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

So much time and energy is spent by many people trying to figure out the one person to marry. While it is true that there are certain individuals that one would not want to marry, like an abuser, someone who is irresponsible, or cannot provide basic needs, is there only ...

A recent study stated that today’s teens struggle with spiritual commitment. Kendra Casey Dean is a minister in the United Methodist Church, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, and the author of, Almost Christian.  She proposes that teens are living out a “watered down” faith by serving a God whose ...

“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” ~ Matthew 5:10 It was illegal to be a Christian. Illegal to serve God and worship Jesus. Illegal to own a Bible, let alone read it. Illegal to go to church. Illegal to meet ...

It started in the Garden, with the first man and woman created by God from the dust of His earth. Adam and Eve walked with God in the cool of the day in their garden home. Imagine what they talked about! God had given them authority over all that He ...

What does the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich have to do with America’s current sociopolitical climate? An interest in German martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, has resurged, perhaps because of parallels with Christians in the current United States. Bonhoeffer’s biography crystallizes the spiritual nature of Hitler’s rise to power. Here are a ...