Quotes by Arne Völkel

Arne Völkel (b. 1959) — Pastor, Autor und Referent · evangelisch-freikirchlich · Deutschland

Arne Völkel (* 1959) ist ein deutscher evangelischer Theologe, Autor und langjähriger Pastor der Freien evangelischen Gemeinde Dortmund. In seinen Veröffentlichungen und Seminaren widmet er sich der Seelsorge, der Burnout-Prävention sowie der kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit religiösem Leistungsdruck und postevangelikalen Glaubensfragen. Für Bibelleser stehen seine Beiträge für einen psychologisch reflektierten Zugang zum Glauben und den Abbau von Überforderung im geistlichen Leben.

Era: Today

Recurring topics: Faith & Trust, Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Meaning & Identity, Freedom & Truth, Guilt & Forgiveness, Peace & Rest, Hope & Confidence

Quotes by Arne Völkel

Spiritual experience is at its core liberation from all pressure to perform.

Arne Völkel

That is the whole secret of spiritual life: to find your way back to this simple statement: I am God's child.

Arne Völkel

Wanting to grasp the greatness of God's love for us is like trying to scoop out the ocean with a toothbrush cup.

Arne Völkel

God has no interest in people all made up, but in the unpainted truth of our lives.

Arne Völkel

Reconciled with God, I find reconciliation with myself.

Arne Völkel

For sin there is no solution, only redemption.

Arne Völkel

Yes, we should expect God to bring good out of our seeming failures.

Arne Völkel

God does not speak from a can. His word is new every morning.

Arne Völkel

Act today as if what was promised were already visible.

Arne Völkel

In beholding the glory of God, human longings come to rest.

Arne Völkel

Setting out in trust in God, even though we see nothing yet of what was promised, seems in faith to be more the normal case than the exception.

Arne Völkel

God has given us a thirst that can be quenched by nothing but himself and his word.

Arne Völkel

To meet God in stillness and sense something of his holiness takes time.

Arne Völkel

It is about our heart hanging completely on Christ! Only then do all other things find their place.

Arne Völkel

I don't become calm by suppressing what is restless within me, but by speaking out what I feel.

Arne Völkel

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