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... His tongue, Jesus had just spent 40 days and 40 nights in the barren wilderness of rocks and stones. Then, suddenly, Jesus heard, “Why ... do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4)
We would all do well to let ...
Wisely labelled "the saving virtue," tact graces life like fragrance graces a rose. One whiff erases any memory of the thorns. It's remarkable how peaceful and pleasant tact can make us. Its ... to bring healing through a tactful answer.
Excerpted from Day by Day with Charles Swindoll , Copyright © 2000 by Charles R. ...
Read Acts 27:39–44
The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ... and make for land. The others held on to planks or debris from the broken ship. So everyone escaped safely to shore. (Acts 27:42–44)
... it’s smooth sailing. You’ll be glad you did.
Taken from Great Days with the Great Lives by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright ...
Read Matthew 5:6
The true servant of God possesses an insatiable appetite for what is right, a ... We drink of Thee, the fountainhead, And thirst our souls from Thee to fill. ¹
Bernard's pen dripped with that insatiable ... (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1961), 1220.
Excerpted from Improving Your Serve: The Art of Unselfish Living , Copyright 1981 ...
Read Galatians 5:22–23
The rare and remarkable virtue of patience is within the and-so-forth section in Galatians chapter 5. You know how we quote that ... You can’t, but He can.
Devotional content taken from Good Morning, Lord...Can We Talk? by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
... Gossip destroys good friendships (Proverbs 17:9). Along with the hurt feeling, you’re likely experiencing other feelings, such as sadness over the loss of your friendship, shame because of the secret that your friend ...
While the world is in turmoil because of the coronavirus disease pandemic, we can rest in God’s promise to never ... what.
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You are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. (Psalm 32:7)
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... we speak as messengers approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News. Our purpose is to please God, not people. He alone examines the ... limped into Thessalonica, his body bruised and tender from being beaten and imprisoned in Philippi. Thankfully, I’ve never had to ...
... 6:14, 8:11, Matthew 24:6-7, 11
For over an hour the other day I strolled down Nostalgia Lane with a September 4, 1939 copy of ... months the insane fuehrer would unleash a hellish nightmare from which we could not escape. Before his screams were silenced, acres of soil ...
... James 5:11
It was one of those backhanded compliments. The guy had listened to me talk during several sessions at a pastors' ... Why not both-and? I'd also like to know when we departed from the biblical model. When did we begin to ignore Christ's care for the ...
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It was Ernest Hemingway who once said, "Time is the least thing we have of." And he was right. How quickly time passes—and ... time-consuming things that have to be done but keep you from doing the things that make life so invigorating and fulfilling.
Since ...
Abigail from the Old Testament had impressive character. Her example serves as inspiration ... Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and from carrying out vengeance with my own hands.” (1 Samuel ...
Romans 12:1 deals with the physical, our bodies. Romans 12:2 deals with the metaphysical, our minds. ... It is a compound of the preposition with and the term from which we get our English word schematic .
The word rendered “transform,” metamorphoo , means “to be changed from one thing into another.” This Greek word is transliterated to render the ...
Read Psalm 37:23-24; Hebrews 4:12-16
The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their ... In fact, they’re priceless.
Devotional content taken from Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
... because Mordecai will not bow down to him. So, Haman talks the king into a game plan. “If you follow my rules, I will pour money into ... He was convinced that God would not let His people be wiped from the face of the earth. He and Esther might be killed, but ultimately ...
... and provocative. In fact, that book got me thinking about the top temptations fathers face.
First, the temptation to give things ... tuned out.
Fourth, the temptation to demand perfection from those under our roof. We fathers can be extremely unrealistic, can't we? ...
Read Isaiah 29:13-16
Fresh-fallen snow blanketed the range of mountains on the northeast rim of the Los Angeles basin. When I ... then—and should have—but we were only 15 or so minutes from our destination. So we pressed on.
The freak storm, however, made it ...
Every year my husband and I have the same conversation revolving around Christmas. His job keeps him away over ... function in order to fulfil my perceived obligations. I go from store to house and back again. On dark icy roads. Alone. And I’ve had ... we decided to skip Christmas the burden of the season lifted from my shoulders. While I know 99 per cent of this stress is self-induced, it ...
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My words are dedicated to all of you who have the opportunity to make an investment in a growing child so that he or she ... Believe me, both are essential. If you and I hope to release from our nest fairly capable and relatively stable people who can soar and make ...
... like everything I did and said would make a difference in the world but now I'm not so sure. Reality is making me cynical and it's ... the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands” (2 ...
