Articles Tagged 'Sin' (Page 11)

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.

Light for the Dark Places

Rubel Shelly talks about how important it is for us to be light for the dark places of our world.

What's shining in that darkness?

When It's Your Time, Take a Stand — Own Up

Ron Rose reminds us to own our mistakes, stand up, and look for God's presence to carry us going forward.

What do you do when you mess up?

Last Lights on the Tree

Phil Ware looks at the reflection of the Christmas tree lights in his quiet and darkened house and reflects on the grace God has brought into his life this past year.

With the Christmas lights reflection, what do you remember?

Giving Thanks

Giving thanks is good for us. More than that, it's the right thing to do.

Giving thanks is the right thing to do

What Takes Your Breath Away?

Ron Rose reminds us of the benefits of our faith and our need to celebrate them!

Isn't it all a matter of how we view things?

Hardly a Hero

Rubel Shelly takes a high profile piece in the news and reminds all who the real heroes are among us.

Come on, we can hold up someone better than this as a hero!

Of All the Stupid Things

Russ Lawson shares a humorous story about eating off his dog's plate, getting the flu, and also dealing with his own stupid actions in his spiritual life and in his relationships.

What is the dumbest thing you've ever done?

Building the Bridge to Bring Us Home

Phil Ware begins a new series called light on the dark side of the mountain focusing on the fall and the cracks that became a chasm in the lives of God's first children.

Is there really light on the dark side of the mountain?

The One No One Ever Had

Rubel Shelly reminds us that while perfection is an ideal, we must not set it as our only goal or we will never attain what we reach to achieve and never be satisfied with our blessings.

How do you grab ahold of something this illusive?

Even When the Rain Falls

Tammy Marcelain shares her experience at a recent baptism and reminds us of the mercy and grace that are ours in Jesus.

Are you washed by the water?

Through God's Eyes

Rubel Shelly reminds us that our self-perceptions may be totally inaccurate.

How do I really look?

SpiritFire - How Do I Think of the Spirit?

Phil Ware continues his SpiritFire series focusing on God getting personal with us in the Holy Spirit and addresses the question of whether the Holy Spirit is a he, she, or it.

Who is the Holy Spirit?

SpiritFire - Two Choices

Phil Ware kicks off a series called SpiritFire on the Holy Spirit and emphasizes we have to either walk by the flesh or by the Spirit.

Which do you choose?

Catch & Release: Blessings

Phil Ware continues his series on Catch and Release, focusing on sharing our blessings and also seeing sharing Jesus, the good news of Jesus, as a gift of generosity.

What makes it hard to be generous with the good news of Jesus?

For Sale Signs

Being acceptable to Jesus is not like getting a house ready to sell.

What kind of

The Things You Planned for Us!

Tom Norvell tries to get us to think in terms of what the Lord has planned for us.

What's the plan?

Catch & Release: Fear

Phil Ware continues his series on Catch and Release as we seek to have the courage and boldness to share Jesus with others.

There are a lot of excuses, but they usually all boil down to fear!

Catch and Release: THE First Thing

Phil Ware begins a series of articles on sharing Jesus in word and deed with others called Catch and Release and focusing on following Jesus.

Caught to be released into life, community, and purpose by the grace of God!

What's Your Purpose?

Tom Norvell reminds us that we were saved from what we were to be what we are: God's people created with purpose to do good works.

Is there something more than being saved from sin?

I Love My Shredder

The record of my sins has been shredded by the blood of Jesus. Permanently.

The devil cannot find a record of my sins.

Beyond the Clouds

Tom Norvell talks about taking off in the pea soup of bad rainy weather and lifting up through the clouds and finding the sun and tying this all to our need to look beyond the clouds.

Can you see beyond the storm clouds in your life

The Ig Nobel Awards

Patrick Odum tells us about the Ig Nobel awards and reminds us that God uses ordinary folks, ignoble folks, to do great things for His glory.

If it's not Nobel, is it ignoble?

Why God Permits Pain

Rubel Shelly discusses both the problem and the purpose of pain in the believer's life.

I thought if I followed Jesus, He would take care of me?

Throwing Stones

The story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery teaches us how the church should deal with sinful people ... because the church is full of sinful people.

The church is not a rock-throwing society ...

Glue Lines and a Pink Lamp

Phil Ware talks about a broken horse figurine and a shattered pink lamp and how God not only forgives, but also purifies us.

How do you put a shattered life back together?