August 11, 2021 The Purpose of the Proverbs by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 1 As we open the book of Proverbs in order to discover divine wisdom for ourselves, an appropriate question to ask is, why? Why has God preserved these sayings down through the centuries? If we go backRead More …

August 10, 2021 A Life beyond Compare by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 1:1-6 The central lesson in Psalm 1 is this: there is not the slightest similarity between the spiritually accelerating life of the righteous and the slowly eroding life of the wicked. Take time to ponder the bold contrasts:Read More …

August 09, 2021 This Means You by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 1 While we are getting better acquainted with the ancient sayings, I should mention that this is a book full of various kinds of people facing a variety of common challenges. Years ago I completed an in-depth analysis ofRead More …

August 08, 2021 The Ungodly Life by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 1:4-6 A key observation in Psalm1:4–6 is contrast. Don’t miss the many things that are quite the opposite from the preceding verses. “The wicked are not so, but they are like chaff which the wind drives away.” “Not so!”Read More …

August 07, 2021 True Wisdom by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 1 While much of the book of Proverbs came directly from the pen of Solomon, the finished work actually combines the wisdom of several sages, which a final editor compiled and arranged as we have it today. Ultimately, this isRead More …

August 06, 2021 An Uncompromising Walk by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 1:1-3 As I read Psalm 1, three illustrations from the Bible flash into my mind. Two men flirted with evil, then fell; but there was one other who refused to begin a “walk in the counsel of the wicked.”Read More …

August 05, 2021 Wisdom and Style by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 1 The book of Proverbs conveys divine wisdom—practical counsel with a vertical dimension—in a style that follows the conventions of Hebrew poetry. The most common structure in Proverbs, for instance, is the couplet. The writer places two ideas sideRead More …

August 04, 2021 The Godly Life by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 1 In the first three verses of Psalm 1, the psalmist describes the one who chooses to live a righteous life, the one who consciously resists the subtle inroads of compromise. He envisions a person who remains wary ofRead More …

August 03, 2021 Life in Three Dimensions by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Proverbs 1 Every waking moment of our lives, we operate from one of two viewpoints: human or divine. I sometimes refer to these as the horizontal perspective and the vertical perspective. Humanity remains willfully and stubbornly limited to theRead More …

August 02, 2021 Compromise and Erosion by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 1 The Hebrews’ ancient hymnal begins with a song that addresses one of life’s most common grinds: compromise. Please understand, I’m not referring to those give-and-take times so necessary for living in harmony with one another. Without that healthyRead More …