Scott Adams, creator of the popular comic strip Dilbert, has passed away at the age of 68 after suffering from cancer. In his final days, the cartoonist left a final message in which he stated that he had accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior.
Adams himself wrote a letter dated January 1, 2026, and “in his right mind,” in which he explained that his body had failed before his mind and added: “I accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and hope to spend eternity with Him…”. The text was read publicly by his ex-wife after his death.
Adams had expressed on January 4, in his podcast Real Coffee with Scott Adams, his intention to convert to Christianity before dying. In that context, he described himself as a non-believer, although he said he respected Christians and acknowledged the influence of friends and listeners who insisted that “it’s never too late” to return to God.
Adams explained his decision in practical terms, stating that if there was nothing after death, he lost nothing; but if Christianity was true, he gained. After that episode, he wrote that what happened next would be a matter “between Jesus and me”.
The case has sparked numerous comments due to the public nature of the testimony and the timing: at the end of a serious illness. Conversion in the final stretch of life, far from being a strange phenomenon, refers to the reality of Christianity: the time of mercy is not measured in years, but in the disposition of the soul.