Charles R. Swindoll's Blog, page 14

In every ministry, there are at least three essentials that produce an atmosphere of joyous cooperation. They are objectives, people, and places. First, whatever God plans, He pursues. That has to do with the ministry essential of objectives. There's nothing...

My fellow pastors, I'll be in Israel for the next couple of weeks, leading our Insight for Living Israel Tour. During that time, I won't be posting my regular pastor's blog. However . . . I invite you to follow...

Good leaders are enthusiastically affirming. Paul writes, You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and uprightly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers; just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of...

I see it every night on the news. The politics of backslapping and handshaking and making sure "so-and-so" isn't turned off—it's maddening! (We call it "smoke-blowing" here in Texas.) It's become a political race where the objective is favorable public...

You have to love Paul's humility. Here was a man in his sixties who has been preaching for years asking for prayers for a clearer delivery. Read his words carefully: Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an...

We who love to fish know that the better the lure, the more deceptive it is. We try to appeal to the appetite of the fish by hiding the hook in a worm. We use a certain kind of lure...

I wrote my new book primarily for you—for speakers in general and preachers in particular. After five decades of honing the craft, I feel that I'm finally ready to put into print much of what now works for me as...

In the middle of the week not long ago I walked into our church's sanctuary. The room was empty and quiet. In fact, it was dark except for the exit lights that never go out. I came down the middle...

As one responsible for communicating biblical truth, I want to share four principles especially for you. Pay close attention; read slowly, thoughtfully and carefully as I apply this to your ministry of proclaiming God's Word. First, always stay on the...

Paul wrote with urgency, "I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season...