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Remembering Names, Part One
May 22, 2022 Remembering Names, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Peter 1:13 Remembering is a skill. Sure, there are those who have been blessed with a good memory. But they are exceptions. For most of us, remembering is a skill, like speaking in public, singing, reading, thinking, orRead More …
The Legal Swamp, Part Two
May 21, 2022 The Legal Swamp, Part Two by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 John 3:16-18 Yesterday we began talking about the legal swamp—the tendency of people, and even professing Christians, to march headlong into the mire of courtroom battles, often without any attempt at personal reconciliation. And the longer we’reRead More …
The Legal Swamp, Part One
May 20, 2022 The Legal Swamp, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 Law never fails to turn me off. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I don’t think we need it . . . it’s just that it leaves me cold. It frowns and demands. It requires andRead More …
The Small Stuff
May 19, 2022 The Small Stuff by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Colossians 3:17 “Don’t sweat the small stuff.” Somebody said that to me the other day. It helped . . . momentarily. I needed reality’s nudge. Being casual on the outside but a fairly thorough and disciplined soul within, I sometimes need toRead More …
Teenage Turbulence
May 18, 2022 Teenage Turbulence by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Matthew 18:6 While I was away for a couple weeks of vacation many years ago, I read a book by David Elkind describing the staggering number of teenagers who lack the adult guidance and support they need to make a healthyRead More …
Fallibility, Part Two
May 17, 2022 Fallibility, Part Two by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Peter 1:24-25 God’s Word is infallible; people are not. Yesterday, we noted that this point is particularly underscored in the realm of leadership. We naturally seek after ministers we can respect and follow. And then—glory!—we come across some whoseRead More …
Fallibility, Part One
May 16, 2022 Fallibility, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 119:89-96 Ever since I was knee-high to a gnat, I have been taught about and have believed in the infallibility of Scripture. Among the upper echelons of doctrinal truths, this one ranks alongside the Godhead, the deity of Christ,Read More …
Make It Clear
May 15, 2022 Make It Clear by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 One of the toughest assignments in life is to communicate clearly what happened during a time when emotions were high. People who “fall in love” can hardly describe it. Those who endure a calamity or experience aRead More …
A Touch of Class, Part Two
May 14, 2022 A Touch of Class, Part Two by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Exodus 25:1-9 Yesterday, I mentioned my disgust with the prevailing notion in many evangelical churches that elegance and class have no place in the landscape of spirituality. But even the ancient places of worship were stunningly beautiful.Read More …
A Touch of Class, Part One
May 13, 2022 A Touch of Class, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 84:1-2 It’s gone on long enough. The pigsty in the landscape has to go. If we expect the tourist traffic to increase and the visitors to return to Lake Evangelicalism, we’re gonna have to do somethingRead More …
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