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 Joe Beam · 1 Corinthians 7:2-5 · Sexuality
Joe Beam answers questions about a husband's desire and the need for lovemaking in marriage for the wife.
by Russ Lawson · Philippians 4:4-7 · Children of God
Russ Lawson reminds us that even during these troubling times that God is at work to take care of us.
by Bill Sherrill · Colossians 1:28-29 · Achievement
Bill Sherrill challenges us to judge our success based on our hearts and our service.
by Ron Rose · Philippians 3 · Achievement
Ron Rose talks about a real Secret Santa or two and reminds us that we can be a blessing to others and be one too.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:23 · Christmas
Phil Ware shares several ways to get out of the church box and gift boxes and make Christmas count.
by Alan Smith · 1 John 4:7-8 · Kindness
Alan Smith shares a story about Doug Nichols in India while he was in a sanatarium and how his service opened the door to his evangelism.
by Phil Ware · John 19:23-27 · Cross
Phil Ware continues his series on the 7 sayings of Jesus at the cross and reminds us how Jesus values his mother, widows, and the grieving.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 22:34-40 · Loving
Tom Norvell reminds us of the importance of Jesus' two love commands and challenges us to let this be enough for us.
by Phil Ware · Joel 1:8 · Jesus
Phil Ware talks about how powerful it is to look at the cost of freedom to identity of Mary Jesus' mother.
by Phil Ware · James 5:12 · Fatherhood
Phil Ware shares his father's values in a letter to his children Zachary and Megan
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:5-15 · Prayer
Phil Ware continues his series of thoughts on The Jesus Vibe and this time he shares how the Lord's Prayer tunes our hearts to living the life of the Jesus Vibe.
by Phil Ware · Romans 15:7 · Community
Phil Ware shares an experience where a small town was way over hyped and didn't live up to its advertising and compares it to what happens in our churches and encourages us to build God's community.
by Rubel Shelly · Isaiah 58:8 · Hope
An old Rabbi reminds us that it is not dawn until we see the light of the sunrise in the eyes of our neighbor.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 6:30-36 · Compassion
Rubel uses a street person named Jack and his friend to remind us that each of these people have a name and need to be valued and noticed as real people.
by Tom Norvell · John 10:10 · Life
Life is a combination of ups and downs and all arounds but Jesus is in the middle trying to bring us full life all the time!
by Paul Faulkner · Proverbs 12:25 · Anxiety
Most of what we worry about never happens; so let's trust the future to the Lord.
by Tom Norvell · Colossians 3:1-2 · Vision
Tom takes a ride on an airliner and from the window seat remembers how important it is to look at things from another perspective, God's perspective.
by Randy Becton · John 3:16 · Love
Valentine's Day has us thinking about love, but the real love, even more than the love of a mother or a lover, is the love of Jesus for us.
by Phil Ware · Hosea 11:8-9
Love is unpredictable and that is the real meaning of love, that God would do the unexpected to love us and draw us to himself.
by Russ Lawson · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Tradition
Sometimes we trust too much in what we've learned in the past and things we have learned from our parents rather than seeking the truth ourselves and then living it.
by Paul Faulkner · Hebrews 1:1-3 · Christmas
Even Napoleon Bonaparte was awed by the astonishing Jesus who came to earth as a baby.
by Phil Ware · John 1:12-13 · 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 Tammy Marcelain · Romans 8:28 · Trials
An update on Jack Marcelain and his brain tumor recovery doesn't bring all good news, but Tammy is committed to not worry about it.
by Mike Barres · Matthew 18:19 · Prayer
Mike learns to not put off prayer, but when someone has a need, he says, "Let's pray right now!"
by Phil Ware · 1 John 3:17 · Compassion
Compassion must mean that we help those who around us with genuine help.
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