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Letters of Reference
July 29, 2022 Letters of Reference by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 15:1-2 September 12, AD 61 Dear Paul: We are considering a man to serve as a manager in the copper plant of our growing company, Corinthian Chariots, Inc. We are an aggressive, innovative firm with plans for expansion intoRead More …
Criticism
July 28, 2022 Criticism by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 2 Timothy 1:7 Looking for a role model on how to handle criticism? It would be worth your while to check out the book of Nehemiah. On several occasions this great-hearted statesman was openly criticized, falsely accused, and grossly misunderstood. Each timeRead More …
Tough Days, Part Two
July 27, 2022 Tough Days, Part Two by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Galatians 6:9-18 Tough days. We all have them. And most of us, if we’re honest, must admit we don’t handle them well. Others who love us try to help, but they tend to complicate matters. Take the four guysRead More …
Tough Days, Part One
July 26, 2022 Tough Days, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll James 1:2-4 You’ve heard them. Those all-too-familiar cries of exasperation. Maybe a couple have crossed your mind today sometime between the too-early clang of the alarm and the too-late racket of the neighbors next door. Going from bad toRead More …
Witch Hunting, Part Two
July 25, 2022 Witch Hunting, Part Two by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Ephesians 1:19-21 We’ve been talking about what I’m calling “witch hunting,” the phenomenon affecting our world in which people are eager to find the Devil in every nook and cranny and to blame him for just about everything. WhileRead More …
Witch Hunting, Part One
July 24, 2022 Witch Hunting, Part One by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 Flip Wilson’s line, “The Devil made me do it,” was designed to be funny, not phony. Whether the comedian believed in an actual Satan is, for the moment, immaterial. All he was interested in was gettingRead More …
Determination
July 23, 2022 Determination by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Corinthians 16:13 Years ago a certain issue of Sports Illustrated featured a lengthy article on Tom Landry, former coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Those who know me won’t be surprised to hear that I read every word of it. I wasRead More …
Jealousy
July 22, 2022 Jealousy by Pastor Chuck Swindoll 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Like an anger-blind, half-starved rat prowling in the foul-smelling sewers below street level, so is the person caged within the suffocating radius of selfish jealousy. Trapped by resentment and diseased by rage, he feeds on the filth of hisRead More …
Sleeping in Church
July 21, 2022 Sleeping in Church by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Acts 20:6-12 I really feel sorry for Eutychus. It was bad enough for the fella to fall asleep in church while Paul was preaching . . . he even fell out the window to his death three stories below! But then, ofRead More …
Workaholics
July 20, 2022 Workaholics by Pastor Chuck Swindoll Psalm 90:12 Strange creatures roam the land these days. Being efficient, diligent, and productive, they are remarkably impressive . . . but beneath the surface they are suffering from a miserable malady. Compulsively driven with an obsessive desire to achieve, these creatures give themselvesRead More …
D5 Creation