Posts by Gordon Dickson

A pastor shared this with me, and I’m wondering if you feel the same way. He knows the gospel well. But he finds that the hardest part of sharing the good news of Christ is getting started. Many of us feel this way, don’t we? But what if we are making a false assumption that…

I was saddened to hear about the recent passing of cartoonist Scott Adams. His Dilbert cartoons were a frequent source of delight to me, brightening many lunchtime conversations. It left a vacuum in the comics section of our local paper when Dilbert became a victim of the culture war. I laughed at the insights Adams…

The slaying of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025 has shocked this generation, just as another tragedy shocked people in 1956. In early January that year, Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and Roger Youderian were speared to death by Auca (Huaroni) warriors in Ecuador. Those five missionaries were trying to reach the…

As I stood at the back of the funeral parlor, ready to step forward, the director tapped me on the shoulder to say, “We have one more music piece to play before you go to the front.” “Great,” I said, “Thank you.” But imagine my astonishment when the first five notes sounded from the speaker…

What if one lifetime were like one year? Moses said in Psalm 90:12, “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Here’s an idea: plan your life like you plan your year. All of us prepare for the seasons of the year. (If you don’t believe me, check…

On Thursday, September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall as a category four storm – the strongest hurricane to strike the Big Bend area of Florida. As you know, the storm proceeded to devastate parts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. As of this writing, estimates put the damage as high as…

A Biblical perspective on Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity The DEI Movement The “DEI” movement uses the terms “diversity, equity and inclusivity” to describe values to be implemented in hiring policies and employment procedures. Among DEI advocates, there is little agreement about the definitions of these words. There is also disagreement about the order in which…