Bitterness, hatred and hostility are soul garbage. These feelings eat us up, not the others.

— Barbara Jakob (b. 1950), Buchautorin, Referentin, Business-Coach und Gründerin der Bewegung 'Frühstücks-Treffen für Frauen'

Topics: Temptation & Struggle, Growth & Character

Occasions: For Reflection

Barbara Jakob

Barbara Jakob (geboren 1950) ist eine Schweizer Buchautorin, Referentin und Beraterin aus dem überkonfessionell-evangelikalen Spektrum. Bekannt wurde sie vor allem als Initiatorin der 1983 gegründeten Bewegung „Frühstücks-Treffen für Frauen“ sowie durch Bücher zur persönlichen und beruflichen Lebensgestaltung. Für Bibelleser stehen ihre Impulse für eine praktische Verknüpfung christlicher Glaubensgrundsätze mit alltagsnaher Lebens- und Krisenbewältigung.

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