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 Phil Ware · Nehemiah 13:1-13 · Integrity
Phil Ware finishes up his series on Nehemiah and emphasizes the importance of leaders being people of integrity.
by Rubel Shelly · Galatians 5:22-23
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the real missing link in so many great athletes, politicians, and business leaders is integrity and character.
by Greg Anderson · Romans 12 · Values
Greg Anderson reminds us why values are so important and how we must live out of our values with integrity.
by Rubel Shelly · Galatians 6:9 · Perseverance
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the missing virtue of persistence -- endurance and perseverance mixed with consistency and integrity.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 12:15 · Emotions
Rubel Shelly reminds us that we don't have to be ruled, enslaved, and tyrannized by our feelings, but our emotions can be channeled and overcome by the power of commitment, the Holy Spirit, and love.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 39 · Sexuality
Phil Ware continues his series connected to The Story, this week from Chapter 3, focusing on Joseph and his temptation with Potiphar's wife.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 5:34-37 · Truth
Rubel Shelly addresses the issues of honesty and integrity and the importance of telling the truth and the sin against each other and ourselves when we lie and do not tell the truth.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Peter 2:13-15 · Values · Vote
Rubel Shelly reminds us that there is really no such thing as the Christian vote, but a reality that politics often uses religion and religion gets used in politics, but the kingdom of God comes in different ways.
by Rubel Shelly · Ecclesiastes 5:5 · Promises
Rubel Shelly talks about trustworthiness, about keeping our word, honoring our promises, and even more, honoring God by keeping our promises.
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 Ron Rose · 2 Corinthians 4:6-7 · Authenticity
Ron Rose talks about the temptation to compartmentalize life and live by different standards in different roles and walks in life instead of living with integrity for God.
by Rubel Shelly · John 1:38-39 · Daughter · Dangerous
Rubel Shelly invites us into the dangerous story of Jesus and the Bible and to invite God into our lives to catch us up in his Kingdom work, the real life of faith and integrity.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 116:15
Rubel Shelly writes about a great friend and follower of Jesus, Dr. Everett Blanton.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 7:21 · Sin
Rubel Shelly reminds us that our self-perceptions may be totally inaccurate.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 10:9
Rubel Shelly challenges us to go beyond the facade and charisma of many supposed leaders today and demand more.
by Rubel Shelly · Leviticus 20:7
Rubel Shelly reminds us that all space is sacred space and that all of life is bound up with the holy because God is with us and in us.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 4:25 · Respect
Rubel Shelly challenges us with an old story to be people of truth and respect even in the most dire and painful circumstances and treat people with the same ethical respect we would expect ourselves.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 7:26 · Speech
Rubel Shelly shares his insights on tact, telling the truth, kindness, sophistry, avoidance, and sugar coating the truth.
by Phil Ware · James 5:12 · Fatherhood
Phil Ware shares his father's values in a letter to his children Zachary and Megan
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:25-32 · Honesty
We live in a world of deception but God has called us to be Kingdom people, people who tell the truth and do not deceive, yet forgive those who confess their deceitfulness to us.
by Patrick D. Odum · Colossians 1:10-12 · Worthily
It's not how many days we have, but how we use those days for God that matter -- or to say it differently, it is not how far we walk, but how we walk in the miles we cover that matter most.
by Alan Smith · 1 Peter 2:19-23 · Courage
Jackie Robinson demonstrated true courage when he handled himself in an exemplerary manner when becoming the first black to play pro baseball in the major leagues.
by Rubel Shelly · 3 John 1:11 · Influence
What we do is our vote and if we are disinterested, that vote shows up too, so let's vote with integrity each day.
by Tom Norvell · John 14:1-6 · Obedience
While we know the will of God, we often do things our way instead of His way.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 15:1 · Forgiveness
A mom reminds us how to use a gentle answer to deal with a difficult problem.
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