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 Bruce Wadd · John 3:6 · Holy Spirit
Only God can bring new life with refreshment through his holy spirit.
by Alan Smith · Romans 8:14-17 · Identity · Children of God
We are God's children and that sense of identity should be crucial in our lives.
by Kelly Breece · Psalm 139:7-10 · Presence · Comfort
Even when we cannot see the presence of God in our lives, he's always there!
by Alan Smith · Revelation 2:4-5 · Discipleship · Passion
While time and daily life may wear away the newness of a marriage or our first love to Jesus, we can and must recapture it.
by Charlotte Barres · Job 12:12 · Aging
We don't have to grow dim as we age, we can grow closer to God!
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 6:10-12 · Prayer · Spiritual Warfare
One of our most important tools in our spiritual warfare is prayer.
by Patrick D. Odum · Hebrews 5:7-9 · Prayer · Temptation · Spiritual Warfare
Jesus faced the fight we all face in the garden of gethsemane so we should be willing to fight that same fight and not give up!
by Patrick D. Odum · Isaiah 55:1-3
Have you found real nourishment? Not unless you know Jesus.
by Mike Barres · James 2:13
Let's not be critical people -- Taters in chruch parlance.
by Tom Norvell · Romans 8:29 · Growth
We must not give up on ourselves or each other because we are not there yet!
by Russ Lawson · Romans 5:1-5 · Holy Spirit · Hope
No matter how desperate things can seem, God has given the ability to hope in him through the power of the Holy Spirit.
by Janice Price · Romans 15:13 · Holy Spirit · Hope
There is great power of child-like hope when empowered by the Holy Spirit.
by Alan Smith · Philippians 1:9-11 · Holiness · Holy Spirit · Power
Imagine that we all approached life with the attitude of, "If it's not on the test then I'm not going to learn it."
by Bill Sherrill · Romans 5:5 · Holy Spirit · Hope
God continually renews our hope through the Holy Spirit.
by Mike Barres · Zechariah 4:6 · Holy Spirit · Power
Just as a pneumatic wrench gives us more power to remove bolts, the power of God's Spirit, the pneuma, gives us power to live.
by Charlotte Barres · Colossians 1:9-11 · Christian Living · Christlikeness · Holy Spirit
Even if our time in life means we have to slow down, that doesn't mean the Holy Spirit quits working in us; we can see his power in the small things he does in our lives.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 · Redemption · Change · Transformation
One hour life transformation may be promised by an ad, but Jesus working through the Holy Spirit can make it happen!
by Phil Ware · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Christian Living · Attitude · Commitment
Real change, true transformation, will not occur in our lives until we relinquish control completely to the Lord and the power of his Spirit.
by Mike Barres · Ephesians 6:10-18 · Satan · Devil · Spiritual Warfare
We often try to deny or feel sorry about the attacks of Satan in our lives rather than resisting and fighting him with the spiritual power God has given us.
by Alan Smith · Philippians 1:9 · Humor · Faith · Discernment
With all that is said to us, we must practice discernment if we are ever going to really find the truth.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:14-16 · Jesus · God · Majesty
God is both majestic and gracious; can we draw near to him as sinners with familiarity and tenderness?
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