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

When was the last time you met for communion?  Not specifically the Lord’s supper, but communion with a group of like-minded believers to share a meal and just reminisce about the goodness of the Lord? Recently, three of our church families met together for food and fellowship.  The focus was ...

Fifty-one years after a Republican majority senate passed the Civil Rights Act, why are racial tensions in the United States apparently worse than ever? If the nation has twice elected a black president, why are we only a step away from what feels like a boiling point? Spiritual warfare, the ...

Recently I visited  the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington State. It is the largest man-made structure in America, built on the Columbia River during the Great Depression. Thousands were put to work building it, my father-in-law being among them. The dam now provides irrigation and power to a large section ...

Temptation seems to lurk around every corner. No matter where we turn there’s usually someone or something ready and willing to make us fall. Even though our spirit deeply desires to please God, our flesh desires the exact opposite. Paul said it best when he proclaimed: I have discovered this principle of life– ...

The summer storm rolled in during the early evening hours of July 13th , 1977.  Those enveloped in the storm’s grip described the lightning as unusual—lighting up the entire sky. Then, lightning struck a power line in Westchester County, causing dangerous demands upon other power lines. This lightning strike started the ...