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 Paul Faulkner · Matthew 6:14 · Forgiveness
Forgiveness is forgetting to remember the hurts you forgave and giving others, and yourself a fresh start on life.
by Larry Davies · Luke 17:1 · Forgiveness
Resentment kills us, but forgiveness allows us to exercise a growing faith like a mustard tree and let God do the impossible within us.
by Alan Smith · 1 John 3:16 · Grace
God's love exhausts all analogies and can only be defined by what he did in Jesus on the cross and in the manger.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 1:11 · Angels
Whether Christmas comes on December 25 or not doesn't really matter, what does matter is that Jesus came and the angels declared it and that we celebrate it with great joy.
by Russ Lawson · 2 Corinthians 5:16
Christmas has unfortunately gotten so caught up in conflict that we lose sight of loving folks the way Jesus came to do.
by Paul Faulkner · Ephesians 5:15 · Christmas
The best gift that can be given is the gift of dedicated time to a family member.
by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer · Amos 5:21
We get so caught up in the fluff we forget the focus of God, like justice and mercy.
by Alan Smith · Acts 20:35 · Christmas
An older lady's mistake with Christmas envelopes reminds us that God never forgets to pay for our gifts!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 2:16 · Church
Family fights, shopping mall stampedes, world unrest and wars all will continue through the Christmas season, but we should not be surprised: Jesus came to save our fractured world.
by Tom Norvell · John 16:33 · War
A trip around the Mall in Washington, D.C., leads Tom to reflect on how much he hates war and how he longs for the peace of Christ.
by Tammy Marcelain · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · Cancer
Sin, a form of spiritual cancer, can be defeated like physical cancer and this victory leaves us feeling excited and on top of the world, but we must work hard for the victory and God will help us.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · 1 Timothy 6:8 · Christmas
Priceless memories that you make with those you love are far more valuable and enduring gifts than anything you can purchase with money.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:17 · Christmas
Jesus wasn't just born into our world in the womb of Mary, but he longs to be born into our world again in each individual Christian the Holy Spirit gives birth to in the world.
by John Cragg · James 1:27 · Orphans
Mentoring kids offers a great chance for Christians to honor the call of Jesus to care for orphans.
by Mike Barres · Matthew 25:37 · Help
Mike talks about a time when someone helped him on a hike and it reminded him of how we have to help those who come behind us.
by Denise Waldrop · Matthew 26:40 · Mothers
Learning to take things one hour and one step at a time helps this mother learn to make it when her premature baby is having problems in the hospital.
by Patrick D. Odum · Colossians 1:10 · 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 Phil Ware · John 1:14 · Grace
A surprising winter snow gives Phil the opportunity to think about the changes of seasons and the falling of grace on us all with the birth of Jesus.
by Jeanene Reese · Ephesians 1:1 · Praise
A Christmas present of a ruby and diamond ring that is adjustable is a present that evokes praise just like the way God has blessed us should pour forth our praise!
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Corinthians 10:13 · Temptation
Tough times, even when they are filled with temptation can help us grow and better appreciate good times when they come.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:28 · Thanksgiving
How God turned a couple of horrible, traumatic experiences in the Ware family into something really good!
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 30:1 · Health · Hardship
In the times of hardship and trial, it is hard to wait on the Lord because it seems so long before his deliverance, promised and sure as it is, comes to free us from our pain and suffering.
by Paul Faulkner · 2 Peter 1:5 · Growth
Growth takes consistent, persistent effort, it is not something that happens right now, but God is at work right now to make it happen in us.
by Alan Smith · Matthew 5:6 · God
Can we spend any special, focused, time thinking about nothing but God? It is hard, but we must learn to do so.
by Paul Faulkner · James 5:16 · Soul
Healing after surgery is directly related to support from prayer.
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