Friends, today I’m going to do my absolute best to try to cover one of the toughest topics plaguing Christian relationships today. The material I am covering is highly controversial, but I believe everything I am about to share has a strong biblical foundation. So please explore with me what ...

“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 Ok, for me, this is one of the hardest verses in the Bible! I hate to be still! I work full time, teach both the teens ...

“And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, ‘It is a ghost!’  And they cried out for fear.”  Matthew 14:25-26 (NKJV) At some point in our lives, we cry out for fear.  Fear comes in many forms, for many reasons, and it comes for ...

Evil assaulted the Church this week in Charleston, SC.   While social media erupted with compassion, and political bandwagons rolled out, #prayforcharleston trended to the top of the charts.  Far fewer realize they missed the opening ceremonies at this most recent battleground. It is not coincidental that there was a day ...

Since losing my husband, I’ve come to believe that time is a cruel mistress.  When you want time to fly by, it goes slow.  When you want it to slow down, it goes fast.  I’ve gone through phases of feeling like I just saw Paul yesterday to feeling like it ...

“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb.  Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” –Jeremiah 1:5 Before a potter sits at his wheel with a lump of clay, he has an idea and an image. He knows ...

In a recent article, I mentioned that there are various perspectives on spiritual warfare in the body of Christ, but that regardless of your view, it is important to know your enemy so that you can have victory over him. Now I want to outline some characteristics of what I ...

(An open letter) Dear Pastors of churches with inclusive and/or special needs ministries, As a parent of children with special needs, I want to say a heartfelt “Thank You!” Thank you for following Jesus’ example when He ministered to those who were sick and disabled. He healed those who were ...

On May 20, 2015 one of our TBL authors wrote an article on some biker violence in Waco, Texas. She wrote it not only as a Christian author, but as a concerned community member of Waco. Fast forward to today. The Bottom Line, Ministries has received numerous negative comments by ...

There’s one thing the Christian community at large seems to agree upon, regardless of denomination: the world is on the cusp of full-blown chaos. “For thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘Once more in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also ...