Articles Tagged 'Suicide'

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.

Who Sings When They Are in Jail?

There are two very surprising things in the story of the Philippian jailer. And two other things that seem to be expected to happen.

Who prays in a jail and then does not leave when the doors come open?

Nothing Left But the Center Stripe

When there seem to be no good answers, we need to have some strategies to help us deal with life's problems.

What do you do when all the lanes seem closed?

When You're this Close to Giving up Hope

Ann Voskamp shares a powerful story about the first Sunday of Advent and butterflies and a friend with a broken heart.

Can you still believe you can fly with broken wings?

A Grieving Family's Courage

Rubel Shelly share insight into Rick and Kay Warren's interview on Piers Morgan about their son Matthew whose mental illness led him to commit suicide.

How can there be hope in such heartbreak?

Choosing Death, Choosing Life

Even if death seems a better alternative than anything else that lies ahead. You can find life instead. You can find Jesus.

Suicide isn't the answer

Finding God on the Mountain

The story of Eijah helps us understand what finding God can be like

What will God be like when you find Him?

Dumb Questions We Ask after a Tragedy

Rubel is pretty fed up with the dumb questions that people ask after a tragedy and reflects on how maybe if we prayed more and prattled less these things would not be as frequent.

Why do we keep allowing people to ask these things?

Life Outside of Football

Tony Dungy reminded us that character wins and that character involves more than just sports.

Is there anything beyond sports, work, and pain?