Jesus said, ‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.’  Matthew 5:4 (NIV) Our older Boston Terrier, Ziggy, was my buddy, my pal, my companion.  He followed me around from a wee pup until yesterday morning.  He was 8 1/2 years old.  He was my boy.  The picture ...

These days the world seems to be full of the inner workings of man. Competition is at its all time high with a driving force to see who can cater best to the individual customer’s needs. Man creates new meanings to the words he chooses to use philosophizing his own ...

There is a danger hiding in the Christian community. I’ve seen it, felt it …  the power of pride, spiritual pride. I have seen how it can trap a person without that person ever realizing what happened. After we become saved by grace and start producing good fruit,  we come ...

Grief, frustration and resentment seeped through the words, “I guess God just doesn’t talk to me.”  A committed servant of the church, a faithful Christian who lived a scriptural life, my friend’s voice trembled over the perceived silence of God.  My heart ached then and now.  God is not silent; ...

“No, it is never going to change for me.  I’ve been going to counseling for years and nothing has changed and it isn’t going to change.  They can’t help me.”  So went the conversation with one of the women at my table.  Our church was hosting a special luncheon for ...

Two men, each with a book of the bible named for him, one was “the disciple whom Jesus loved,” one of the inner three. The other was, in God’s own words, “blameless, and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” John was a typical, hard-working fisherman at the ...

So, for a while I was on a reading spree at my local library.  I found the section of books with a Christian theme (think Max Lucado, etc).  I love these books because they fire my imagination and teach me spiritually from God’s Word.  Max Lucado has a wonderful gift ...

Ephesians 6:12  “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Recently, The Bottom Line (TBL) spoke with a man of God who is very much at the forefront of a ...

The number 40 has powerful connections in Scripture:  Moses on Mount Sinai, the Flood, the temptations of Christ and the desert wanderings to name a few.  For a mother in Colorado, and the thousands who joined her Facebook Prayer group, a recent 40-day period on social media told a new Bible story!  The ...

Two neighbors were talking about their gardens. One garden was lush and producing an abundance of fruits and vegetables. The other neighbor had nothing but weeds.  When he asked the other what he was doing to make it so, the neighbor replied simply, “Planting seeds.” This humorous story has life ...