Posts by Gordon Dickson
The Nightmare before Christmas
At this time of year, it’s easy to gloss over the events surrounding the first Christmas. If we aren’t careful, we will overlook some of the personal distress of people like Joseph and Mary. With that in mind, I would like to offer you The Nightmare before Christmas by Gordon Dickson Nightmare before Christmas! for…
Read MoreShop ‘Til you Drop?
Gordon Dickson FrontLine • November/December 2004 Well, here we go again into another holiday season. It is commonlly understood that the stores have tried to “break even” for the rest of the year hoping to make a profit during this period. As you know, this “season” has expanded over the years. Thus, in American shops,…
Read MoreIslam: What’s the Real Problem?
Gordon A. Dickson After the jetliners pierced the World Trade Center in fiery explosions on September 11, 2001, the whole world seemed to be asking, “Why?” What is at the root of these terrible crimes? How can whole groups of people be so devoted to killing others? How does terrorism prosper in a world that…
Read MoreCan The Music Issue Be Resolved?
Gordon Dickson There are no absolutes.” “What works is what counts.” “The end justifies the means.” “Music is amoral.” These are not statements of fact; they are statements of philosophy. The statements above are the rules of relativism. Such philosophies should be discarded (Col. 2:8). The Christian is called to honor God in every area…
Read MoreEuthanasia: Compassion or Control?
Gordon Dickson The issue of ‘assisted suicide’ is in the headlines in Canada, as the new Liberal government is contemplating legislation opening the nation to the ‘right’ to end one’s life. The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, at one point insisted that his party members must vote with the government on the issue, but has since…
Read MoreServant Leadership
Gordon Dickson His boss had given him a sharp reprimand. He probably felt like giving up. After all, he had been asked to do something he had never done before. He was also instructed to go somewhere he had never been. The boss had even asked him to locate a person whose name even the…
Read MoreThe Biblical Approach to Disaster Relief
Gordon A. Dickson On December 26, 2004, the largest earthquake in four decades ruptured the Indian Ocean and produced the deadliest tsunami in history. Fatalities: More than 225,000. August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina decimated parts of Mississippi and Louisiana. Fatalities: 1800. April 16, 2007, at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, a murderer killed 32 people.…
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