Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Pastor Charles R. Swindoll has devoted his life to the accurate, practical teaching and application of God’s Word. He is the founding pastor of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, but Chuck’s listening audience extends far beyond a local church body. As a leading programme in Christian broadcasting since 1979, Insight for Living airs around the world. Chuck’s leadership as president and now chancellor emeritus at Dallas Theological Seminary has helped prepare and equip a new generation of men and women for ministry.

Strengthening Your Grip on Money

Posted on 17th January 201710th November 2017 by Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Now there’s a fitting title! Especially in a day when our current accounts need month-to-month resuscitation to survive mind-numbing government deficits and debts. Unlike those who receive incredible salaries for playing games, making movies, singing songs, and pumping oil, most of us are forced to face the fact that the only way we’ll ever see […]

One Person We All Need

Posted on 17th January 201730th July 2019 by Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Let’s say you’re a patient about to undergo major surgery. Just before they wheel you in, the doctor blurts, “You know, I’ve never actually done surgery before . . . but hey, we’ll give it the ol’ college try.” How would you respond? You’d explode: “Wait! Stop!” That’s because you want somebody who’s been trained. […]

Joyful Generosity

Posted on 17th January 201710th November 2017 by Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Thoughts disentangle themselves . . . over the lips and through the fingertips. I learned that saying over thirty years ago, and just about every time I put it to the test, it works! Whenever I have difficulty comprehending the complicated or clarifying the complex, I talk it out or write it out. This is […]

Tightwads

Posted on 17th January 201710th November 2017 by Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Mrs. Bertha Adams, 71 years old, died alone in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Easter Sunday. The coroner’s report read: “Cause of death . . . malnutrition.” She had wasted away to fifty pounds. When the state authorities made their preliminary investigation of Mrs. Adams’ home, they found a veritable “pigpen . . . the […]

The Joys of Generosity

Posted on 17th January 201710th November 2017 by Pastor Chuck Swindoll

When we realise the vastness of our divine resources, when we acknowledge that the eternal richness of heaven is His gift to us, we won’t be miserly with the things we have. On the contrary, we’ll be eager and free to share. In short, we will know the joy of generosity. A generosity rooted in […]

Ragged-Edge Faith and Reckless Generosity

Posted on 17th January 201710th November 2017 by Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Generosity is not as much an overflow of wealth as it is an overabundance of faith. Stinginess, on the other hand, is a sure sign that a person trusts things instead of God. And make no mistake, we serve what we trust. My older brother, Orville, was never a wealthy man, but he was wonderfully […]

Laughter and Tears—Generously Given

Posted on 17th January 201730th July 2019 by Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Have you ever had one of those experiences where joy welled up so deeply inside that you laughed and cried at the same time? You know what I mean—when joy is so overwhelming that your emotions span the extremes. You don’t know whether to giggle or shed a tear. You fight to hold the emotions […]

Giving with Gusto

Posted on 17th January 201710th November 2017 by Pastor Chuck Swindoll

“When the heart is right, the feet are swift.” That’s the way Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States put it many years ago. There are other ways to say the same thing. A happy spirit takes the grind out of giving. A positive attitude makes sacrifice a pleasure. When the morale is […]

Handling Adversity

Posted on 17th January 201729th July 2019 by Pastor Chuck Swindoll

Step into the time tunnel with me and let’s travel together back to Uz (not like the wizard of, but like the land of). Wherever it was, Uz had a citizen who had the respect of everyone, because he was blameless, upright, God-fearing, and clean living. He had 10 children, lots of livestock, plenty of […]

Back Door Blessing

Posted on 17th January 201729th July 2019 by Pastor Chuck Swindoll

I had lunch recently with a businessman who runs his own company. As we talked, the subject of wisdom kept popping up in our conversation. We were agreeing on the value of certain qualities that cannot be learned in school—things like intuition, diligence, integrity, perception, consistency, loyalty—when he, again, mentioned wisdom. So I asked, “How […]