Most of us are trying to carry around things that don't matter very much and they are weighing us down from doing what God wants!
01/28/2005 by Alan Smith
When we mess things up, we need to confess and say we're sorry and change our behaviors and our heart.
01/13/2005 by Russ Lawson
We couldn't pay the debt of our sin, so God paid it for us in Jesus, but will we accept this gift?
12/29/2004 by Russ Lawson
We are thankful for our brothers' birthdays, but our Big Brother's birthday is the most important of them all.
12/20/2004 by Phil Ware
The gospel is about a lot more than words -- without the power of a transformed life it means little.
12/07/2004 by Patrick D. Odum
A move that left Kelly missing two neighbors and their pets left a hole in heart until she realized that God had filled her life with new friends and new pets.
11/10/2004 by Kelly Breece
True religion is more than just spouting off religious phrases and remaining isolated from worldly people -- it means to take the sin and worldliness out of people and take care of them.
11/06/2004 by Straight from the Bible
While we don't like the thought of being a doormat, the example of Jesus teaches us some things about our need to serve others.
09/30/2004 by Larry Zinck
We don't have to grow dim as we age, we can grow closer to God!
09/16/2004 by Charlotte Barres
A person's life is not judged by its length but by its impact.
07/17/2004 by Rubel Shelly
Christian Independence day is each and every Sunday as we celebrate our deliverance from death through the Lord's Supper.
07/05/2004 by Phil Ware
How many times have we not done something the Lord wanted us to do because someone said it can't be done?
07/02/2004 by Alan Smith
God can use us even if and when we are imperfect and don't think we have much to offer.
06/23/2004 by Russ Lawson
Request for help and an explanation why we keep Heartlight going.
06/07/2004 by Phil Ware
Mary helps us understand what it must have been like for God; she is the window to God's heart.
05/10/2004 by Phil Ware
We should be a Christian and seek Christ's purposes for our life and his Kingdom as our first priority.
04/27/2004 by Mike Barres
Friends are fickle and Jesus' friends were truly fickle and faithfless, but Jesus is a faithful friend.
04/05/2004 by Phil Ware
Some things come and go, but this one thing is always in season and this season never ends.
03/14/2004 by Melva Cooper
Strength for trials -- heroic and righteous behaviors -- don't just spring up, but are built into the fabric of our everyday lives through faithfulness in small things.
02/28/2004 by Rubel Shelly
Jesus brings us gracious gifts, but if we receive the gift without thanking and praising Him, we miss out on the Sudden Kingdom.
02/08/2004 by Cary Branscum
While in the world the folks who are the secret to success don't get noticed, God notices the servants among us and so must we.
02/02/2004 by Phil Ware
God offers us something better than a do-over, mulligan, and second chance; he offers us forgiveness and cleansing.
01/25/2004 by Patrick D. Odum
God never promised to protect us from every bad thing; he only promised to save us and turn every bad thing into a good one.
01/20/2004 by Rubel Shelly
Sometimes things have to be destroyed, pealed away, torn apart, and ripped out before they can be rebuilt by God.
01/18/2004 by Patrick D. Odum
We have let the world take Jesus out of Christmas and just make it a secular holiday; let's remember to make sure any holiday we celebrate is to the Lord and put Jesus back into our Christmas celebrations.
12/21/2003 by Rubel Shelly