Guns, mental illness, and evil, 12-21-12 commentary

Before I get to today's commentary let me inform you I hope to post a special commentary here on the blog on Christmas Day or Christmas Eve .
A lot of people are asking why did that horrible school shooting take place in
Connecticut one week ago. There have been talk we need to get rid of all guns and blame is being put on the NRA. While we pray for that grade school and the families of the dead we do need to address some issues.
A. First off there has been talk that a mental illness that the shooter had is the reason. While mental illness is never an excuse it can be a reason. At the same time there are many souls who suffer from mental illness that would never think of doing something horrible like shooting up a school full of kids and teachers. There does need to be much discussion on what can be done to help those who have a mental illness and their families.
B. Guns and the NRA also are not to blame. A gun in the hands of a responsible citizen or police officer can do much good including stopping a horrible crime.
C. What is to blame is evil and sin. We as a nation and culture have bought into the lie that people are basically good. It is interesting that no ACLU chapter has gotten upset over President Obama referring to the Bible after the shooting or people in C.T. asking for prayer. Perhaps it is because we have rejected God's plan in our schools and culture that we have evil taking place today.
Pray for the people of Connecticut and for America.
What do you think.
Until next time,
I'm Billy David Dickson

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No Tolerance for Moral Values, 3-9-12 Commentary

Don't you think tolerance should be shown to those of us who hold Bible based and moral based views.
The city leaders here in Omaha, Nebraska this last Tuesday debated giving special rights to gay or transgender residents.
Ron Brown, a Nebraska football coach, talked before the Omaha City Council in opposition to the ordinance.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman took assistant Husker football coach Ron Brown to task Thursday for not making it clear he was not speaking for the university when he testified.


Why do those who teach at the nation's colleges never have to make it clear that they are not speaking for the colleges they work at when they come out in support for special rights for gays. Perhaps that is because they are speaking for those schools.
What do you think.
Until Next Time,
I'm Billy David Dickson

Christopher Hitchens Life/Death, 1219-11 Commentary

Christopher Hitchens is dead. His life was ended thanks to the horrible illness of cancer. Chris was known for speaking out against God. He wrote the book God Is Not Great. After Dr. Jerry Falwell died he said it was a shame there was no hell for Dr. Falwell to go to. But before we condemn Hitchens we all should recall the one thief on the cross who came to faith just before his earthly life ended and accept that we all deserve hell because all of us are sinners. I hope Mr. Hitchens saw he was wrong before he died if not that is sadden than his death.
What do you think?
Until Next Time,
I'm Billy David Dickson

Tim Tebow is Like Paul, 12-9-11 Commentary

:Friday, December 09, 2011

Listen to the commentary here.
Tim Tebow perhaps should be nicknamed the Paul of football. Paul who wrote much of the New Testament said in Romans 1: 16 that he was not ashamed of the message of Jesus.

Like Paul Tebow has been given a hard time in the NFL for standing up for the Lord. During a recent game when Tim knelt on the field and prayed a Detroit linebacker did the same when he sacked Tebow. Only he wasn't praying--he was mocking. Like several people, one sports writer said it crossed the line. "Do you think the world would have been so accepting if players mocked a non-Christian?" he wrote. "The NFL would immediately send him to sensitivity training."

Tim is a good example lets hope more young people follow his example.

What do you think.

Until Next Time

I’m Billy David Dickson

Penn State and Values: 11-22-11 Commentary

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Cal Thomas had a great radio commentary last Friday on what is taking place at Penn State. Cal said he is outrage like most people by the shameful acts and cover up that has taken place at that school involving sex with boys which has resulted in some firings.

However Cal goes on to ask who decides what is right and who decides what is wrong. At one time abortion was frown upon by doctors today it is legal and some think it is a good thing.

Cal is right we have forgotten the author of life and his views for living.

What do you think.

Until Next Time

I’m Billy David Dickson

Honest at Wallmart, 11-18-11 Commentary

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A few weeks ago I was in my local Wallmart store. I added the things up in my cart and went to pay for them. I was shocked when I was told how much my total cost was. No it wasn’t too much I thought it would cost more.

I left the store but as I looked at the sales slip of how much I had been charged I saw I had not been charged for a print cartage I had bought. I went back into the story and paid for the item. The cashier thanked me for being honest. I said something like I am a follower of Jesus and he would want me to do that.

I share this not to be praised but to say for those of us who follow Christ this should be our normal lifestyle.

