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... legislation permits birds to sing for 30 minutes during the day and 15 minutes at night
Religious stuff can also get a few ... to intensity and worry. A truly cheerful face radiates from a relaxed, joyful heart.
A few things in life are absolutely ...
... to Be Forty and Other Atrocities. I’ve long since passed the half-century mark, so it seemed reasonable that I should at least face the ... already, don’t you? Maybe that’s why I’ll pull Viorst from the shelf on a Saturday afternoon or a Monday morning. She helps Sunday ...
... lives with more curves that necessitate a slower speed.
The psalmist calmly counsels us to “Be still” so we can know that God is ... alone. Immediately after His Twelve returned hot and sweaty from ministry, it was His idea that they retreat and repair. And who can ever ...
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People of excellence are those who see through the clutching greed of our times—people who have declared their undivided ... to give back all that you need.
Devotional content taken from Dear Graduate by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright © 2007 by ...
... are a lot of hungry wolves out there. I’ve learned over the years, however, that cynicism can quickly set in, bringing only heartache ... the Lord is coming soon!
Devotional content taken from Good Morning, Lord...Can We Talk? by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
Read James 1:12-16
May I remind you of four of the more powerful perils that can level even the mightiest? They are fortune, ... videos! If necessary, keep the television off. And stay away from the magazine rack.
Third, our close companions must be screened . ...
... 5:5, 11:29-30; 1 Thessalonians 2:7
If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become boastful, ...
In the name of Your gracious Son. Amen.
Excerpted from The Prayers of Charles R. Swindoll, Volume 1 , Copyright 2010 ...
... more heresy than any of us are ready to believe. One of the tactics of survival when facing “the flaming arrows of the evil one” ... All are welcome to apply.
Devotional content taken from Come before Winter and Share My Hope by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright ...
... a client called to dispute a bill. I watched my boss go over the charges, point by point, and compare them to our logged timesheets. It was ... it feels overwhelming and needless, but if you submit to the process it can be liberating.
Here’s why: When you’re accountable ...
... life of integrity. Absolutely nothing!
Nothing stands the test like solid character. You can handle the blast like a steer in a ... invincible power to silence your slanderers.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
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We find a perfect illustration of this in the story of Mary and Martha recorded in Luke 10:38-42.
Taking a minute to ... time together....
Her anxiety was distracting her from more important things. Worry always does that.
Excerpted from Charles ...
... Read Psalm 16:11
I know of no greater need today than the need for joy. Unexplainable, contagious joy. Outrageous joy.
When that ... the desire to work hard and a joyful attitude.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
Read Psalm 119:66
Whenever you see the scriptural phrase "This is the will of God," you know for sure that's God's ...
Precepts are clearly marked statements like "Abstain from sexual immorality." That's like saying, "Speed Limit 35." What is ...
... with others that I can enjoy them or endure them to the greatest advantage.
This is what the early Christians did. They ... moat and then share our joys and our sorrows.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... conceited pride, my friend. It's acknowledging in words the feelings of the heart. The Lord knows that we hear more than enough ... One who makes the whole experience possible.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... like He is....
All of our Christian lives we have sung the old hymn "Take Time to Be Holy." Those words are true. It does take time to ... demoralize us.
We need to lock onto the power that comes from God's presence and invite Him to cleanse our thoughts, to correct our foul ...
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Despite all of our searching and all of our study of the Scriptures, we'll never be able to see everything clearly, to fully grasp ... That is as our heavenly Father planned it.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
... of failure and lack of character.
Furthermore, we are on the move so much, who has time to share and to care? It has been my observation that we Christians are not immune from this hurry-up, hassle-hustle mentality....
Even though it is easy to ...
The Christmas story details God’s inexpressible, infinite, awesome Son, sealed in perfection from His conception to His birth, wrapped in love, and provided by God’s grace as a gift to each one of us. From a past of pristine perfection and spotless purity in which Jesus existed ...
Read Isaiah 49:16
"The Lord has forsaken me...He has walked away...He has totally forgotten me." ... You've just come off a glorious weekend retreat. Time in the Word. Great worship. Lots of laughter. Meaningful prayer.... Then comes ... are, what we're doing, and how we're feeling.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, ...
