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" Nothing is more bothersome to me than retiring. Weird things happen when you disengage; first you get negative, then you start telling people about your latest surgeries, and eventually you lose touch. I want to stay in touch. "

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" I'm not against screens, or new songs, or innovation. I just don't like the gimmicks. I want to know when worship is over that that leader's sole purpose was to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ. "

Charles R. Swindoll

Purpose

Innovation

Know

" I have no interest in returning to yesteryear. I love the conveniences and delights of today's time. I wouldn't go back if I could. "

Charles R. Swindoll

Today

Love

" We can't solve modern problems by going back in time. Retreating to the safety of the familiar is an understandable response, but God has called us to a life of faith. And faith requires us to face the unknown while trusting Him completely. "

" When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority. "

" There is plenty of television. There are plenty of talk shows. There are plenty of comedians. But there is not plenty of worship of the true and living God. "

" The world has changed and it's going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him. "

" It's the most exciting thing to watch God work when I've asked him about something, to listen to him and watch him work. It's like this friendship, and it just grows and grows and grows and grows. "

" When you are giving people the gospel, you are giving them something to believe, and you have to set the stage for that. You don't just drive up and dump the truck and drive off. "

" We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. "

" When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around. "

Charles R. Swindoll

Media

Budget

" It is easy for Christians to have the false impression that once we have established a relationship with Christ, which we believe sets us right with God, the problems of life will somehow scoot away or they will slowly be removed from our lives. "

" We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. "

" Alleged 'impossibilities' are opportunities for our capacities to be stretched. "

" I want to preach till the last breath in my lungs runs out. "

" I believe firmly in God's control in life. "

" I am often the brunt of my own humor. "

Charles R. Swindoll

I Am

Often

" Sometimes I wake up before dawn, and I love sitting up in the middle of the bed with all the lights off, pitch-black dark, and talking to the Father, with no interruptions and nothing that reminds me that there's anything in life but me and Him. "

Charles R. Swindoll

Life

Wake Up

" We want a crowd to make us feel important and liked. But why is getting a crowd our focus? Jesus never suggested that crowds were the goal. He never addresses getting your church to grow. Never. "

" I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real. "

" Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. "

" The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free. "

" Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it. "

" A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living. "

" When you have a sense of calling, whether it's to be a musician, soloist, artist, in one of the technical fields, or a plumber, there is something deep and enriching when you realize it isn't just a casual choice, it's a divine calling. It's not limited to vocational Christian service by any means. "

" Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. "

" You and I are, by birth, by nature, and by choice, inwardly depraved, which is to say that we are entirely corrupt. That's not to say that we have no good in us; we do. However, anything good in us has been tainted with evil. It touches everything. Without the redeeming power of Christ we cannot halt our own moral slide. "

" The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. "

" I am a preacher. I'm involved in many other things, but, mainly, I preach. And I love it! "

" As far back as I can remember, my mother would have me down by the bed at night with her, praying. I can still hear her voice calling my name to God and telling him that she wanted me to follow him in whatever he called me to do. "

Charles R. Swindoll

Name

God

" A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven. "