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 Daphne Simpkins · Luke 18:13 · Church Lady
Mildred Budge, church lady personified, faces another set of misadventures, this time with a truck driver, a Hummer, and an ambulance at Wal-Mart.
by Rubel Shelly · 1 Timothy 6:6 · Denial
Depression is more than not getting what we want, but unfortunately we get it confused, but let's admit its character flaws that leads us to be desirious of more than we need.
by Tammy Marcelain · Hebrews 13:2 · Hospitality · Gracious
Tammy remembers a strange person welcomed at her church and how important it is to love all the Leslie's in our life.
by Paul Faulkner · Psalm 139:13 · Children
Every child is different and important and special and we need to learn to appreciate each one for their uniqueness.
by Phil Ware · Luke 7:31 · Joy
A surprising visit from Eddie at a coffee shop completes the Jesus Party weekend and opens the door for an angel to pray at church.
by Paul Faulkner · Proverbs 12:25 · Anxiety
Most of what we worry about never happens; so let's trust the future to the Lord.
by Steve Higginbotham · James 4:14 · Life
A scary robbery experience helps Steve remember how precious and tenuous life is.
by Alan Smith · 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is God's gift to Christians, the comforter who helps us and blesses us with his presence.
by Phil Ware · Romans 13:7 · Thanksgiving
Phil says good bye to Paul Lee who has been his partner at Heartlight for ten years.
by Ron Rose · Isaiah 43:19 · Newness
Ron reminds of how hard change and new things are by talking about a move to a new school at a critical time. But, unless we risk and make changes, we will never find the life God longs to bring to us.
by Byron Ware · 1 Corinthians 12:12 · Difference
Byron talks about the differences between men and women in marriage and compares them with bananas and avocados.
by Russ Lawson · Romans 14:11 · Bible
While spiritual leaders have wisdom and knowledge, they are not always right and we should seek to answer many of our own questions ourselves using the Bible as our guide.
by Patrick D. Odum · Luke 15:17 · Salvation
A skunk caught far from home is ushered home by a couple of volunteers and this reminds Patrick of how much God did to bring us home when we were far away and stunk spiritually.
by Russ Lawson · Acts 7:38 · Future
Sometimes we find ourselves unhappy with where we are and look back to the good ol' days just like Israel did in turning their hearts back to Egypt.
by Mike Barres · Philippians 4:12 · Providence
Life brings storms that threaten to break us, but will we be flexible and look for God's other alternatives and opportunities?
by Tom Norvell · Colossians 4:2 · Opportunity
The national cheerleading championship reminds Tom about how so much of life comes down to that one crucial moment and how we perform it and he asks us if we are ready for our moment.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 10:45 · Leadership
Leadership is not about being boss or bullying, but about motivating, serving, and equipping others to their full potential.
by Alan Smith · 1 Corinthians 12:22 · Recognition
So often the people who do the most hard work get no recognition for it and we need to remedy that situation.
by Russ Lawson · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Tradition
Sometimes we trust too much in what we've learned in the past and things we have learned from our parents rather than seeking the truth ourselves and then living it.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 4:12 · Leadership
Leaders build confidence, encourage others, and equip to serve and thus change the culture of an organization.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · New Year
Light a stuck anchor prevents a boat from advancing or moving, so we often get stuck in our pasts and can't go forward until we get rid of the dead weight that weighs us down and holds us back.
by Randy Becton · John 1:10 · Grace
Jesus is the reminder of God's unconditional love and willingness to search and sacrifice to find us and bring us home as our love-sick father.
by Tom Norvell · John 16:33 · War
A trip around the Mall in Washington, D.C., leads Tom to reflect on how much he hates war and how he longs for the peace of Christ.
by Russ Lawson · Jeremiah 1:5 · Conception
Russ finds out about a grandbaby because of a sonogram and the baby is wiggling around all over the place and reminds us that life begins in the mind of God.
by Bill Sherrill · Ephesians 4:22 · Sin
Sin is like a virus Satan has designed to appear harmless, infect us, spread, and render everything useless and destroy everything.
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