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

I remember the popular tune from my childhood. I can still hum that melody in my mind that played on the radio so often, though I didn’t understand its meaning:“Oh, No One Knows What Goes On Behind Closed Doors…”. Charlie Rich sang this popular song, included on his 1973 album ...

Everyone struggles with getting hot under the collar.  Anger is part of being human.  We all have triggers that set us off and make us angry.  We don’t have to work on not getting angry, we have to work on managing our anger instead of it managing us.  What matters ...

“Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace, be still!’  And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.”  (Mark 4:39, NKJV) We all have times when we crave only one thing…peace.  Yet it evades us with a passion we cannot imagine.  It seems like ...

Have you ever stopped to think about all of the blessings that you are missing out on? We grumble and complain and whine about this friend who is going on another trip to the Caribbean, Jim and Julie who just purchased a convertible, or how lucky Tim and Tina are ...

Our GPS is an excellent guide; she and I just don’t get along.  It’s not her fault.  We’re often out of sync with one another–or more accurately, I am out of sync with her.  She gives an order, and I obey—too soon and end up on a wrong road.  Or ...