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Memorization Made Real

September 30, 2021 Memorization Made Real by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 22:17-18 In years past, before the printing press and the Internet made information so readily available, people memorized—precisely, word for word—anything they considered helpful. With the mass production of books, memorization steadily declined. Today, with the Internet in everyone’sRead More …

Listening with Retuned Ears

September 29, 2021 Listening with Retuned Ears by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 19:14 David sums up his feelings in Psalm 19 with a brief prayer. In fact, these three lines are some of the most familiar in the entire book of Psalms. Let the words of my mouth and theRead More …

The Tablet of Your Mind

September 28, 2021 The Tablet of Your Mind by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 7:2-3 Solomon recognized a tragic truth about humanity: we desperately want to do things our own way, and we hate being told what to do. As the prophet Isaiah wrote, “We all, like sheep, have gone astray,Read More …

God’s Incomparable Word

September 27, 2021 God’s Incomparable Word by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 19:10-13 As David considers the impact of God’s written communication in the second section of Psalm 19, he’s prompted to appraise the value of Scripture. He uses two illustrations for the purpose of comparison: Gold . . . fine gold (19:10).Read More …

Bound to Memorize

September 26, 2021 Bound to Memorize by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 6:20-23 Solomon offered several insights about the value of placing God’s Word at the center of our lives. Let’s begin with Proverbs 4:4, where the wise king recalled the instruction of his own father, David: Then he taught meRead More …

God Is Not Silent

September 25, 2021 God Is Not Silent by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 19:7-13 The heavens may declare God’s power and glory, but they do not declare His will or His plan and promise of salvation. God has communicated those marvelous truths only in His Word—the living Scriptures, the Bible. InRead More …

Growing Deeper in the Scriptures

September 24, 2021 Growing Deeper in the Scriptures by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 6:20-23 [Wednesday] I stressed the value of memorizing God’s Word and talked about how doing so has benefited me in practical ways throughout the years. Memorization, however, is only one of many ways to interact with Scripture.Read More …

God Speaks through His Creation

September 23, 2021 God Speaks through His Creation by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 19:1-6 David has packed a lot of great theology into a short space in Psalm 19. Unfortunately, we can hit only the highlights of these fourteen verses because neither time nor space permits us to dig intoRead More …

Where to Hide the Bible

September 22, 2021 Where to Hide the Bible by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 4:4 Few things are more obvious and alarming in our times than biblical illiteracy. Even though the human mind can absorb an enormous amount of information, mental laziness remains a scandalous and undeniable trend in popular cultureRead More …

A Deafening Silence

September 21, 2021 A Deafening Silence by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 19 Ever felt completely removed from God’s awareness? It’s almost like you’re standing at the bottom of a long stairway looking up, isn’t it? The light is off, and even though you knock or call out for a response,Read More …