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 Russ Lawson · Bible
What we learn from movies is not very accurate to life and we need to listen to God's word rather than movie stars.
by Phil Ware · Psalm 139:13-16 · Children
An awful Halloween ten years ago reminds us how important it is to value children for who they are!
by Paul Faulkner · 1 Peter 3:4
We like a person with kindness much more than a person who has had a bunch of cosmetic surgery or plastic surgery.
by Steve Higginbotham · Matthew 16:26 · Priorities
Selling a bike for $5 (five dollars) is a bad deal, but not nearly as bad as giving away our soul for something valueless.
by Rubel Shelly · 3 John 1:11 · Influence
What we do is our vote and if we are disinterested, that vote shows up too, so let's vote with integrity each day.
by Rubel Shelly · James 4:13-17 · Work
So much of what we work for really doesn't matter, so let's invest in what does, the people around us.
by Paul Faulkner · Romans 12:1-2 · Sin
When we lose the Bible as our moral compass, then we are left without a good understanding of right and wrong and sin.
by Rubel Shelly · 2 Timothy 1:5 · Value · Morals
One way to help us sort through the moral dilemmas of the day is to ask what our mom would think if we did it?
by Rubel Shelly · Proverbs 16:25 · Morals
Morals and values, right and wrong, matter or nothing really matters anymore in society.
by Russ Lawson · Romans 8:5 · Redemption · Redeeming
We can reclaim those who have been discarded and reclaim them for God.
by Patrick D. Odum · Romans 5:7-8 · Grace · Christlikeness
Despite the ugliness we know lies within us, we are treasured and precious to God.
by Alan Smith · Hebrews 12:15-16 · Value · Priorities
So often we trade what is invaluable for that which is worth nothing.
by Russ Lawson · 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 · Christian Living · Spiritual Focus · Rationalizing
We can't change our ethics and our behavior simply based upon those with whom we find ourselves and the situation in which we find ourselves.
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