Posts by Gordon Dickson
10 Windows on the Human Heart
Many of you have had the experience of visiting an aquarium or terrarium. In the aquarium tank, you may have seen divers go in to feed the fish. Terrariums include plants and animals. Many times, the aquariums or terrariums will have many windows through which you can view the exhibit. Each new window gives you…
Read MoreUrgent Need for Work Teams
Hurricane Ida carved a devastating swath through Louisiana. Recently, Tropical Storm Nicholas flooded the area again. Amid it all, several Gospel-preaching churches are asking for our help. Would you be willing to put together a work team of 3-4 people to help those ravaged by the recent storms? Those who were in the path of…
Read MoreThe Liberty of the Spirit
Have you ever wondered how you could be full of wisdom when the world is full of folly? It just never seems to end, does it? Two days ago, a foolhardy group of artists posed as construction workers to hang a giant banner on a statue of Christ in Arkansas. The banner read, “God Bless…
Read MoreFrontLine: Living Among Wolves
FrontLine | July/August 2021 | VOLUME 31 | NUMBER 4 One cold March morning during a torrential downpour, I observed a man wrestling with a choice. Now, granted, it wasn’t an earthshaking choice, but it was nevertheless fun to watch. You see, he was preparing to exit a Walmart while eating cotton candy. And did…
Read MoreHow to Spend an Hour in Prayer
Do you feel that you cannot pray because you run out of things to say? One of the most practical ways to solve this problem is to combine Biblical meditation with prayer. Here are some practical steps to do this: Write down a prayer list of people or needs for which you need to pray.…
Read MoreDo You Know What Time It Is?
“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let…
Read MoreThe Handwriting on the Wall
Daniel 5:1-31 Harvard professor George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”1 Over the years, this statement has been paraphrased in a number of ways. “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it;” “Those who do not know history’s mistakes are doomed to repeat them.”…
Read MoreAnd All God’s People Said …
Revelation 7:9-12 In these times of political, economic and social turmoil, we desperately need the words of Isaiah 33:5-6 “the stability of your times.” That passage exalts our Lord as the stability of our times: He is strong in salvation. With that in mind let us turn to the glorious vision of the One who…
Read MoreThanksgiving Forever!
1 Corinthians 15:57-58 You might be sitting in a coffee shop with a friend when you hear this. Or perhaps you will be visiting in a Sunday school class with a friend or relative, and the teacher will say it. The friend or teacher will question the reality of the resurrection – whether anyone really…
Read MoreWho’s Holding Your Breath?
As I write this, we are anxiously anticipating the results of the national elections in the United States. It’s Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and today will undoubtedly be like many other election days. Filled with political pontifications and exit polls, analysis will run late into the evening. Over the years, people have expressed their anxious…
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