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 Ann Voskamp · Amos 5:10 · Healing
Ann Voskamp looks at our ravaged world this summer and uses the image of a ravaged countryside to help us remember the power of sharing scars with the one who bears our sin in his scars.
by Rubel Shelly · Ecclesiastes 4:10 · Friendship
Rubel Shelly talks about the repeated and consistent loss of friends and friendship in American culture and how we can combat it.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · 1 Timothy 1:5 · Purity
Teresa Bell Kindred compares seeing Fifty Shades of Grey to a dirty mop bucket and a sponge.
by Lisa Mikitarian · Colossians 3:23
Lisa Mikitarian reminds us of our need to honor God with the things he has called and gifted us to do regardless of how they are used or appreciated by others.
by Ann Voskamp · James 1:12
Ann Voskamp writes to put all of the bad news of the last few weeks in perspective and suggests that we've been asking the wrong question, a misguided question, far too long?
by Tim Archer · 1 Timothy 6:6 · Contentment
Christians can be rich. Rich people can be Christians. But we need to remember that material things can often get in the way of our faith. Godliness with contentment. That should be our goal.
by Jackie Halstead, Ph.D. · Romans 12:1
Jackie Halstead shares with us the process of Examen as she reviews 2013 and looks ahead to 2014 and dedicates her life to God.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 1:18
Phil Ware writes about interim ministry and his partners, and how we can be a 'Yes" church.
by Phil Ware · Ezra 10:1 · Renewal
Phil Ware takes us back to The Story, God's story and our story and reminds us that while rebuilding infrastructure for a city and country is hard, it is even harder to rebuild the morale, moral, and faith foundation.
by Ron Rose · Luke 8:16 · Listening
Ron Rose reminds us of the importance of listening and listening beyond the words to the heart and then working for God's miracle in people's lives.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Peter 1:15 · Holiness
Rubel Shelly reminds us that holiness is not just what we avoid, but what we do to bless and redeem.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 4:10 · Incarnation
Phil Ware continues his series on I AM, God's handwritten messages from heaven and focuses on the bottom line faith requirement -- Jesus is God come in human flesh.
by Tim Archer · John 21:12 · Easter · Holiness · Vocation
Special religious days can be nice for recharging our batteries, but the Christian life is lived out 24/7, both in holy places and on dirty streets. God comes to meet us anywhere and everywhere. He doesn't just wait for us inside a church building on East
by Tim Archer · 1 John 3:1 · Loneliness · Relationship
We were made to be in relationship with one another. We were made to be in relationship with God. In fact, God's plan is that we be adopted into His family.
by Bill Sherrill · Luke 2:14 · Christmas
Bill Sherrill reminds us that the manger and the promises given to Mary would make the Cross seem impossible to understand until the empty tomb and the resurrection brought back the praise the angels gave on the day he was born.
by Ron Rose · Philippians 2:15 · Influence
Ron Rose asks us to see beyond all the ugliness in the world and use our influence for good, to be light in darkness and be an agent of transformation.
by Rubel Shelly · Genesis 3:10
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 · 1 Corinthians 6:1 · Worship
Phil Ware continues his series on Shift My Life and talks about what it means to live holy!
by Stacy Voss · Philippians 4:4
Stacy Voss shares the principle about thinking about the lovely things of God in your partner and not the bad things or the deficits.
by Pasquale R. Mingarelli · Ephesians 4:17 · Renewal
Pasquale Mingarelli shares pictures and a Bible study to help us remember that spring is the time for renewal
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 5:15 · Grace
Phil Ware writes about the grace of God to save us from sin and for holy living.
by Tammy Marcelain · James 1:21 · Speech
Tammy Marcelain shares insight on who we welcome and how we welcome them into our midst, and also reflects on what we do to push them away and hurt them with our words and actions.
by Scott Owings · 2 Corinthians 13:13 · Death
Scott Owings shares how his work in hospice chaplaincy has helped him appreciate the things that the dying can teach us, especially about the difficult concept of the Trinity.
by Elaine Hardt · 2 Timothy 3:16 · Bible
Elaine Hardt shares some helpful suggestions for small group Bible study.
by Wesley Shutt · 1 Peter 1:3 · Death · Church · Depression
Do you ever feel out of place? Like you just don't belong? Maybe when you're visiting with a group of acquaintances, and you just can't seem to relate to them.
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