Melinda

Melinda is currently the worship leader at her small church in rural America. Married for 23 years, she and her husband Larry have one son. She is the Director of Mailing in the print/mailing industry by day and freelance author by night. Her desire to write is a passion borne from tragedy. God used it to take her faith to a much deeper level. Melinda is a freelance writer and member of FaithWriters. She joined the TBL team in March 2014. Believing we are citizens of a greater ‘kingdom,’ her articles for The Bottom Line examine governmental responsibility, citizen involvement and current political topics. With the great wisdom contained in scripture as her guide, she looks at today’s political environment from a Biblical perspective. She prays her words will prompt the reader to view citizenship - and every aspect of their life, through the eyes of faith. Col 3:17 To read more of Melinda’s writings on her faith, hope, and life visit her blog Still Living Still Loving or her page at Faithwriters.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @MKZbk.

Trampling the Constitution: Gender ‘Identity’ Politics vs. Religious Liberty

October 23, 2014 Featured, Politics 1

Houston Mayor Annise D Parker has placed herself smack in the middle of a firestorm. Evidently, she needs to read her Constitution again. What in the world was she thinking? What are we thinking allowing elected officials to serve subpoenas to pastors, requesting multiple forms of communications including sermons and ...

Justice, Mercy and the Rule of Law – Electing Our Judges

October 16, 2014 Featured, Politics 0

Deuteronomy 16:18,20 18″You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgement. 20 Justice, and only justice, you shall follow that you may live and inherit the land that ...

Outbreak: Considering the Treatment of a Deadly Virus and the Responsibility of Leaders

October 9, 2014 Featured, Politics 0

Is there no medicine in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why is there no healing for the wounds of my people? Jeremiah 8:22 (NLT) The outbreak Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa is the largest ever and is a cause for great concern. This deadly disease has already ...

Bonus Blessings

October 3, 2014 Featured, Heart Warming 0

We know that blessings follow obedience but sometimes the blessings come in especially unique ways. God has a way of adding a little extra icing on the cake, so to speak.

Valuing Our Rights

October 3, 2014 Featured, Politics 0

What do we value these days? Just about everything we hear or read indicates that we value – ourselves, our time, our rights (or what we believe to be our rights.) We value our privacy and our property. – Evidently, we value ‘our-selfies.’ We put a greater value on those ...