Articles Tagged 'Stress'

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.

What is CORE: Going

Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by focusing on Jesus' final and intentional last command to make disciples of all nations, and emphasizes the first process of doing that: GOING!

True disciples of the Lord haven't stopped going ever since Jesus commanded it!

What IS CORE: Disciple-making

Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by focusing on Jesus' final and intentional last command to make disciples of all nations.

When I die, my prayer is that Jesus will tell me that my life has honored his final command with even more passion and purpose. How about you?

What is CORE: Going

Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by focusing on Jesus' final and intentional last command to make disciples of all nations, and emphasizes the first process of doing that: GOING!

True disciples of the Lord haven't stopped going ever since Jesus commanded it!

What IS CORE: Disciple-making

Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by focusing on Jesus' final and intentional last command to make disciples of all nations.

When I die, my prayer is that Jesus will tell me that my life has honored his final command with even more passion and purpose. How about you?

Dealing with Stress at Thanksgiving, with Thanksgiving

Muriel Larson, an experienced online coach and counselor, shares this clear strategy to help us deal with the stress and pressure of the holidays found throughout the Scriptures: Give thanks!

Will you believe that giving thanks is an effective stress reduction strategy even during the stress of Thanksgiving during a pandemic?

What is CORE: Going

Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by focusing on Jesus' final and intentional last command to make disciples of all nations, and emphasizes the first process of doing that: GOING!

True disciples of the Lord haven't stopped going ever since Jesus commanded it!

What IS CORE: Disciple-making

Phil Ware continues his series on "What is CORE" by focusing on Jesus' final and intentional last command to make disciples of all nations.

When I die, my prayer is that Jesus will tell me that my life has honored his final command with even more passion and purpose. How about you?

Throwing Your Worries Away

If I can learn to turn my worries over to God, he will give me his peace, that divine peace that defies all logic. I decide to give my cares to God, I pray about them, and I thank him for handling them. In return, he gives me peace.

Would you rather have peace or worry?

More Bread than Peanut Butter to Spread

Phil Ware begins a series of posts on our needing rest with Jesus and focuses on what we do when we have more to do than resources or strength and we don't have a rest time close at hand.

What do we do when we have way more going on in our lives than we can handle?

Moving beyond the Ashes

Phil Ware talks about burn out and how God restored Elijah to ministry and freshness after his great victory on Mt. Carmel and his collapse in the desert.

How do you restore the joy to life and ministry again?

Too Much, Too Many, & Too Little

Tom Norvell reminds us that there is simply too much, too many, and too little.

What do you do when there you find yourself in the

Christmas Tranquility?

Rubel Shelly reminds us that Christmas is about God getting involved in our messy world with us.

The scene looks calm and bright, but what if my life doesn't?

Having a Merry Christmas?

Tony Thompson helps us put Christmas in perspective: God loves us!

So is it really merry and bright?

The Grinch that Stole Mommy

Jenny Runkel admits that Christmas really stresses her out and she finds a way to cope.

How do I order that talking gnome?

A Little Spunk Needed?

Rob Frazier sees a girl overcoming a handicap and it reminds him how we need to address our financially troubling times.

Isn't this what we need instead of hand-wringing?

So Who Are You Afraid Of?

Tom Norvell describes fear and fear of the Lord using Psalm 112.

How do you deal with the fear>

Stressed Out

Patrick Odum learns that Chicago is the most stressful city in America and shares some insight on stress.

So how are you going to avoid it happening to you?

Opposite Day

Jenny Runkel shares an experience with her parenting that took her outside the normal ScreamFree process and how she did the opposite of what she felt like doing to get back on track.

How can I turn it around with my kids?

Are We Missing Something?

Tom Norvell talks about a pre-Christmas trip to the place of insanity, the mall, and questions if they are missing something in the season.

Doesn't feel as if something is lacking in all the mess?

The Means to Growth

Rubel Shelly reminds us that difficuty can be an opportunity to grow and become more of a person.

Does difficulty really lead to something better?

Life on Edge

Living life on edge—that is, under constant pressure, fear, or nervousness—is no way of living. I’m talking about anxiety,

When is anxiety helpful?

Money Really Doesn’t Grow on Trees

Money really doesn’t grow on trees -- and some of us are growing more aware of this fact every day. Truthfully, most people deal with financial stress

Are you enslaved to the desire of always wanting more and better?

Divorce and Stress in Children

Paul Faulkner reminds us that divorce causes stress on our children and creates a legacy that impacts their lives, so we need to learn to love each other in words and actions.

How can we help our children long-term?

Who Needs a Stress Test?

We need to take care of our hearts, both physically and spiritually

Where is your heart?

Old Warriors

Jerry visits and old warrior who cannot leave the battlefields of Normandy and can still remember as if it were yesterday leaving to go fight in World War II.

What do you do to comfort those who lived through today so long ago?