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 Russ Lawson · Mark 8:13-18 · Communication
We have a hard time understanding because we don't hear or listen to understand what Jesus is saying to us!
by Marsha Jordan · Isaiah 30:18 · Perseverance
So many things appear nice and are harmful while many look awful and prove to be beneficial; we mustn't make snap judgments because God is at work in all of it.
by Steve Higginbotham · Matthew 23:16-22 · Truth
Honesty is more than just relating facts, it's telling the whole truth.
by Phil Ware · Romans 5:3-5 · Perseverance
Stuck in an airport trying to get home, Phil realizes several lessons about getting un-stuck spiritually.
by Danny Sims · 2 Timothy 3:16-17 · Scripture · Bible
The Bible is given to us to help us know God and how to live for God, not to judge others.
by Ron Rose · Isaiah 43:19
Getting out of the rut is not only possible, but it can be fun, creative, and stimulating if we choose for it to be.
by Kimberli J. Brackett · Romans 8:28 · Providence
Journaling allows us to see God's work, his fingerprints, his involvement in our lives.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Peter 3:15-16
Dan Brown has given us the challenge to get back into the truth about history and be ready to defend the truth by first getting to know it.
by Phil Ware · John 1:1-18
While there is much ado about the Da Vinci code, the real proof of Christianity's vitality and truth to the younger generation will be seen our living of the truth of Jesus.
by Paul Faulkner · John 14:6 · Truth
Jesus is the only real answer that works in our world today.
by Joe Bagby · 2 Timothy 3:7
Real knowledge is experiential knowledge: knowledge we've gained by acting on the truth.
by Tom Norvell · John 1:19-20 · Honesty
Let's make sure our words are true and fair and honest, completely.
by Steve Higginbotham · Philippians 4:8 · Thinking
More than needing to think, we need to think about the right things!
by Phil Ware · John 1:1-18 · Truth
Jesus is the only absolute -- truth is found only in him.
by Mike Barres · 2 Timothy 4:3-4
Some folks only want to hear the cheery stuff from God, not the hard stuff, too.
by Tom Norvell · John 14:1-6 · Obedience
While we know the will of God, we often do things our way instead of His way.
by Rick Reynolds · John 14:6 · Reconcile
Infidelity wrecks lives and destroys families, but only by coming to the truth can its impact be healed.
by Mike Barres · 2 Timothy 3:16-17 · Scripture
God's word is given to us to be a blessing and to give us a happy life.
by Mike Barres · John 8:32 · Jesus
We must not let critics intimidate us into being silent about the truth of Jesus.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 6:32-33 · Ruts
God wants us to get out of our ruts and find the new things and new people he has set in our paths.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 10:21 · Attitude · Example · Scripture
We don't need a bunch of engineering drawings or theologian ramblings to understand God's Word; we just need a child-like heart.
by Jim Clark · Hebrews 12:2-3 · Christian Living · Grief · Attitude
I want to encourage you in the Lord to never, ever give up.
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