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 Sarah Holley · Galatians 5:22-23 · Parenting
Sarah Holley challenges us to focus on our own actions, ask for forgiveness, and prepare for the next trigger encounter after we have come to grips with the latest time we've blown it.
by Bill Sherrill · Ephesians 6:2-5 · Work
Bill Sherrill reminds that we can only do what we can do and not anything more and even a mule knows that, or so says the old German immigrant in Arknasas that owns an old gas station.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 1:18-25 · Christmas
Phil Ware finishes the year 2012 with two powerful posts or articles about Jesus' birth and the people gathered around him, and emphasizes that God's greatest beginnings are found in hard endings.
by Ron Rose · Galatians 5:1 · Grace
Beyond weight loss, why do we keep picking up old burdens and carrying them, Ron Rose reminds us to set aside the past burdens and come to Jesus.
by Max Lucado · John 8 · Assurance
Max Lucado uses the woman caught in adultery to remind us of the accusing voices we hear in our head and in our life and reminds us that this is from the adversary, the devil and challenges us to listen to the voice of Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Genesis 3 · Reconcile · Rebellion
Phil Ware continues with The Story and focuses on the first eleven chapters of Genesis and the Fall and the brokenness of our world.
by Max Lucado · 1 John 1:5-9 · Pride
Max Lucado reminds us that pride often keeps us in failure and compounds mistakes and sinks us deeper in sin.
by Phil Ware · John 15:1-8 · Fruitfulness
Phil Ware continues his I AM series from the Gospel of John by talking about the vine and the branches and being fruitful by remaining or abiding or staying connected to Jesus.
by Rick Brown · Romans 8:1 · New Year
Rick Brown reminds us that even though we may have already begun to slip back into the old way of living, the New Year can be bring us fresh life if we remember this.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:12-26 · Reconcile
Phil Ware continues his series, Better Broken, focusing on the problem of there being 11 apostles and how people fail us and what are we doing to do to go on after we've been betrayed.
by Katha Winther · Psalm 100:1-5 · Family · Autumn
Katha Winther talks about the good gifts of autumn and the signs of the fall season.
by Phil Ware · Acts 1:1-4 · Sagrada Familia
Phil Ware continues his series on the mission trip to Sagrada Familia, The Community in Lima, Peru, and ties it in this article or post to Jesus' ascension.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 11:28-30
Tom Norvell reminds us that there is simply too much, too many, and too little.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 4:24 · Football
Rubel Shelly tells about the Ike story that touches the heart and reminds us what sports are supposed to be about.
by Ron Rose · 1 John 4:18 · Fear
Ron Rose challenges us to look beyond our fear and find help in God.
by Larry Davies · Matthew 6:25-27 · Worry
Larry Davies shares a childhood experience and reminds us that we don't have to fear the unexpected or unexplained; we can pray and avoid a whole lot of sleepless nights.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Timothy 6:17-18 · Money
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the economic times, especially the financial downturn, gives us an opportunity to learn new things and establish new values, more biblical values, in our approach to consumption, greed, and ownership.
by Patrick D. Odum · Leviticus 25:23
Patrick Odum uses a humorous tradition in Chicago about reserving parking spaces after the snow plow passes and compares it to the year of Jubilee in the Old Testament.
by Danny Sims · Luke 9:23-25 · Jesus
Danny Sims takes a weird mixture of folks and reminds us that we are what we are, so look at your life and see if that is who you want to be!
by Bob Sjogren · 1 Timothy 2:1-7 · Pride · President
Bob Sjogren reminds us the importance of fasting and praying for the president.
by Alan Smith · 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 · Purity
Alan Smith tells a story about an amber Napoleon Bonaparte gift to his wife and how it became a priceless piece of jewelry because he owned it.
by Danny Sims · Matthew 6:33 · Money
Danny Sims shares some insight for us on our two week wild run on Wall Street and the up and downs of the market.
by Paul Faulkner · Luke 12:15 · Possessions
Paul Faulkner talks about how possessions seem to take over our lives and own us.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 · Resurrection
Phil Ware shares with us the real meaning of Independence Day and how we can celebrate it every week.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 23:11 · Downs Syndrome
Phil Ware talks about an airplane that landed on the wrong runway and compares it to some of the values we attach to people.