Heartlight

May 28, 2024 | heartlight.org | Melissa Troyer

I intended to find one specific photo I was looking for, but I got snagged by a video. Landon's birth video. I paused the video and looked around the room. Kids were playing, and no one was aware of what was frozen on my phone screen. I hit play and watched to the end. My heart was racing. Tears were stinging my eyes. For those that don't know, 3 out of 5 of my births have been quite difficult. A very narrow pelvis coupled with babies built with wide shoulders has made for some intense deliveries.

May 7, 2024 | heartlight.org | Melissa Troyer

When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground. Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing. Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea" (Exodus 15:19—21).

Apr 2, 2024 | heartlight.org | Max Lucado

Several years ago, I received an urgent call to visit a dying man in the hospital. I didn't know Peter well, but well enough to know that he was paying a high price for his hard living. Years of drugs and alcohol had pilfered his system. Though he'd made peace with God through Christ, his liver was in conflict with his body. When his ex-wife phoned, she was standing at his bedside. Peter, she explained, was knocking at death's door. Though I hurried, he entered it seconds before I arrived.

Mar 19, 2024 | heartlight.org | Max Lucado

Could you use some calm? If so, you aren't alone. We could all use these words of peace:And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7). How? Paul places his promise in the context of four admonitions:The first admonition is that we celebrate God's goodness — Rejoice in the Lord always (Philippians 4:4). The second admonition is to ask God for help — Present your requests to God (Philippians 4:6).

Mar 5, 2024 | heartlight.org | Melissa Troyer

I lay back on to the concrete and stretched my arms wide out the side. Houston's night air became shockingly fickle at times, and the darkness lent an edge to the air. Cicadas' throaty songs of the day had lulled into an abrupt hush with the arrival of darkness. My fingers spread wide against the sand-papery driveway, drinking in the warmth still radiating from the day's unrelenting sun. Strategically only inches from my hand was a frosty cup of "orange julious," as Mom called it.