Charles Swindoll

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Bishop
author
speaker
gptkbp:activeYears 1950s-present
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Evangelical_Free_Church_of_America
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Dallas_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Christian_Book_Award
gptkb:Silver_Angel_Award
Gold Medallion Book Award
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Liberty_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1934-10-18
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:El_Campo,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Cheryl_Swindoll
gptkb:Greg_Swindoll
gptkb:Colleen_Swindoll
gptkbp:founder Insight for Living
gptkbp:genre spirituality
self-help
Christian_literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Swindoll
gptkbp:influenced Christian_education
Christian_ministry
Christian_publishing
Christian_broadcasting
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Ryrie
gptkb:John_MacArthur
gptkb:J._Vernon_McGee
gptkbp:knownFor Insight for Living
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notableQuote “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”
“The greatest gift you can give to others is your presence.”
“The remarkable thing is, we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.”
“We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable.”
“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.”
gptkbp:notableWork Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life
The Grace Awakening
The Finishing Touch
Hand Me Another Brick
gptkbp:occupation author
theologian
radio personality
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Chuck_Swindoll
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Frisco,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cynthia_Swindoll
gptkbp:successor nan
gptkbp:website insight.org