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 Rick Brown · Philippians 2:13-14 · Value
Rick Brown reminded us that families run on values, so what are the values your family runs on?
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 10:9 · Leadership
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the first duty of leaders is to be faithful, loyal, and trustworthy with the people closest to him.
by Mike Barres · Psalm 1:1-5 · Truth
Mike Barres reminds us that often what culture is giving us as water is not God's truth and will rot our roots.
by Larry Davies · Luke 3:7-14 · Christmas
Larry Davies reminds of our need to repent and get our hearts and behavior right if we are going to prepare the way for Jesus at Christmas.
by Phil Ware · Romans 8:37 · Passion
Phil Ware continues his series where he shares his dad's values with his adult children, and this one is on living with passion.
by Phil Ware · Acts 4:11-12 · Jesus
Phil Ware shares the values of his dad with his children and emphasizes to them how Jesus is everything.
by Paul Faulkner · Philippians 2:5-11 · Family
Paul Faulkner looks at the role maturity and unselfishness play in good families.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 3:15-16 · Witnessing
Phil Ware talks about the need to live the life of Jesus before the world or our witness doesn't mean anything at best and creates hostility at worst to Christianity.
by Russ Lawson · Bible
What we learn from movies is not very accurate to life and we need to listen to God's word rather than movie stars.
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Peter 3:4
We like a person with kindness much more than a person who has had a bunch of cosmetic surgery or plastic surgery.
by Steve Higginbotham · Matthew 16:26 · Priorities
Selling a bike for $5 (five dollars) is a bad deal, but not nearly as bad as giving away our soul for something valueless.
by Rubel Shelly · 3 John 1:11 · Influence
What we do is our vote and if we are disinterested, that vote shows up too, so let's vote with integrity each day.
by Rubel Shelly · James 4:13-17 · Work
So much of what we work for really doesn't matter, so let's invest in what does, the people around us.
by Paul Faulkner · Romans 12:1-2 · Sin
When we lose the Bible as our moral compass, then we are left without a good understanding of right and wrong and sin.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Timothy 1:5 · Value · Morals
One way to help us sort through the moral dilemmas of the day is to ask what our mom would think if we did it?
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 16:25 · Morals
Morals and values, right and wrong, matter or nothing really matters anymore in society.
by Alan Smith · Hebrews 12:15-16 · Value · Priorities
So often we trade what is invaluable for that which is worth nothing.
by Russ Lawson · 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 · Christian Living · Spiritual Focus · Rationalizing
We can't change our ethics and our behavior simply based upon those with whom we find ourselves and the situation in which we find ourselves.
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