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 Steve Ridgell · 2 Corinthians 4:5 · Preaching
The best preachers are not those we know but the ones Steve describes in this article who serve without pay and to bless others because that person wants them to know about Jesus!
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 107 · Prayer
Trying to find time to be still and wait for God feels awfully impossible in our busy world today, so why not cry out to God in the struggles and noise you face today?
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 2:1-10 · Grace
Grace is amazing because of all the great things it does for us and changes in us.
by Paul Faulkner · Matthew 12:43-45 · Affirm
We've got to fill our kids with good things and not just tell them what not to do, because if we don't fill them with God's stuff, someone is going to fill them with satan's stuff.
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 Russ Lawson · Psalm 118:28-29 · Hope
With an onslaught of bad things happening over the last several weeks, Russ is holding on to hope and faith in God and the steadfast love of the Father.
by Tom Norvell · Ephesians 3:14-19 · Fullness
God wants us to be full of Him, his grace, His mercy, His Spirit, His Love.
by Paul Faulkner · Proverbs 18:21
Messing up his communication with his wife, Paul learns the lesson of the importance of good communication.
by Phil Ware · Ephesians 4:1 · Called
The awful murders in our schools several weeks ago almost went unnoticed because we were so busy focusing on the Terrell Owens soap opera which shows how messed up we really are.
by Patrick D. Odum · Philippians 1:11 · Value · Useful
No matter what others say or do to make you feel useless, Jesus loves you and has demonstrated again and again that you are useful to him!
by Phil Ware · 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 · Rest
We work hard and that is good, but we also need to rest faithfully and easily and enjoy the rest God has called us to keep.
by Russ Lawson · Acts 16:9-10 · Decide
Sometimes we just have to make the decision and go on trusting God to guide you to where you need to be.
by Russ Lawson · Psalm 46:10 · Withdraw
We all need to take a God-break a time when we get alone with God and be renewed and restored.
by Cary Branscum · Ezekiel 6:3 · Procrastinate
So many things we put off only get worse and become a great bigger mess because we don't fix them right now!
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 107:27-31 · Silence
Not only must we be still and hear God, but he also longs to come to us in the busy rush of our daily lives.
by Steve Puckett · Job 34:14-15 · Plans
God is really the only one whose intentions really matter, what I intend to do does hold that much weight.
by Rubel Shelly · Psalm 46:10 · Stillness · Solitude
We all need more silence and solitude than we are getting in our busy world so let's start with just 5 minutes each day.
by Tom Norvell · Matthew 6:9-10 · Prayer
Even though it is hard to pray it and truly mean, we must pray, "your will be done on earth as it is in heaven!"
by Tom Norvell · John 14:30-31 · Satan · Addiction
Don't you wish you could say, like Jesus said, that the devil or Satan has no hold on you?
by Alan Smith · James 4:14-15 · Humility
So often we make all these elaborate plans and never think of allowing God room in our busy schedules.
by Elizabeth Price · John 17 · Inheritance
Jesus made us out a will of the things he wants us to inherit!
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Timothy 2:1-2
The generation coming behind us, the millenials, are not hopeless at all, but we must step up and help guide them.
by Phil Ware · James 2:14-20 · Millenials
Rather than fearing the new group of young adults, we should embrace them and hope to influence them for Christ.
by Mike Barres · Matthew 6:33 · Kingdom
Let's not just be thrill seekers, but also Kingdom seekers.
by Kimberli J. Brackett · Psalm 37:7 · Stillness
God is calling us to be still, but he sometimes has to do radical things to get us to listen!
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