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 Russ Lawson · 2 Thessalonians 1:5 · Judgment
When bad things happen, we need to realize that God does see and care and will remember.
by Paul Faulkner · James 4:10 · Adversity · Downs Syndrome
God can turn our worst nightmares into a way to find his blessing and be his blessing, if we can persevere and look for his presence.
by Muriel Larson · Matthew 11:28 · Anger
Loss of a dream, losing a loved one, is not fair and can often leave us confused and angry, so how do we cope with it, by turning it over to God and living for him.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Chronicles 7:14 · Tragedy
Rubel is pretty fed up with the dumb questions that people ask after a tragedy and reflects on how maybe if we prayed more and prattled less these things would not be as frequent.
by Tom Norvell · Luke 15:11 · Children
Letting a child go is a scary thing and when they hurt or they are killed or they go through a traumatic experience, it awful for the parent, so all we can do is ask that God be present and real for them.
by Paul Faulkner · Ecclesiastes 4:10 · Friendship
We all need a friend or brother or sister with whom we can confess, share our story, and find deep and meaningful friendship.
by Mike Cope · 1 Thessalonians 4:1
Men have a real struggle to live pure lives, but a small group that holds us accountable and confession can help.
by Bill Keller · Matthew 5:26 · Pornograpy
The leader of the Girls Gone Wild empire and smut king is facing charges and problems, but the real problem is the sexual addiction that pornography causes in the lives of men and women.
by Daphne Simpkins
Mildred Budge goes to church decked out on commitment Sunday.
by Mike Barres · Acts 3:19 · Conversion
Conversion is more than just a one time forgiveness, it is about learning a new way of life.
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 18:24 · Friendship
While some people need therapy, most folks need a good friend most of all and a good friend can do a whole lot of good at healing their hearts.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 22:34
Tom compares the Masters, a golf tournament that is a tradition like no other and suggests that we can follow Jesus as our Master, and use the love commands to be our tradition like no other and this will revolutionize our lives.
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Corinthians 15:54 · Death
During tax season it is always important to be reminded that life is a whole lot more than living to pay taxes, in fact, God wants us to have life that is full of purpose and meaning.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Peter 1:3 · Perseverance
So often we look for short cuts or ways to cut corners to get to a goal that can only be reached by hard work, perserverance, and a willingness to keep on working over time.
by Tim Archer · Hebrews 10:14 · Grace · Achievement
None of us can be perfect on our own. Only Jesus and His power can make us perfect.
by Phil Ware · Mark 16:1 · Resurrection
The women went to the tomb not expecting anything special, or at least not consciously, but the resurrected Jesus met them alive and promised to see them and us in Galilee!
by Bill Sherrill · 1 Corinthians 2:10 · Easter
God's springtime reminds us that new life is possible and that God is on doing new things in our lives and that a better future awaits us as week seek to live with the Lord forever!
by Steve Ridgell · James 4:7 · Life
I have the greatest remote control anywhere. It is amazing what it can do with my television. If I miss something, I can replay it until I catch it, and then jump back into real time.
by Joey Cope · Ephesians 2:4 · Grace
Joey's granddaughter Landrye has taught him a great deal about God's grace.
by Courtney Loy · Psalm 118:24
Consider the power of attitude, the idea that how we choose to view life impacts the quality of it.
by Hal Runkel, LMFT · Matthew 19:1 · Marriage
So many songs and so much talk about love these days for married folks is silly and not very helpful or real.
by Phil Ware · Romans 15:7
Larry died and no one missed him and was not discovered until 18 months after his death.
by Daphne Simpkins · Luke 18:13 · Church Lady
Mildred Budge, church lady personified, faces another set of misadventures, this time with a truck driver, a Hummer, and an ambulance at Wal-Mart.
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Corinthians 15:23 · Deceive
We cannot over-estimate the importance of seeing the truth.
by Skye Noe · Luke 9:23
Whatever commitments you made for the new year I hope you're keeping them, but more importantly my hope and prayer is that you are holding on to the commitment to love Christ. are holding on to the commitment to love Christ.
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