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 Stacy Voss · Philippians 4:4
Stacy Voss shares the principle about thinking about the lovely things of God in your partner and not the bad things or the deficits.
by Pasquale R. Mingarelli · Luke 5:16 · Silence
Pat Mingarelli shares insight from his time hiking and being outdoors as a photographer and reminds us our need for silence to listen to God.
by Bill Brant · Genesis 3:8 · Invitation
God is always looking for us, even when we aren't looking for him
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 22:1 · Honor · Honorable
Rubel Shelly talks about a PGA event, calling a self-imposed penalty no one knew about, and losing a lot of money for his honesty.
by Heartlight Team · 1 Timothy 2:1 · Prayer
Heartlight.org urges people the world over to pray for our nations and for our world and for peace and for the spread of the gospel.
by Patrick D. Odum · Exodus 20:10 · Sabbath
Patrick Odum reminds us of the importance to rest, to have a Sabbath, to reboot.
by Pasquale R. Mingarelli · Ephesians 4:17 · Renewal
Pasquale Mingarelli shares pictures and a Bible study to help us remember that spring is the time for renewal
by Tim Archer · Romans 5:1 · Peace
Peace with God comes through trusting in Jesus, trusting in His love and His care for us.
by Ron Rose · 1 Samuel 3:10 · Service
Ron Rose compares God's call in our life to Bingo, and whether or not we will answer when our number is called.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 15:1 · Conversion
Phil Ware compares 1 Corinthians 15 and Romans 6 and reminds us that what saves us is Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection and we get to participate and experience these in baptism and the Lord's Supper!
by Kay Talley · Psalm 89:1 · Faithfulness
God doesn't always do things on our schedule.
by Phil Ware · 1 Peter 3:15 · Evangelism
Phil Ware continues his series on Catch and Release, focusing on sharing our blessings and also seeing sharing Jesus, the good news of Jesus, as a gift of generosity.
by Tom Norvell · Psalm 40:4 · Providence
Tom Norvell tries to get us to think in terms of what the Lord has planned for us.
by Bill Brant · 1 Peter 3:15 · Certainty
How do you know God is real? How do you know there is a heaven or hell? And maybe the most important question of all, how do you know you're going to heaven?
by Ron Rose · Luke 7:20 · Disappointment
Ron Rose challenges us to look at Jesus' upside-down kingdom and what it means for our life today.
by Tom Norvell · Ephesians 2:10 · Disaster
Tom Norvell talks about our desire to go good and how strong it is and how we battle against the desire to do evil.
by Rubel Shelly · Mark 9:35 · Compassion
Rubel Shelly talks about the term act of God and turns the phrase around to be a call to action for God's people.
by Ron Rose · Colossians 2:2 · Compassion
Ron Rose talks about Amy who went to Mother Teresa's Dying Destitutes and found that by touching the broken and dying you looked into the face of God, and we can do the same if we take the time to draw close
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 5:15 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his SpiritFire focus on the Holy Spirit, this week looking at what it means to live under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
by Tom Norvell · Ephesians 2:1 · Purpose
Tom Norvell reminds us that we were saved from what we were to be what we are: God's people created with purpose to do good works.
by Phil Ware · 1 Corinthians 6:19 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware continues his series on SpiritFire focusing on our bodies being the Temple of God in which God lives by His Holy Spirit.
by Russ Lawson · 1 Corinthians 15:34 · Happiness · Habits
Russ Lawson reminds us that the habits, patterns, and companions of our lives leave a message in the hearts of all who see us and know us.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 1:19 · Holy Spirit
Phil Ware begins a four week challenge that coordinates with the SpiritFire daily devotional challenging us to invite the Holy Spirit into our daily lives.
by Tim Archer · Philippians 4:6 · Peace
In the maelstrom of emotion during this holiday season, let God surround you with his peace. Cast all of your worries on him and focus on the things that will truly bring you peace.
by Tim Archer · Revelation 2:9 · Values
Jesus looks at a poor church in Revelation 2 and declares them rich. True riches aren't measured with dollar signs; they are found in the relationships that we build.
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