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 Randy Becton · John 3:16 · Love
Valentine's Day has us thinking about love, but the real love, even more than the love of a mother or a lover, is the love of Jesus for us.
by Bill Sherrill · Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 · Aging
The seasons, in life and in nature, are reminders of God's power to bring life and warmth out of death and decay.
by Patrick D. Odum · 1 John 3:14-16 · Forgiveness
The old Gallows of the city of Chicago were left in the basement for years and years and this reminds Patrick of things that we allow to sit around in our hearts and fester and destroy us for years.
by Rubel Shelly · Ephesians 4:31-32
The Amish are an example of simple piety that cares to honor God above getting even: it is their character and not their dress or agrarian culture we need to imitate.
by Phil Ware · John 19:30 · Jesus
Jesus gave up his spirit, but he did not give up his mission, his mercy, his grace.
by Paul Faulkner · Matthew 6:33 · Forgetfulness · Finish
Jesus accomplished all he was sent to do because he put God's kingdom and his righteousness first.
by Phil Ware · John 19:30 · Purpose
Jesus finished his work, accomplished his mission, completed his task, passed his test, and when his life was over he was victorious.
by Teresa Bell Kindred · John 16:22 · Grief
The plane crash in Lexington, Kentucky brought out all sorts of emotions in the hearts of people and reminds us how death touches us all and our need for the promises of Jesus.
by Tom Norvell · Luke 22:34 · Change
Many events in our lives change us forever, our lives will never be the same as a result, and Jesus is one of those life-changing events.
by Paul Faulkner · James 4:13-17 · Urgency
Paul has a scare while tending his goats and it makes him realize the urgency of now, of doing the things today that need to be done and saying the things that need to be said right now.
by Patrick D. Odum · Romans 12:15 · Gentleness
The horrible death of one daughter and the coma of another and the confusion between the two leads the Ceraks and Van Ryns on the ultimate challenge of Christian faith.
by Steve Higginbotham · Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 · Time
We must learn to use the time that we have to do enjoy the things of life and do the work of God.
by Alan Smith · James 1:13-16 · Sin
While the most expensive meal in history was billed as an overcharge on a credit card, it really is a meal provided by our sin.
by Joe Bagby · Philippians 1:20-23 · Death · Rapture · Parousia
What happens to people when they die is a lot like trying to tell kids how much farther it is to granny's house!
by Mike Barres · 1 Peter 3:17 · Suffering
Suffering and death for the cause of Christ are now viewed as something sad, unnecessary, and a wast.
by Russ Lawson · 2 Samuel 12:23 · Death
We miss our loved ones when they die, but we can live in such a way to make sure that we see them again.
by Matt Wallace · Hope
A description of the Dry Bones minsistry and a hard night a kid died.
by Joseph Mazella · Colossians 3:1-4 · Aging
We are only as old as we choose to be, since God made us to be eternal.
by Alan Smith · Ephesians 2:1-3 · Death
There are spiritually dead people all around us.
by Richard Ellis · Isaiah 53:5-10 · Redemption · Sacrifice
In a weird ironic way, Mirand rights and Jesus go together.
by Phil Ware · Matthew 26:36-36 · Fear
Fear can paralyze and immobilize us if we let it be our master.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 2:1-4
God's sacrifice of Jesus should amaze, humble, and change us.
by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer · Hebrews 2:14-18 · Death
Jesus came to help us overcome the fear of death.
by Elizabeth Price · Mark 14:9 · Love · Appreciation · Memorial
The woman anointed Jesus with perfume and Jesus made sure no one would ever forget it.
by Patrick D. Odum · 1 Samuel 1:27-28 · School
Letting go, whether to death or to school is hard, but when we do, let's let them go to God's care.
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