Articles Tagged 'Hope' (Page 19)

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.

10 Things to Do When Affairs Happen

Joe Beam shares his passion and recommendations for rescuing couples when an affair has blow apart their lives.

Is there anything I can do to help redeem this situation?

The Lord Is Faithful

Tom Norvell reflects on Psalm 145:13-16 and reminds us that in the middle of broken marriages, broken political promises, and broken hopes, God is faithful to his promises.

Can you depend upon anyone any more?

Steps to Hope

There is real hope for our present lives. God offers us this hope through Jesus, and only through him.

What does it take to find hope in this life?

A Matter of Perspective

Bill Sherrill reflects on family reunions, perspective, being together, and church.

What is your point of view?

Far from Home

Do you ever feel out of place? Like you just don't belong? Maybe when you're visiting with a group of acquaintances, and you just can't seem to relate to them.

Do you ever feel out of place?

Under All These Masks

Ann Voskamp shares a trip to minister to homeless people in Toronto and a struggling homeless addict that takes off his mask and speaks the truth.

Who will deliver us?

Isn't Jesus Enough?

Phil Ware continues his messages out of Colossians; this one focuses on Jesus being enough and anything added to Him is less.

Why do we run after other things to add to Jesus?

Learning from Trees

Alan Smith reminds us of some important lessons that we can learn from trees.

What

A Little Spunk Needed?

Rob Frazier sees a girl overcoming a handicap and it reminds him how we need to address our financially troubling times.

Isn't this what we need instead of hand-wringing?

No Hidden Mystery

Phil Ware shares a principle from Colossians and asks us to think about how Jesus would respond to this desperate housewife.

Why do we hide the simple message of Jesus behind all our complex rules?

Faith in the Dry Seasons

Rubel Shelly talks about faith during the dry cycles of life and how we can endure these dry times to follow God more vibrantly.

Can faith actually grow when it feels lifeless and dry?

Faith in the Future

"Where there is no faith in the future, there is no power in the present."

Living for today isn't enough

So Who Are You Afraid Of?

Tom Norvell describes fear and fear of the Lord using Psalm 112.

How do you deal with the fear>

Delivered?

Phil Ware shares another insight from Colossians about deliverance from the dead-end alleys, the dark dungeons, and the pits that keep us trapped and reminds us how Jesus brings deliverance.

Are you playing religious games or are you really delivered?

Now that the Waters Have Receded

Phil Ware talks about ways we can help with hurricane relief.

What can we do to help?

Chosen

Phil Ware describes a dream a friend had about Phil's dad -- and he shares how hard it is for him to accept that God feels that way about him, too.

Can you really accept that God views you as He does?

Post 9-11, Prayer, & Politics

Phil Ware reflects on 9-11 and reminds us to pray, while directing us to read and think through our faith.

Are you ready for the bumpy ride?

Hopes & Dreams

Brenda Terrell shares her dreams and how God has more than answered them in ways she didn't expect.

What are your greatest dreams?

When You Have Lost It All

Russ Lawson talks about a couple of friends who seem to have lost everything, but then he reminds us what is important and that we haven't really lost that much as long as we have Jesus.

So what have you lost?

Dare to Dream

Tom Norvell shares about moving into a new home and his dreams for the future.

Do you dare dream for the road ahead?

Don't Sit Around Waiting

Ron Rose challenges us to get up and get going and quit waiting for your dreams to unfold.

What are you waiting for?

Desires & Imagination

Russ Lawson speaks to our desires being the pursuit of our prayers.

What are your deepest desires?

The Church of Me

Patrick Odum talks about the church of me, the selfish style we have in our modern church world.

WHo are we really worshiping?

Pockets of Dreams

Susan Sagun shares with Heartlight the innovative way to help children and women in Uganda while at the same time giving a blessing here at home!

Want to know how to take a simple dress and change a life?

Selling Your Soul

Patrick Odum reflects on several folks who have auctioned off huge portions of their lives and property on eBay and challenges us to ask if we have done the same thing with our stuff.

So what are you really worth?