Discouragement is defined as “a feeling of despair in the face of obstacles; a state of distress and loss of sense of enthusiasm, drive, or courage.” Has that ever described you? Discouragement has always been real, but I think recently, we’ve seen it in new levels. With the economic crisis, ...
Read More »Embracing the Comfort of the Rod and Staff
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. (Psalm 23:1) …Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4) To a shepherd, the rod and staff were very important tools when tending sheep. The rod was a long, straight stick. It was a part of the shepherd, an ...
Read More »3 Tips to Improve Heart Fitness
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 Is your heart fit? At any time of the day, on any day of the week, you can turn on the television and find a program, commercial or news story highlighting the newest ...
Read More »Our Hope: Lazarus, Come Forth!
“Now Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give you.’ ” John 11:21-22 (NKJV) Jesus was like us in that He too needed people He could relax with ...
Read More »Confessions of a Control Freak
“Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” (Isaiah 40:28) I am a control freak. Those words are not easy to hear and are even ...
Read More »
The Bottom Line, Ministries Christian News, Articles, & Poetry