate through the economic and political storms and also reminds us that adversity is the opportunity for new beginnings.

How are you going to find your way through the mess?

Things Jesus Might Say!

Danny Sims shares some insight for us on our two week wild run on Wall Street and the up and downs of the market.

When the Dow swings nearly 1,000 points in a day, what would Jesus say?