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

“Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.  And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business.”  John 2:13-14 (NKJV) The temple in Jerusalem was a holy place.  It was for prayer, ...

Do you ever feel lacking?  Or overwhelmed by a heavy burden?  Has God taken you to a place where you cannot see how you can move forward with the resources you have? “My God will supply all of your needs according to His riches … “ (Philippians 4:19). “Now to ...

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade, right? My shepherd mix, Mitch, exemplified that philosophy quite well this past weekend. In our household, Saturdays are hiking days. Mitch, ever full of energy, loves to hike, so he looks forward to the weekends with great anticipation. Two weekends ago, however, my ...

Sweet Cakes by Melissa was a bakery owned by Aaron and Melissa Klein in the Portland, Oregon area. It closed in 2013 due to a complaint by a lesbian couple, one of the many here-we-go-again “discrimination” lawsuits filed for refusing to bake a cake for their wedding. On July 3, 2015, ...

Where I live, every day since the Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage, it has rained. The evening of the ruling, I was awakened to a violent thunderstorm. I felt the Lord spoke to my spirit, “These are the tears from heaven.” Every afternoon, for several days now, the ...