Articles Tagged 'Older'

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.

A Journey of Love and Care

Finding help for aging adults with Alzheimer's, ALS, and other mobility-related issues is essential to care for those you love fully.

Finding Hope and Support in Times of Need!

Questions

Ron Rose wants us all to ask ourselves some important questions at this stage in our lives to be ready to instruct those who are younger and also ourselves.

What big things — have you learned in life? How do you know that the big things are big things?

Life that Lasts

Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to celebrate the greatness of Jesus our Lord and learn to live for him from others and help others learn to live for him, as well!

Sometimes a single, short, straightforward passage from Proverbs gives us two gems to help us live fruitful and long lives!

We're Not There Yet!

Phillip Morrison shares ideas and input on our perception of aging and birthdays.

Why does time move so much more quickly now that I'm older?

Bill Knapp's Keeps Me up at Night

Mark Frost of Interim Ministry Partners shares a powerful parable about Bill Knapp's restaurants and America's quick fix mentality about the North American church and its troubles.

How can an out of business restaurant speak to churches?

What's Keeping You from Joining the Party

Rick Brown writes about the prodigal son parable and reminds us that there are two sons who are lost and need to come home to the heart of the father and join the party he longs to throw for both of them!

Have you missed the story about the other son?

The Hardest Lesson Lost

Phil Ware continues his series on the prodigal son called The Journey Home focusing this week on the older brother and the hardest lesson to lose: that it is better in the Father's house!

Are we the older brothers?

Wasted Time!

Phil Ware continues his series on the prodigal son called The Journey Home, and he focuses on the older brother and God's desire to throw him a party.

Haven't we all wasted enough time piddling around when there is a party going on?

When these Ol' Walls Can't Speak

Phil Ware begins a series of messages called "The Journey Home" and focuses on God being the home we long for.

Can you capture the memories even if you can't hear the words?

Living Large

Rubel Shelly tells about a Canadian couple who won the lottery and donated all but 2% of what they won to charity.

Aren't you tired of living within a shallow, narrow, selfish box?

Limitless Mercy

Tammy Marcelain talks about Henri Nouwen's book and also about the prodigal son and the great love of God.

How could He love us so?

You Know You're Getting Older When ...

Russ Lawson begins with a humorous story about aging, but then reminds us of God's perspective and the importance of not worrying about aging, but seeking to live for God each day.

Older, better, or simply honoring God?

Ready to Vanish Away

Alan Smith reminds us that we are all vanishing away, our bodies grow older and we face challenges, but understanding this and what it means to us is dependent upon our relationship with Christ.

Are you ready?

How Old Do You Want To Be?

Russ Lawson reminds us that what we pursue for security and to help us live longer really determines the quality of our lives in our older years, and God must be the center of all of that.

So how is your retirement plan?

Everything Is Yours!

Tom Norvell remembers the words of the father to the older brother in the parable of the Prodigal son that everything the father has is his, it belongs to him.

How much difference should it make in our lives to know it all is ours?

The Days They Pass So Quickly Now

Change, and the days pass quickly and we grow old and time flies by, so we better use them to our advantage and God's glory.

How fast is your life?

Changing as We Grow Older

Change for the better only happens if our goal is Jesus and our power to change is the Holy Spirit?

What things change for the better as we grow older?

When I Was Your Age

Young and old both have things that they alone can do and both must be respected.

What can you do now that you won't be able to do in 30 years?

Wonder Working Power

Even if our time in life means we have to slow down, that doesn't mean the Holy Spirit quits working in us; we can see his power in the small things he does in our lives.

Why can't we see the power of the Holy Spirit in less exciting ways?