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 Phil Ware · James 1:19-21 · Accountability
We need to be accountable and get the support of friends.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 3:20-21
We give thanks for ten years of God's blessings at Heartlight.
by Jeff Lee · Romans 16:3-5 · Thanksgiving
Some folks we simply cannot thank enough!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 25:31-46 · Compassion
Judging the hard-heartedness of some Louisiana parishes leads me to look at my own hard-heartedness.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 7:16 · Compassion
People are ready to help in the Katrina crisis, thank God!
by Phil Ware · Matthew 25:31-40
We need to pray for those who giving of their time, effort, energy, and themselves to be involved in the relief, recovery, and clean up in post Katrina aftermath.
by Katha Winther · Hebrews 12:1
Sometimes we just need to clear the clutter out of our lives!
by Bill Denton · Genesis 2:23-24 · Marriage
Marriage requires effort and work, but it is worth it!
by Philip Gulley · Romans 12:15 · Friendship
One of the kindness things we can do is simply hold a friends hand and listen to his or her pain and problems.
by Rubel Shelly · Luke 22:31-34 · Failure
Don't quit in the middle of failure, but understand it is part of the learning and growing process.
by Russ Lawson · Philippians 3:12-13 · Focus
A four year old reminds us that the problem isn't falling down, but it is staying down.
by Paul Lee · Proverbs 23:24 · Fatherhood · Father's Day
What do you want your boy to be when he grows up?
by Gene Vance · 1 Peter 5:7
God longs for us to come to him and receive his mercy and grace in our struggles and cast all our anxieties on him.
by Mike Barres · 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 · Self-control
We need to recognize that we get a little stupid and out of control when we are tired and so we should do something to prevent it!
by Kimberli J. Brackett · Mark 9:35
The comparison game hurts us no matter what side of the game we play on.
by Richard Ellis · Isaiah 53:5-10 · Redemption · Sacrifice
In a weird ironic way, Mirand rights and Jesus go together.
by Alan Smith · 1 Peter 3:13-15 · Witnessing
We must always be willing to speak up for Jesus!
by Phil Ware · Deuteronomy 4:9 · Remember
We are a forgetful people and lose so many valuable things of faith because we don't remember what God has done.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 103:1-12 · Confess
I messed up by assigning the wrong author to the article, but I'm not going to rationalize my mistake away!
by Mike Barres · John 8:32 · Jesus
We must not let critics intimidate us into being silent about the truth of Jesus.
by Alan Smith · Hebrews 12:1 · Temptation · Sin
Most of us are trying to carry around things that don't matter very much and they are weighing us down from doing what God wants!
by Bill Sherrill · Acts 20:7 · Communion
At the start of a New Year, let's make a commitment to remember the meaning of the Lord's Supper and Jesus' sacrifice.
by Patrick D. Odum · Ephesians 2:8-10 · Grace
God's gift of grace in Jesus' Christ carries with it the responsibility to live changed lives.
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