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 21:3 · Encourage
Bill Sherrill reminds us that it is much easier to be critical than to do something, but the good that is done is really done by people willing to try.
by Bill Sherrill · Hebrews 10:19-25 · Church
Bill Sherrill reflects on family reunions, perspective, being together, and church.
by Phil Ware · Acts 4:12 · Jesus
Phil Ware continues his messages out of Colossians; this one focuses on Jesus being enough and anything added to Him is less.
by Rubel Shelly · Matthew 6:33 · Pessimism
Rubel Shelly talks about how we can navigate through the economic and political storms and also reminds us that adversity is the opportunity for new beginnings.
by Danny Sims · Matthew 6:33 · Money
Danny Sims shares some insight for us on our two week wild run on Wall Street and the up and downs of the market.
by Rob Frazier · Matthew 6:33 · Worry
Rob Frazier sees a girl overcoming a handicap and it reminds him how we need to address our financially troubling times.
by Phil Ware · Colossians 1:1-5 · Witnessing
Phil Ware talks about persecution of believers today and how we can make a difference.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 2:24 · Attack
Phil Ware talks about bear attacks in Alaska and also how Satan attacks us and reminds us that Jesus is our assurance that we are never alone when we are attacked and he has worked to defend us.
by Rubel Shelly · John 8:12 · Light
Rubel Shelly talks about finding our way when we are trapped in darkness: look for Jesus to light the way.
by Bill Sherrill · Psalm 91 · Depression
Bill Sherrill reminds us to not let go of our friends who are depressed nor of our joy in the season.
by Alan Smith · Philippians 1:3-8 · Appreciation
Alan Smith reminds us of the importance of sending notes of thanks, appreciation, and encouragement and how important those are to others.
by Rubel Shelly · Isaiah 58:8 · Hope
An old Rabbi reminds us that it is not dawn until we see the light of the sunrise in the eyes of our neighbor.
by Phil Ware · Luke 11:35
Some of us need sunlight all the time, but all of us need God's true light or we lose our way. So let's not settle for our own idols, for what is false and shadow.
by Alan Smith · Psalm 50:14 · Giving
Using something for free almost every weekend of the year for a parking lot reminds a church that they don't own what they use; we need to learn that same thing as God's children.
by Michele Howe · Hebrews 13:6-7
A trip through deep depression forces our writer to look at reliance, dependence upon God, and finding hope when there doesn't seem to be much reason to hope.
by Scott Owings · Romans 8:28-29 · Providence
Sometimes the dark night of the soul is exactly what we need to experience to let go of what we need to jettison and grab ahold again of God.
by Phil Ware · Philippians 1:18-21 · Christmas · Fear
Jesus came to face our world and give us deliverance both from and through what we fear.
by Phil Ware · Ruth 1:16-17 · Women
Rosa Parks is just one example of many women whose lives of faith have great changed the world.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 30:5 · Trials
There are times of trials and difficulties are a long season of darkness, but in the middle, God brings times of joy.
by Lynn Anderson · 1 Peter 2:9-17 · Marketplace
The most powerful voice for God in our culture must come from our business leaders who are Christians!
by Rubel Shelly · Colossians 3:23-24
Our Christian life is lived out in our workplace much more than in our church attendance!
by Elizabeth Price · Proverbs 23:7 · Reading
Bookmarks are those little reminders that are hard to get rid of.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 5:14-16 · Influence · Life · Light
In a world of darkness, an intensely focused life is going to emit a lot of light in our dark world.
by Phil Ware · 1 John 1:5-2:2 · Forgiveness · Sin
Sometimes we sin -- we miss the mark -- and we need grace to forigive and restore us and to purify us.
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