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 Kimberli J. Brackett · 1 John 3:1
The comparison game hurts us no matter what side of the game we play on.
by Alan Smith · Luke 19:2 · Name
A story reminds us of how important it is to know people by their name and treat them with dignity.
by Richard Ellis · Isaiah 53:10 · Redemption · Sacrifice
In a weird ironic way, Mirand rights and Jesus go together.
by Kimberli J. Brackett · Psalm 37:7 · Stillness
God is calling us to be still, but he sometimes has to do radical things to get us to listen!
by Rubel Shelly · Romans 8:28 · Forgiveness
Remembering the past by way of dogtags is hard, but sometimes liberating and a reminder that God can take our past and make something special out of it.
by Alan Smith · 1 Peter 3:13 · Witnessing
We must always be willing to speak up for Jesus!
by Mike Barres · 1 John 2:1 · Forgiveness · Mercy
We must be tough on sin but offer mercy and forgiveness for those who are truly repentant.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:57 · Purpose
Jesus' resurrection fills all of our life with meaning.
by Bill Sherrill · Hosea 6:3 · Springtime
Just as Spring brings new life, God gives us reason to hope.
by Rubel Shelly · Attitude
Unwillingness to receive a gift is sad: mean-ness, unkindness, and rejection are even worse, whether the gift is cookies or a cross.
by Alan Smith · Romans 5:6 · Grace
Sometimes our gifts are treated with contempt, other times are misused, but either way, we are most like God when we give without strings attached.
by Elizabeth Price · John 14:1 · Home
Entering a gate where the house is gone opens up our heart to the truth about our lasting home in heaven with God that Jesus has prepared for us.
by Michele Howe · Proverbs 10:7 · Grandmother · Grandfather
It's not the big stuff that we remember from our grandparents, but the small wonderful things that they did to touch our lives.
by Alan Smith · 2 Corinthians 1:3 · Empathy
If we have been through a hard time, we know how it feels and God can use us to comfort others.
by Amy C. Baker · Psalm 50:10 · Renewal
A trip to the cattle and the country rattles this city slicker loose from her busy ways enough to help her appreciate God in wonder.
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35 · Prayer
We get behind and stay behind because we don't pray.
by Tom Norvell · John 10:1 · Listening
Who and what we listen to is crucial if we are to stay on track and also drown out the voices that make us fear and doubt.
by Phil Ware · Deuteronomy 4:9 · Remember
We are a forgetful people and lose so many valuable things of faith because we don't remember what God has done.
by Phil Ware · James 1:16 · Confess
I messed up by assigning the wrong author to the article, but I'm not going to rationalize my mistake away!
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Timothy 6:10 · Money
Wealth, money, can help with some things, but not everything!
by Tom Norvell · 1 Corinthians 15:21 · Resurrection · Hope
We all face the let down of failures on the next day; how will we handle the next day?
by Joey Cope · John 14:27 · Promises
God's disclaimers are much better than those on medicine bottles!
by Kelly Breece · Ruth 1:14 · Women
Women, sisters in Christ, are such a blessing for support, friendship, help and encouragement.
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Change · Transformation · Resolutions
The New Year's resolutions that we committed to keep begin in earnest today and they won't be possible without the help of God because there are no simple changes.
by Alan Smith · 1 John 4:10 · Love · Motivation
While heaven and hell, punishment and reward, may be motivation for our behavior, eventually God wants us to be motivated by love.
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