Slice it any way you wish; ignorance is not bliss.
Dress it in whatever garb you please; ignorance is not attractive. Neither is it the mark of humility nor the path to spirituality. It certainly is...
An old year has completed its course. A new year is smiling at us with twelve months of the unknown. An entire ocean of possibilities, including both sun-drenched days and a few storms with howling...
This season of the year is not joyful for everyone. Put bluntly, some dread it. They are filled with such melancholy memories of painful days gone by, they find it hard to sing the carols. “Joy...
If you know a little about the birth of Jesus, it might be best for you to forget it and start from scratch.
It's baaaack! The age-old yuletide season is about to slip in the door once again. Better not shout, better not pout, for the malls will be playing “Jingle Bells” several thousand times...
A curious phenomenon has plagued families for as long as there have been families. Go back as far as time will take you, and there it is in all its mystery and misery.
For the most part, my friend's...
Life was simple for the three Swindoll kids when we were young and growing up in east Houston. Neither my brother Orville, sister Luci, nor I entertained dreams of grandeur—even at Christmas. But...
I remember the time I spoke to the Los Angeles Rams at their pre-game chapel service, and later that night, they creamed the Dallas Cowboys. The evening before Super Bowl XIV, I spoke to the Steelers...
Is horizontal grace missing in your life? You may have embraced God's vertical grace to you, but missed its all-important connection in your relationships.
Life's been getting a little tight; it's much too serious lately. With more deadlines, too many meetings (all of them too long!), not enough relaxation, more emails than I can handle, and the feeling...
A few things in life are absolutely tragic. Some are mysteriously strange. Many, however, are just plain funny.
There isn't a day that passes in which I fail to see, hear, or read something that...
Many professions draw public attention like a slice of watermelon draws flies. Those who practice those professions are constantly in the news. They provide abundant fodder for verbal lunch breaks.
Nine-year-old Danny came bursting out of Sunday school like a wild stallion. His eyes were darting in every direction as he tried to locate either his mom or dad. Finally, after a quick search, he...
When the heart is right, the feet are swift.
That's the way Thomas Jefferson put it many years ago. There are other ways to say the same thing. A happy spirit takes the grind out of giving. A...
Mrs. Bertha Adams, 71 years old, died alone in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Easter Sunday. The coroner's report read: Cause of death…malnutrition. She had wasted away to 50 pounds.
The clothing industries made a killing last month. People came out from under the rocks to wrap themselves in new Easter threads, shoes, and hats. Kids were dragged from store to store as their...
Strength and Dignity
Esther exhibited a grace-filled charm and elegance. In Esther 2:9, the literal translation of the original language says, “She lifted up grace before his face.” Isn't...
If there's one attitude families are guilty of more than any other when it comes to mothers, it's presumption…taking them for granted…being nearly blind on occasion to the load moms...
Monthly Video Insight
Are you crowded by clutter? Is your life jammed with junk? Are the good things keeping you from the best things? In this brief video, Chuck Swindoll encourages you to simplify...
One of the most beautiful blueprints ever designed has been God's plan for marriage. Established before there was any sin in the world, marriage illustrates God's perfect design for relationships....
Now there's a fitting title! Especially in a day when our chequing accounts need month-to-month resuscitation to survive mind-numbing government deficits and debts. Unlike those who receive...
Rarely will one of God's heroes show up in the Scriptures having lived a life free of failure.
Take Peter, for example. As soon as you read the name, you remember his story. Peter experienced the...
Monthly Video Insight
Are you afraid that if God really knew you He would disapprove of you? Chuck Swindoll wants you to understand what Jesus' death was all about.
Mrs. Moses' cookbook surely had a special section on “A Thousand-and-One Ways to Fix Manna.” Unless I miss my guess, she had tried them all…many times. What potatoes are to Idaho,...
Few people in the first century had a deeper understanding of God's grace than the Apostle Paul. Redeemed from a life of vicious brutality as a rigid legalistic Pharisee, the man turned the corner,...
