Our Creator is an amazing designer! He fashioned each of us uniquely, having our own gifts, talents and abilities–all to be used for His glory. Our lives have immeasurable value to Him, and we live in an amazing body. The wonder begins long before the day of our birth. Just ...

I can see Matthew’s contemplative response as he thinks back on his adventures with Jesus.  This time he is relaying Jesus’ handling of  temptation. Jesus had to face temptation to be able to empathize with our plight as we come face to face with various temptations.  Hebrews 2:18 confirms this.   ...

You may wonder what I mean by the title of this article. This is what I mean that God has a totally different perspective of the political scene on earth, than we do. And that He wants all of mankind to be saved. Then Peter began to speak: “I now ...

We Yield An Unstoppable Weapon By Joel B. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents ...

My Story Of Finding My Purpose By John Livingston Clark This is a follow-up to a very popular article written by another Bottomline author called, “Looking For Your Purpose?” For many people, finding their purpose is an illusive dream. How many are even asking the question, “Why am I here, ...

Are you facing any battles in your life?  Those battles really are part of the plan–the Good Plan!  Today, our journey through names of our Triune God gives us a name to quell any battle fears.  Our leader is the Captain of Angelic Armies….we have no worries! In Scripture Joshua is ...

Parade magazine recently did an article on the history of Little League. The article talked of the beginnings of the game in 1938–involving a lilac bush in Pennsylvania! Entitled “The Perfect Game,” the article focuses on the fact that children have a safe place to play a sport, and to ...

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. Galatians 5:13 Welcome to the family of “Bottom Line.” God has set His gracious hand on the writers, who have been woven together to form, ...

What we allow into our spirit through our eyes and ears has a definite affect on our spiritual lives.  As violence and explicit sexual content in movies becomes increasingly accepted as normal, as well as increasingly popular with teens and young adults, it becomes more and more difficult to avoid ...

‘Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed.’ Mark 1:35 (NIV) If not for prayer, we would not have any hope at all of intercession from Heaven above, to protect us, and ...