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Portrait of Charles R. Swindoll

Charles R. Swindoll

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Charles Rozell Swindoll is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher.

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Notable works: Strengthening Your Grip

About Charles R. Swindoll

Charles Rozell Swindoll is an evangelical Christian pastor, author, educator, and radio preacher. He founded Insight for Living, headquartered in Frisco, Texas, which airs a radio program of the same name on more than 2,000 stations around the world in 15 languages. He was the founding pastor at Stonebriar Community Church, in Frisco, Texas, and also sat on its elder board.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Charles R. Swindoll

This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness

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Bases

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Grace is ours. Let's live it! Deny it or debate it and we kill it.

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Debate

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Cults use our vocabulary, but they don't use our dictionary.

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Cult

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No pressure is greater than God's power.

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Greater

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Go God's way! His is the most reliable route to follow when life gets complicated. It will have its tough moments, but…

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Complicated

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For there to be true maturity, people must be given room to grow, which includes room to fail...

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Aging

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Anyone who influences others is a leader.

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Influence

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Nothing is so common as unsuccessful men with talent. They lack only determination.

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Commitment

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Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if…

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Burning

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I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude... When my attitudes…

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Attitude

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Two words will help you cope when you run low on hope: accept and trust.

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Accepting

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Thanksgiving speaks in clear, crisp tones of forgotten terms, like integrity - bravery - respect - freedom - discipline - sacrifice -…

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Bravery

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All he asks is that we trust Him, that we stand before Him in integrity and faith. God is just waiting for…

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Asks

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Adversity is a good test of our resiliency, our ability to cope, to stand back up, to recover from misfortune. Adversity is…

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Ability

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I am a preacher. I'm involved in many other things, but, mainly, I preach. And I love it!

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I am

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There is only one you. God wanted you to be you. Don't you dare change just because you're outnumbered!

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Be you

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You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.

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Faith

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God has not only created each of us as distinct individuals, He also uses us in significant ways.

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Christian

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Another problem with worry is that it makes you forget your worth. Worry makes you feel worthless, forgotten, and unimportant.

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Fear

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If you never get criticized, chances are you aren't getting anything done.

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Chance

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The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.

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Attention

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Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.

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Believe

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Friends make life a lot more fun.

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About friendship

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From the tiny birds of the air and from the fragile lilies of the field, we learn the same truth, which is…

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Air

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The secret to responsible trust is acceptance. Acceptance is taking from God's hand absolutely anything He gives, looking into His face in…

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Acceptance

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Charles R. Swindoll by topic

Life (67) Christian (58) Religion (50) God (48) Inspirational (30) Time (29) People (27) Ifs (25) Faith (23) Needs (21) Attitude (21) Lord (20) Giving (18) Want (17) Love (17)