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... dignity like stumbling!
I have seen people dressed to the hilt stumble and fall flat on their faces as they were walking to church. ... make excellent encouragers.
Devotional content taken from Good Morning, Lord...Can We Talk? by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
Thinking about the New Testament and its focus on acting on our faith has prompted conviction ... you’re anything like me, you know how easy it is to look the other way when something is uncomfortable or pass by, not even wondering if ... command to love one another. In fact, Mark 12:29–31 says the greatest commands in all of Scripture are to love the Lord our God with all ...
... Nice words to hear, huh? They have flowed into my ears from any number of places. At Thirty-One Flavors on a smoggy, stifling, ... time." Great game. Friendship deepens. Everybody wins (even the Angels!).
Treats are neat. Spontaneous. Unexpected. Pleasant moments ...
Read Proverbs 26:23–28
The poison of resentment enters the soul imperceptibly after injury or personal insult. It can also come ... Will you walk that path today?
Devotional content taken from Good Morning, Lord...Can We Talk? by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
What are the benefits of realizing God Incomprehensible? We no longer reduce Him to ... inexhaustible God. Any serious study of Him takes us from an unconscious to conscious awareness of our ignorance.
The One we worship defies human analysis.
Excerpted from Day by Day with Charles Swindoll , Copyright © 2000 by Charles R. ...
... curl up in a corner with a calendar and put Xs on days. On the contrary, the news of his malignancy only spurred him on to drain every ... mistreatment, subsequent slavery in Egypt, false accusations from Mrs. Potiphar (resulting in being dumped into a dungeon for years), Joseph ...
... 5:17
All of us have practiced certain areas of wrong from our youth. It is a pattern of life that comes “second nature” to us. ... strongly resists change. We gloss over our resistance with the varnish of excuses:
“Well, nobody’s perfect.”
“I’ll never ...
... and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your ... that has been tamed. Humble in heart means "lowly"—the word picture of a helper. Unselfishness and thoughtfulness are in the ...
... MSG)
A funny thing happened to me recently. One of the sound-and-light people at the church where I pastor (a real character!) ... you?” I nodded yes. He said, “You’re originally from Texas, right?” By now I knew I was in for something! “Yep,” I ...
... media, and other addictive technologies, we’re losing the fine art of listening.
I don’t mean just hearing. Not simply smiling ... to see.” He then added this reassurance: “both are gifts from the LORD” (Proverbs 20:12).
Two ears. Two eyes. Only one mouth. ...
... as well as executive assistants. Parents as well as kids. The diligent as well as the lazy. Gen Xers as well as millennials. Not even ... sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. For since our friendship with God was restored by ...
... 1 Thessalonians 2:19
You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand ... Even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus. Amen.
Excerpted from The Prayers of Charles R. Swindoll, Volume 2 , Copyright 2010 ...
... will people think I’m wise then?
I can still remember the panic I felt when I first came across this verse.
In reading 1 Peter I ... know what He wants me to say.
And wisdom? Wisdom comes from learning from others and applying knowledge to everyday life. If I think I ...
... a wall, it's interesting that they finally turn to prayer. The only thing that will work is the last thing we try. Take a look at this: ... lost their punch. To guard against that, let's read them from another translation— The Amplified Bible : "Do not fret or have any ...
... will grant you his blessing. (1 Peter 3:8–9)
During the next week I’d like you to work on a very practical project. It will ... of Christ, in whom nothing is impossible. Amen.
Taken from Hope Again by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright © 1996 by Charles R. ...
... perspective. We can act like Chicken Little, who thought the sky was falling when an acorn conked him on the head! Life can catch us off ... Let it shine, let it shine!
Devotional content taken from Good Morning, Lord...Can We Talk? by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
... him because he has been longing to see you....Welcome him in the Lord’s love and with great joy, and give him the honor that people like ... the point of death while doing for me what you couldn't do from far away. (Philippians 2:25–26, 29–30)
I am reminded of three ...
... Read Matthew 6
Jesus opened a five-gallon can of worms the day He preached His Sermon on the Mount. There wasn't a Pharisee within ... showing off? Listen to His words!
Excerpted from Day by Day with Charles Swindoll , Copyright © 2000 by Charles R. ...
Read Proverbs 16:31
I like the question once asked by Satchel Paige, that venerable alumnus of baseball: ... doesn't like to stay in one place very long, so he takes me from joint to joint. After such a busy day I'm really tired and glad to go to ... in their feet, and gas in their stomachs.
Excerpted from Day by Day with Charles Swindoll , Copyright © 2000 by Charles R. ...
... So dear that He sent His only Son to die on a cross for the sins of the whole world—for people like us. That’s no cliché. It’s the plain ...