If not we are not a good witness for our Lord. Don’t you think.

What do you think.

Until Next Time

I’m Billy David Dickson

Rev. Jimmy Creech and the Bible 11-1-11 Commentary

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If a soul is called to be a Pastor should they not be committed to all of God’s word instead of trying to change the culture and make it into a creation of the radical left.

It has been more than a decade since then-Rev. Jimmy Creech made Nebraska a focus in the American culture wars by performing same-sex union ceremonies that eventually led to the stripping of his credentials as a Methodist minister.

Creech, now 66, has continued to be an activist on same sex marriage and related issues, Some say Creech didn’t follow the teachings of his church but a worst offense is that Creech disobeyed God’s word. He will have to defend his actions before God one day. Church Laws can be wrong but God’s word is never wrong.

What do you think.

Until Next Time

I’m Billy David Dickson

Halloween 10-31-11 Commentary

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Tonight is Halloween. Kids all over America will be dressing up. Followers of Jesus have different views on this holiday. I think it might be a great night to meet your neighbors by taking the kids in your neighborhood to a church harvest party, or passing out some Christian tracks with the candy you give out however not everyone agrees with me. One thing all followers of Jesus should agree with we are in a spiritual fight with the devil.

These are the reasons I believe in a real devil... The Bible says there is one, How does one explain evil, and just look at what is taking place in the news. How can there not be a devil but Jesus is greater than he. What do you think.

Until Next Time

I’m Billy David Dickson

Jesus Candy Case 10-19-11 Commentary

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Why don’t those on the left fight for the rights of faith based kids. A long-anticipated decision has finally been handed down by the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the infamous “candy cane” case.

The court has ruled that the Plano (Texas) Independent School District violated the Constitution by not allowing a student to hand out candy cane pens with a religious message at his class “winter” party nine years ago.

I wonder in this case where are those on the left who are always yelling kids have a right to view porn on school computers, and schools don’t have a right to keep kids from going to places on the web that might not be good for them.

What do you think.

Until Next Time

I’m Billy David Dickson

Children Should Be Allowed to Watch Shooting Games 9-30-11 Commentary

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Don’t you think at times we blame things instead of those who do crime. The London mayor has announced Children will be barred from watching shooting events at the 2012 London Olympics.

The restriction is designed to help stem London’s rising gun-crime rate, and to prevent the “glorification” of firearms.

The problem is not guns but how guns are used. The problem also goes deeper into culture too many kids in the UK and America are growing up in broken homes, and going to schools that don't teach right or wrong or that there is a God that has a good plan for their lives.

This step is not going to stop kids from doing bad things it just will make those on the left feel good and it will keep a lot of good kids from seeing guns used in a good way.

What do you think.

Until Next Time

I’m Billy David Dickson

911 Cross Should Upset Souls 9-22-11 Commentary

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Some souls on the left are upset by a cross that is displayed at the 9/11 memorial site in New York City. I have no problem with this cross being displayed and I think those who are upset by it’s display are wrong.

However should we be shocked that the cross upsets people. As part of an article which was posted on the Christianity Today web site said. "The cross has always provoked a variety of responses, most of which have been negative. The cross upsets souls because it shows that a sinless Savior had to die for your sins and mine. As the Jewish-turned Christian theologian St. Paul put it, "a stumbling block and foolishness. It is also the power of the cross that saves our souls."

What do you think.

Until Next Time I’m Billy David Dickson

Media Labeling Some Things Bad 8-30-11 Commentary

Don’t you find interesting that the media will label some who do horrible things but not others who do horrible things. When somebody blows up an abortion clinic or murders an abortion doctor they are quick to call the murder a pro life radical.

Then in that Norway shooting at that youth camp much of the media called the shooter a Christian fundamentalist" but as my friend Cal Thomas posted on Twitter they don’t link followers of Islam who do bad things with the Islam faith even though Islam teaches it’s followers to hate others unlike the Christian faith. Also leaders in the pro life community or followers of Christ are quick to separate their faith and views from those who do horrible things in their name unlike followers of Islam.

What do you think.

Until Next Time

I’m Billy David Dickson

Treat Inmates Godly 8-29-11 Commentary

Don’t you think we should treat all human beings as made in the image of God. That is what my Bible teaches. That means everyone even those who may have done things wrong in life. Many U.S. correctional facilities do not provide air conditioning in their cell blocks, which leaves inmates with no choice but to sweat out the high temperatures during the Summer. Yes those who are in prison should be punished but we should respond the way Jesus would. Based on my understanding of the Lord and his word he wants us to treat all souls with respect even though we may not agree with the choices they have made.

