Charles R. Swindoll
Charles R. Swindoll
Charles Rozell "Chuck" Swindoll /ˈswɪnˌdɒl/is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher. He founded Insight for Living, headquartered in Plano, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more than 2,000 stations around the world in 15 languages. He is currently senior pastor at Stonebriar Community Church, in Frisco, Texas...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth18 October 1934
CountryUnited States of America
prayer comforting relief
Noise and crowds have a way of siphoning our energy and distracting our attention, making prayer an added chore rather than a comforting relief
choices matter conviction
Convictions are a matter of choice, not force.
character order discipline
Discipline is training that corrects and perfects our mental faculties or molds our moral character. Discipline is control gained by enforced obedience. It is the deliberate cultivation of inner order.
life-is made decided
10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.
Don't seek more days in your life but more life in your days.
past second-chance people
Sometimes people can't see past us to hear our message. We never have a second chance to leave a first impression.
stopping action truth-is
Learning more truth is a poor and cheap substitute for stopping and putting into action the truth already learned
jesus purpose able
Fortunately Jesus didn't leave [the disciples]-or any of us-without hope or direction. Where we fail, Jesus succeeded. The only One who as able to recognize and follow His purpose from the beginning was Jesus. He alone was able to obey consistently and please God completely. And His divine mission was to make a way for each of us to do the same.
being-yourself like-you know-yourself
Know yourself, like yourself, be yourself.
thinking trying important
I think it is important to begin with a statement in your speech that grabs the attention of the audience. I try to make my opening line 15 words or less.
jobs done gods-will
When God's in it, the job gets done.
christian moving joy
God seems to reward us with good, delightful experiences when we move with joy through the less-than-delightful times.
average people groups
There is nothing more fearful for the average person in our society than to stand before a group of people and speak.
inspirational successful sea
If our perfect Lord is gracious enough to take our worst, and ugliest, our most boring, our least successful, and forgive them, burying them in the depths of the sea, then it's high time we give each other a break.