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 Tom Norvell · Luke 2:14 · Christmas
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.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 7:12 · Example
Phil Ware continues his letters to his grown children Zachary and Megan about the principles his dad tried to instill in him, and this week the focus is on how we treat people that the rest of folks don't feel they have to treat nicely.
by Tom Norvell · Isaiah 30:18 · Prayer
Tom Norvell describes the blessings promised to those who wait on the Lord from Isaiah.
by Mike Barres · Psalm 27:14 · Patience
Mike Barres reminds us that waiting is hard, but God's timing is always best.
by Bill Sherrill · 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 · Easter
God's springtime reminds us that new life is possible and that God is on doing new things in our lives and that a better future awaits us as week seek to live with the Lord forever!
by Rubel Shelly · Joshua 18:3
Procrastination costs us so very much because of the time we waste doing nothing and never completing things.
by Phil Ware · Luke 23:34 · Forgiveness
Christian people can be ugly and ungrateful, but we must be like Jesus in both the way we use our speech and the way we forgive others who are hateful and ungrateful.
by Marsha Jordan · Isaiah 30:18 · Perseverance
So many things appear nice and are harmful while many look awful and prove to be beneficial; we mustn't make snap judgments because God is at work in all of it.
by Elizabeth Price · Jesus
Little things can remind us and echoes of reality can reach, telling us that Jesus is coming back for us and that we need to be watchful, ready, and vigilant.
by Kim Shoemaker · 1 John 1:7-9 · Fellowship
Fellowship is so crucial and even more so in places that are hostile to faith: we must take advantage of our freedom to have fellowship.
by Phil Ware · Luke 24:44-53
A group of baby birds in a flower basket nest remind us of the key three things for all of us as week to take flight for God!
by Bill Sherrill · Psalm 27:1-14 · Waiting
Waiting on the Lord is not easy, but in Psalm 27, we can find the basis of doing that waiting.
by Alan Smith · 1 John 5:14 · Waiting
Sometimes it seems that we can't get through to God no matter how long we wait on him.
by Katha Winther · Isaiah 40:31 · Waiting
While we end up having to wait for many things in our lives, this one thing that is worthy waiting for!
by Joey Cope · James 5:7 · Patience
Sometimes it takes some people many years to truly bloom, but we must be patient because when they do it is senstational!
by Mike Barres · Matthew 7:21 · Obedience
While true love waits, true love also obeys. Whatever happened to obedience?
by Alan Smith · James 1:19-20 · Stress · Peace · Patience
There are lots of sources of stress and impatience in our lives, but circumstances must not determine our attitude.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 37:23 · God · Grace · Abba Father
Often the delays in our plans are really God being gracious and giving us what we need and not what we want or plan.
by Alan Smith · Romans 8:18-23 · Death · Discouragement · Disappointment
We are in the time of pain, the time of pregnancy, waiting for the birth of our ultimate life in with God.
by Tom Norvell · Parenting · Purpose · Attitude
We spend so much of our lives in preparation, but sooner or later we have to get down and get after what we are supposed to do.
by Patrick D. Odum · Romans 8:19-25 · Perseverance · Discouragement · Disappointment
To have to put off your wedding would be a great disappointment, but life is filled with disappointments -- that's why we need the hope we have in Jesus.
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