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 Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 6:5-8 · Work
Rubel Shelly reminds us that for Christians all of life is a place of sacred activity, especially our work.
by Steve Ridgell · John 10:10 · Christian Living
We don't have to understand everything about how Jesus makes life better to enjoy a life of hope, peace, and joy.
by Phil Ware · Mark 1:35-45 · Ministry
Phil Ware talks about spending time in communion with God so that we can know best how to respond to those who need compassion and yet help us keep to our mission.
by Phil Ware · Mark 16:1-7 · 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 Jeff Lee · Philippians 4:13-17 · Ministry
So often, ministers and pastors won't let others minister to them, but we need to minister and be ministered to, we need to bless and be vulnerable so we can be blessed.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 1:35-42 · Help
We can't help everybody, or even most bodies, but we can help the person nearest us.
by Mike Cope · Ephesians 4:29 · Criticism
Criticism hurts even when, or maybe especially when, it is dressed in pretty packages and given to us over a long time.
by Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 2:7-9 · Ministry
We've got to move from viewing people as personalities to seeing them as people to love.
by Rubel Shelly · Colossians 3:17 · Church
Church is found where people who make up the Lord's Body are at work doing Kingdom business.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 6:35 · Faith · Compassion
Real faith leads us to act and not just talk about problems.
by Jeff Lee · Mark 10:13-16 · Children
We can do some pretty stupid things when it comes to kids!
by Lynn Anderson · 1 Peter 2:9-17 · Marketplace
The most powerful voice for God in our culture must come from our business leaders who are Christians!
by Phil Ware · Mark 10:42-45 · Communion
Ministry is basically two things: giving and serving!
by Alan Smith · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Empathy
If we have been through a hard time, we know how it feels and God can use us to comfort others.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · Matthew 7:3-5
Before we criticize others for being too busy, maybe we ought to look at our own schedules!
by Joseph Mazella · Galatians 6:9-10 · Christian Living · Compassion · Love
This is a story about a needed ministry to those battling cancer called ChemoAngels.
by Phil Ware · 1 Timothy 4:12 · Graduation · Youth
We cannot wait for our teens and young adults to grow older before we use them in service to the Kingdom.
by Paul Lee · History · Provision
Heartlight.org celebrates its eighth birthday with a look back on some amazing events.
by Alan Smith · Matthew 25:40 · Christian Living · Jesus · Character
Loving like Jesus means that we love the forgotten, the unlovely, the left out, the marginalized.
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