Posts by Gordon Dickson
Are You Ready?
By all indications, the Supreme Court of the United States will soon overturn Roe v. Wade. This means that each state must grapple with the issue of abortion. Since our constitutional republic is “of the people, by the people and for the people” are you prepared to discuss this issue with your friends, neighbors and…
Read MoreHow to Respond without Taking Revenge
When someone sins against you, how should you fight your inner impulse to return evil for their evil? How can you respond without getting revenge? God’s design for true Christians is that, even when Satan squeezes them, the Scripture runs out. The Lord comforts believers in all their tribulations in order that they can know…
Read More10 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…
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