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 Bill Sherrill · Luke 9:23-25 · Suicide · Succcess
Bill Sherrill reminds us that the measure of success in Jesus' eyes is whether or not we helped those in need who are around us.
by Laura Baker · Psalm 9:10 · Accountability
Laura Baker reminds us that we are tested and approved by God.
by Rubel Shelly · Hebrews 13:4 · Marriage
Rubel Shelly talks about the try it before you buy idea, the test drive mentality, that infests the idea about marriage in modern society and he boils the problem down to selfishness.
by Phil Ware · Luke 24:45-48 · Witnessing
Phil Ware imagines a conversation that the apostle Peter might have had with a visitor to him in prison shortly before his execution.
by Phil Ware · Luke 10:25-37 · Neighbor
Phil Ware talks about the parable of the Good Samaritan and how Jesus calls us to neighboring.
by Dr. Tom Pousche · Exodus 13:17-22 · Test
Tom Pousche uses his big experience to help him better understand the need for testing to prepare us for the journey ahead.
by Danny Sims · Numbers 6:24-26 · Grace
Danny Sims reminds us that grace is all over the Old Testament.
by Tom Norvell · Acts 18:8 · Witnessing
Tom Norvell reminds us to keep on speaking up for the Lord even in hostile situations and difficult circumstances.
by Patrick D. Odum · James 4:7-10 · Temptation
Patrick Odum reminds us that overcoming temptation requires us to resist the devil, but he also adds some other insights from James' famous passage about overcoming temptation by being honest about oursleves and our need for God.
by Alan Smith · Hebrews 9:15-17 · Jesus
Alan Smith tells the story of a wild will and how Jesus' last will and testament is far different and far better!
by Steve Ridgell · Matthew 6:21
We need to take care of our hearts, both physically and spiritually
by Randy Becton · Proverbs 15:15 · Joy
How happy are you today? You can be happier if you will take care of your soul!
by Phil Ware · John 19:30 · Purpose
Jesus finished his work, accomplished his mission, completed his task, passed his test, and when his life was over he was victorious.
by Phil Ware · James 1:2-4 · Faith
Our faith can either be real and shaping us to be useful to God or it can be discarded or nothing more than a good luck charm.
by Alan Smith · 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 · Trials
God has a message of comfort for you in His word if you will only read it.
by Rick Brown and Reg Cox · Exodus 1:1-14
God wants us to leave behind our wanderer and slave mentality and take on the attitude of a spiritual warrior: it's time to leave our terminal mentality.
by Alan Smith · 1 Peter 3:13-15 · Witnessing
We must always be willing to speak up for Jesus!
by Alan Smith · Psalm 51:1-3 · Confess · Sin
Hiding sin doesn't help anyone so let's come clean before God.
by Russ Lawson · Philippians 1:19-24 · Faith
God is in control and our job is to make the most of the life we are given.
by Mike Barres · Acts 6:1-8:10 · Faithfulness
The way we handle life's storms can be a powerful witness to those around us just like Stephen's life was.
by Patrick D. Odum · Matthew 5:14-16 · Witnessing
We all need to be a little more ready and intentional about letting our light shine before others, but we also know and willingly bear the consequences.
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 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 Rubel Shelly · Philippians 3:7-14 · Character · Attitude · Perseverance
Let's not make our ideal, our goal, into a bludgeoning stick -- but instead, let's keep working for God's goals in our lives.
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