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
pain focus valleys
We shouldn't deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
worry forget-you forgotten
Another problem with worry is that it makes you forget your worth. Worry makes you feel worthless, forgotten, and unimportant.
christian religion today
It's a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.
prayer cities giving
To be used of God. Is there anything more encouraging, more fulfilling? Perhaps not, but there is something more basic: to meet with God. To linger in His presence, to shut out the noise of the city and, in quietness, give Him the praise He deserves. Before we engage ourselves in His work, let's meet Him in His Word... in prayer... in worship.
inspirational-life looks sin
Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.
opportunity capacity impossibility
Alleged 'impossibilities' are opportunities for our capacities to be stretched.
shelter hebrew sabbath
God presents the Sabbath rest as a shelter we can enter. (Hebrews 4:1-11)
spiritual prayer thinking
In place of our exhaustion and spiritual fatigue, God will give us rest. All He asks is that we come to Him...that we spend a while thinking about Him, meditating on Him, talking to Him, listening in silence, occupying ourselves with Him - totally and thoroughly lost in the hiding place of His presence.
jesus believe eye
Jesus kept it simple. The lesson wasn't complicated. 'I speak; you believe My word; your son will be fine.' We complicate what God has made simple by seeing the world through human eyes. We want to see in order to believe and presume that our limitations are His.
mean blessing suffering
If you allow it, [suffering] can be the means by which God brings you His greatest blessings.
god encouragement giving
God does not dispense strength and encouragement like a druggist fills your prescription. The Lord doesn't promise to give us something to take so we can handle our weary moments. He promises us Himself. That is all. And that is enough.
friendship fun true-friend
Friends make life a lot more fun.
christian spiritual godly
Don't expect wisdom to come into your life like great chunks of rock on a conveyor belt. Wisdom comes privately from God as a byproduct of right decisions, godly reactions, and the application of spiritual principles to daily circumstances.
life positive christian
When you have a sense of calling, whether it's to be a musician, soloist, artist, in one of the technical fields, or a plumber, there is something deep and enriching when you realize it isn't just a casual choice, it's a divine calling. It's not limited to vocational Christian service by any means.