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 Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:25-32 · Honesty
We live in a world of deception but God has called us to be Kingdom people, people who tell the truth and do not deceive, yet forgive those who confess their deceitfulness to us.
by Steve Ridgell · 2 Corinthians 4:5 · Preaching
The best preachers are not those we know but the ones Steve describes in this article who serve without pay and to bless others because that person wants them to know about Jesus!
by Kimberli J. Brackett · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · Accountability
Kimberli looks in the magnifying mirror and sees things she doesn't like on her face and also in her life.
by Paul Faulkner · Acts 20:35 · Joy
Happiness isn't just going to come along, you are going to make your own happiness by what you invest your life in.
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 · Love
We are sloppy in the way we use words for love, so why not see how the Bible does and especially see how Jesus demonstrated it and evaluate our lives based on his model?
by Russ Lawson · 2 Timothy 3:1-7 · Bible
We can search Google and the Internet for all sorts of things, but the truth is going to be found in Jesus and His Word.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 4:25
No matter if it is the corporate world, school, church, or friendships we owe each other the truth and should not lie or withhold the truth.
by Phil Ware · Luke 6:45 · Holiness
Are we anything more than a facade, or does our character run deep and can it be seen in the world of quiet and inner places in our lives.
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 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 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.
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