You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Rejoicing is clearly a spiritual command. To ignore it, I need to remind you, is disobedience. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
I don't see life divided into public and private, secular and sacred. It's all an open place of service before our God. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Our minds can be kept free of anxiety as we dump the load of our cares on the Lord in prayer. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
People are far more important than rigid rules and demanding expectations. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Tell yourself right now and throughout today, that it's okay to draw away from the maddening crowd. Jesus did; so can you. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Let's choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
God has somehow placed into Christian's insides a special something, that extra inner reservoir of power that is more than a match… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Humility - the discipline of putting others ahead of self, the choice to value others above self - is, at its core,… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
It's the nature of the beast within us to keep going back to the familiar rather than to strap on faith and… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Have you ever studied Jesus's approach to talking with people? He didn't always fill the space with answers for them. Let's learn… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
God alone is perfectly and consistently just. We forget; God remembers. We see an action; God sees a motive. This qualifies Him… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Any idol, regardless of its beauty or usefulness or original purpose, is to be set aside so that Christ might reign supreme,… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
The skeptic may deny your doctrine or attack your church but he cannot honestly ignore the fact that your life has been… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Not once does the Bible report that (Jesus) rushed anywhere. He was often busy, but never in a mad dash. And yet… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
“...ask yourself, "Who's getting the glory in this ministry?" You see, if we do ministry OUR way, it won't be for His… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
When you are giving people the gospel, you are giving them something to believe, and you have to set the stage for… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
There is no counsel like God's counsel. No comfort like His comfort. No wisdom more profound than the wisdom of the Scriptures. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
When we arrive at dilemmas in life and we are unable to decipher the right direction to go, if we hope to… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
We want a crowd to make us feel important and liked. But why is getting a crowd our focus? Jesus never suggested… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Some folks serve the almighty dollar far more faithfully than the Almighty God. They get greater delight out of balancing the budget… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Go God's way! His is the most reliable route to follow when life gets complicated. It will have its tough moments, but you will… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
For there to be true maturity, people must be given room to grow, which includes room to fail... — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Nothing is so common as unsuccessful men with talent. They lack only determination. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if yours isn't… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude... When my attitudes are right… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Two words will help you cope when you run low on hope: accept and trust. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Thanksgiving speaks in clear, crisp tones of forgotten terms, like integrity - bravery - respect - freedom - discipline - sacrifice - godliness. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
All he asks is that we trust Him, that we stand before Him in integrity and faith. God is just waiting for us to… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Adversity is a good test of our resiliency, our ability to cope, to stand back up, to recover from misfortune. Adversity is a painful… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
I am a preacher. I'm involved in many other things, but, mainly, I preach. And I love it! — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share