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... 13:4
A young fellow rushed into a gas station to use the pay phone. The manager overheard his telephone conversation as he asked: ... job, what do you think would be His answer?
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... you know: "A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but when the heart is sad the spirit is broken" (Proverbs 15:13).
We're not ... joy goes public. We can't hide it. The face takes its cue from an inside signal.
A well-developed sense of humour reveals a ...
... of blame. But whether we are responsible for the offence or we are the recipients of it, the first move is always ours. ... and wrath and anger and clamour and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, ...
Read Esther 9:28
The Lincoln Memorial. The Vietnam Memorial....
Memorials are places ... have monuments and memorials, places to return to and learn from and talk about and pass on. If we don't, we are destined to live rootless, fast-lane lives without much significance.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
Read Mark 10:45
God's true servant is like the Lord Jesus, who came not "to be served, but to serve, and to give His life ... your role: to serve and to give.
True love flowing from authentic servants does not keep a record of who did what, and it does not ...
Read Psalm 32:7
Providence . We toss the word around. But have you ever analyzed it?
It comes from the Latin, providentia . Pro means "before" or "ahead of time"; ...
Read Matthew 11:29
What is the most Christlike attitude on earth? Think before you answer too quickly. ... love . That is understandable, for He did indeed love to the uttermost.
Others might say patience . Again, not a bad choice. I ... most Christlike attitude we can demonstrate.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... three questions of discipleship:
As you think through the major decisions you have recently made (during the past six to eight ... that will deepen your commitment to Christ."
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... 31:1
Under heaven's lock and key, we are protected by the most efficient security system available—the power of God.
There is ... deliberately trust God to protect you by His power from this very moment to the dawning of eternity.
Excerpted from Charles R. ...
... purity without dealing with some practical facts related to the body—our flesh-and-blood appetites that crave satisfaction.
Volumes ... terribly appealing and temporarily satisfying.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... Yawning. Clapping.
I’ve even witnessed a during-the-sermon, pew-to-pulpit, heated argument between parishioner and preacher ... to keep it quiet before Him.
Devotional content taken from Good Morning, Lord...Can We Talk? by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
Read Jeremiah 29:11
God knows, right down to the final nub, exactly where you are in life.
He sees.
He cares.
He ... of your deliverance even now. Trust Me!"
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... God calls a servant, there is little room for negotiation. The most striking example of this is when God spoke to Abram, lifting him from obscurity and setting him on a course that would change human history.
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Whether you are travelling as a missionary or in the midst of your personal profession, God would have you travel as Paul ... “An authority is anyone who’s one hundred miles away from home.” Because I’m fairly well known, when I travel, people show up ...
... we seldom think that a great apostle like Paul ever suffered from insomnia, but he did. He couldn't sleep sometimes because of acute ... and exposure...and sometimes because of his concern for the many ministries to which he had given himself. "Daily pressure," he calls ...
... warm inside when we think about this rare breed of humanity. The kind we can look up to without the slightest suspicion of deception or ... can impact the whole world!
Devotional content taken from Dear Graduate by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright © 2007 by ...
... 2 Corinthians 9:7; 1 Timothy 6:18
Many will seek the favor of a generous man, And every man is a friend to him who gives gifts. ... a world that is self-serving. We ask that we will be stirred from within and moved in our hearts, so that our actions reveal change. May we ...
I once heard about a Hollywood jewelry store with the following sign:
WE RENT WEDDING RINGS
Doesn’t that just sum up the state of our world?
Seven days after our first date, I knew Cynthia was ...
... Proverbs 1:8; Colossians 3:18-20
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth. How blessed is the ... know it won't be easy or quick, but it'll come as we learn from You. Help us unlearn our many habits and patterns that are not in line ...
... very few who live a life that is calm, easygoing, and free from anxiety.
Tucked away in the 26th chapter of Isaiah are two verses we need to dust off occasionally and ...