Monthly Video Insight
Grinding away at a task — or a relationship — that doesn't seem to be yielding the desired results? Chuck Swindoll has just the words you need to hear to keep...
The other evening my wife and I were enjoying a quiet conversation together. We were sipping some fresh-perked coffee, the house was unusually still, and there were no plans to go anywhere that...
One of the first weddings I performed as a young pastor had all the promise you could hope for in a marriage. Both in their mid-twenties, both believers, he was a medical student, she was a nurse. It...
Romans 11:33-36; 2 Peter 3
For the next few minutes, imagine this scene:
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be...
Monthly Video Insight
Are you familiar with the promises in the Bible that are yours to claim? Chuck Swindoll suggests it could make a big difference in your day just to read a few.
During my days serving as a pastor in New England, I heard of a teacher named Thayer S. Warshaw who quizzed a group of college-bound high school students on the Bible. The quiz preceded a Bible as...
With the dawning of a new year comes a deluge of resolutions, reminders, and exhortations. They all follow similar how-to themes—how to increase your efficiency, how to make every moment count...
Monthly Video Insight
Is it just a poor word choice to say you can't when you really won't? In this Video Insight, Chuck Swindoll suggests it could really be a statement about God.
Jeremiah 17:7, 8; Psalm 63:5-6; Philippians 2:1-11
Time to reflect. That would be my answer to the question: "What do you like most about the year-end holidays?"
Dr. Seuss wasn't thinking of me when he wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Charles Dickens would not have asked me to play Scrooge in his story. In spite of what you may read later…remember...
There are various ways to describe it: turning the other cheek…going the extra mile…doing good to those who hate us…loving our enemies…pouring coals of fire on another's head...
Read Matthew 1-2
Have you ever thought about giving something away every day of the year leading up to Christmas? These daily gifts could be called our “Christmas projects,” one per day...
Monthly Video Insight
Is your neural network processing more negative input than positive these days? Chuck Swindoll has a solution to the “gripes” in this month's Video Insight.
The Church of the 21st century needs to awaken from its moral slumber. In this age of “enlightenment,” we have been taught to be tolerant. We have gone soft on the exposition of the...
The exercise of this discipline called self-control prevents desire from becoming a dictator. For the person without Christ, the desires dictate and he or she obeys. Those in Christ, living under...
Monthly Video Insight
Have you ever received a compliment that lifted your spirits for the rest of the day? In this Video Insight, Chuck Swindoll reminds us of the power of words.
Believe it or not, the average North American is exposed to about 300 advertisements a day. Personally, I believe it! The magazine in which I read that fact has more pages dedicated to...
Mentally, we picture brutal, grotesque images. Cow's ribs and hips protrude. Babies' eyes are hollow. Bloated stomachs growl angrily. Skin stretches across faces tight as a trampoline. The outline of...
Monthly Video Insight
Would you like to be wise? How can you avoid being foolish? In this month's Video Insight, Chuck Swindoll describes the differences between the wise person and the foolish...
Laurence J. Peter and I are close friends. No, actually, we've never met, but we've visited together numerous times. We've never even shaken hands, but we've been in agreement ever since we crossed...
The late football strategist Vince Lombardi was a fanatic about fundamentals. Those who played under his leadership often spoke of his intensity, his drive, his endless enthusiasm for the guts of the...
It's easy to get confused these days. “Out of control” isn't what we want to be. People who drink too much are said to be “out of control.” The same goes for those who go...
A funny thing happened in Darlington, Maryland, several years ago. Edith, a mother of eight, was coming home from a neighbour's house one Saturday afternoon. Things seemed too quiet as she walked...
We don't need our homes guarded as much as our minds and our hearts. It's my heart that gets me into my day! It's my mind that gets me into my study! It's my passion that comes from that! And His...
Monthly Video Insight
What can we learn from the rules of a kids' clubhouse? Chuck Swindoll challenges us to be “right-sized” in this month's Video Insight