Also lets not forget if it wasn't for God's grace we too could be in a prison cell because all of us are sinners according to God even if the world we live in says our sin isn’t that bad.

What do you think.

Until Next Time,

I’m Billy David Dickson

God Before Your Job 8-22-11 Commentary

We need more souls who are willing to put their faith before anything including their jobs don’t you agree?

A CLERK IN the New YORK TOWN OF BAKER HAS QUIT HER JOB, REFUSING TO GRANT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LICENSES TO PEOPLE NEWLY EMPOWERED TO MARRY IN NEW YORK. The 56-YEAR-OLD SAID SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN “COMPROMISING MY MORAL CONSCIENCE” AND “HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MY JOB AND MY GOD.” Good for this lady.

Would you be willing to chose God over your job. Don’t forget the Bible says those who honor God he will honor 1 Samuel 2:30

God will also meet our needs even if we have to quit a job.

What do you think.

Until Next Time

I’m Billy David Dickson

I don't Want Casey/OJ to Get God's Justice 8-5-11

God's Justice

After the verdict that Casey Anthony did not murder her child people around the nation and world were so upset they were yelling for justice. I understand that. We saw the same after the OJ trial where it appears somebody got away with murder.

We all want justice in our court system. However when Casey Anthony or OJ die should we want God to give them justice because we are going to get the same thing.

If we get justice we will all end up in hell because we are going to be compared to sinless Jesus that is why we need to receive him as savior in this life. We aren’t going to be compared to Hitler when we die but to perfect Jesus. What do you think.

Until Next Time

I’m Billy David Dickson

Obey God and the Laws of the Land July 25, 2011 Commentary

"I'm told by the Hispanic community that perhaps 40 percent of all the Southern Baptist Hispanics in America are undocumented -- which shouldn't surprise us," says Richard Land who heads the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission "I mean, they come here to work, and we aggressively evangelize and they find Jesus as their Savior . The first job of the church is to reach people with the good news of Jesus however after salvation shouldn’t we teach converts what the Bible says about obeying the laws of the land.

We who follow Christ are to obey the laws of the land unless by obeying those laws we would disobey a command of God. As Peter would have when in the book of Acts he said we must obey God rather than men.

What do you think.

Until Next Time I’m Billy David Dickson --

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Non Faithful Pastor July 18, 2011 Commentary

Don’t you think a Pastor should be faithful to what the Bible teaches. A homosexual Methodist pastor from Wisconsin has been suspended for 20 days for officiating at a lesbian "wedding." Amy DeLong freely admitted her action, which prompted a church trial .

A jury of clergy convicted her and decided on the sentence . It looks like this church body isn't willing to enforce it's own rules or God's rules for that matter. This Pastor is going to have to stand before God's court one day and he isn't going to suspended her for just for 20 days.) Again shouldn't’t Pastors be faithful to what the Bible teaches. Of course too many Pastors don’t believe follow the Lordship of God’s word do they.

What do you think.

Until Next Time

I’m Billy David Dickson.

July 5th, 2011 Commentary

Kathy Ireland isn't just a supermodel, she's a great role model. In an interview with FOX411, the former cover girl says she's on board with the campaign to defund Planned Parenthood.

"I think Planned Parenthood needs to reassess what their values are, what their mission is, what their goals are, and [whether] they deserve government funding? ... [T]here are non-profits that I'm involved with, and we don't get government funding," Ireland said.

Ireland used to be pro-abortion, but says she changed her mind when she talked to America's top scientists. None of them could prove to her that unborn babies weren't human beings.

What do you think.

Until Next Time I’m Billy David Dickson

June 21, 2011 Commentary Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus the star of the TV show HONNA Montana seems to be struggling in her spiritual walk for the second year in a row she was voted worst celebrity role model by girls age 9 to 15 on AOL.

In an inview awhile back she said her number one goal in 2011 was to work as a missionary and dig water wells for people in poor countries her Christian witness is now off of her website.

This is not to condemn Miley but to remind all of us it is tough to be a person of faith when you are a public person and put before the public at a young age. Lets pray for her because God can change anyone’s heart. What do you think.

Until Next Time I’m Billy David Dickson

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