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 · Romans 12:1 · Worship
Worship has to be part of our everyday real life world where we work, play, do sports, have recreation, and watch our kids play.
by Scott Owings · Romans 8:26-27 · Prayer
We can learn to breath pray and pray any time and any place and reach out to God through prayer.
by Russ Lawson · Matthew 25:31-40 · Friendship
What if we greeted everyone as if they were a long lost friend who we were glad to see?
by Scott Owings · Psalm 1 · Silence
Meditation is a lost art and discipline that we as Christians need to engage in again!
by Alan Smith · Matthew 26:33-35 · Urgency
So often we have the grandiose promises we've made, when in reality we won't do the small stuff!
by Tom Norvell · Job 40:4-5 · Humility
Life can often leave us speechless, not knowing what to say, so what we must say is that we don't know anything other than that God is greater than we are.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 46:10 · Stillness · Solitude
We all need more silence and solitude than we are getting in our busy world so let's start with just 5 minutes each day.
by Ron Rose · James 2 · Compassion
So often we don't live a life of faith because we are afraid to get out of the car and get involved!
by Mike Barres · Proverbs 17:9 · Confidential
Confidentiality is crucial to maintain when secrets have been entrusted to us.
by Phil Ware · James 1:19-21 · Accountability
We need to be accountable and get the support of friends.
by Paul Faulkner · John 1:18 · Incarnation
God's vulnerability, his openness in Jesus to his emotions, is captivating.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:33 · Maturity
Learning to pay the price to get better or else we'll become irrelevant.
by Rubel Shelly · John 4:35 · Focus
We need to open our eyes and view things from a point of view of spiritual reality.
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 12:1-2 · Spirituality
All of life should be lived as spiritual.
by Mike Barres · Matthew 21:28-32 · Faithfulness
While we know Jesus said it is better to give than to receive, we often don't live like it!
by Sarah Stirman · James 4:13-17 · Plans
We make all these plans and get upset when they don't unfurl like we want, but God often has other plans!
by Bill Sherrill · Psalm 121:1 · Solitude
We all need places of solitude to experience God's beauty and listen for the voice of God.
by Alan Smith · Luke 17:7-10 · Duty
Sometimes we just need to do things out of sense of duty to be faithful.
by Joey Cope · Ephesians 4:29-32 · Forgiveness · Reconcile
Driver's Ed teaches us that we have to drive responsibly for everyone, not just ourselves!
by Mike Barres · Philemon 1:7 · Influence
Being nice is important if we are going to influence others.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Matthew 18:10 · Children
We must learn to intervene to help children in our world.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 6:10-12 · Sin · Evil
We shouldn't play around with sin because it opens the door of heart to evil and satan.
by Jeff Lee · Mark 10:13-16 · Children
We can do some pretty stupid things when it comes to kids!
by Rubel Shelly · Hebrews 13:1-2 · Hospitality · Stranger
We should care about all people, regardless of their background.
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