Articles Tagged 'Hurtful'

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.

Saved From... Saved For!

Phil Ware continues with his series on Saved at Sea from the great Bible stories of sea rescues and this time examines Jonah and that he was saved from death for God's great purposes.

We don't want to be swimming with Jonah on the shoreline!

Saved From... Saved For!

Phil Ware continues with his series on Saved at Sea from the great Bible stories of sea rescues and this time examines Jonah and that he was saved from death for God's great purposes.

We don't want to be swimming with Jonah on the shoreline!

A Grey Sponge or a Pure Heart

Teresa Bell Kindred compares seeing Fifty Shades of Grey to a dirty mop bucket and a sponge.

Do you really want to fill your sponge with grey water?

Looking beyond Our Pigeonholes

Rubel Shelly reminds us that we can refuse to climb into the pigeonholes that other people have made for us because we know who our real Father is.

You know you don't fit, so why climb into someone else's pigeon hole for you?

I Blew It... Again!

Sarah Holley challenges us to focus on our own actions, ask for forgiveness, and prepare for the next trigger encounter after we have come to grips with the latest time we've blown it.

What happens when Mt. Momma erupts?

Misplaced Apology?

Joey Cope describes his difficulty in dealing with someone who is critical and negative and who begins his statements with an apology.

Is an apology offered before the fact really an apology?

Become a Builder

Paul Faulkner reminds us that we are put here to be a blessing to others and inspire, encourage, and build up, not tear down and criticize because the church, Jesus' community, is God's holy temple.

Why tear down when you can build others up?

I Was a Snob and It Breaks My Heart

Kimberli Brackett reminds us that it is easy to slip into the role of being prideful and a snob who hurts others because of our silly and stupid pridefulness.

How hard is it to admit that we can be religious snobs?

Family Messes

Christian people can be ugly and ungrateful, but we must be like Jesus in both the way we use our speech and the way we forgive others who are hateful and ungrateful.

How are we to handle the messes of life in the family of God?

Sizzling!

Criticism hurts and we often respond unappropriately and hurtfully only making things worse so why don't we take time, weed our own garden, and learn from it.

What do you do when you receive sharp criticims?