The Bottom Line, Ministries Christian News, Articles, & Poetry

“An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.” Proverbs 12:25 Last Sunday morning I was driving through my neighborhood in my little car with the top down. It was a lovely morning, and the sunshine just made me want to smile. I was on ...

How do followers of Christ engage in the political environment and avoid the risk of being drawn into the vitriol that now permeates all media formats? Is it even possible? Unlike many, I do enjoy a good debate on important issues and public values. I have no interest, however, in ...

For decades people have been looking for Noah’s Ark. Some have claimed to have found it. It continues to be a hot topic with both secular and religious audiences. Teams of scientists have gone to the areas where they think the ark is located and have supposedly found evidence for ...

On June 13th, one lone gunman targeted Representative Scalise and other members of Congress in broad daylight as they enjoyed a morning practice the day before the annual charity baseball game. Is it the tone of our political discourse which has led us to this point? Perhaps. But beneath the ...

Midwestern newspapers described the summer of 1873 as a season when “tropical weariness drooped over all.”  Heaviness hung like the sweat dripping   from trousers, woolen skirts, and long-sleeved shirts, as people performed their daily tasks. That stifling heat would be blamed for everything under the blazing sun— rampant spread of ...