The easiest person in the world to deceive is yourself. Think about it: You can so easily tell yourself you are smarter, more attractive, more creative, more loyal, more honest, or more anything than you actually are. And whatever you tell yourself, you believe.

— Van Moody, Pastor, Bestsellerautor und Redner

Topics: Freedom & Truth, Humility & Pride, Wisdom & Understanding

Van Moody

Van Moody ist ein US-amerikanischer freikirchlicher Pastor, Autor und Redner, der 2006 die Megachurch The Worship Center Christian Church in Birmingham, Alabama, gründete. Bekanntheit erlangte er durch praxisnahe Bestseller wie *The People Factor*, die evangelikale Glaubenslehre mit Impulsen zu Beziehungsführung und Charakterbildung verbinden. Für Bibelleser stehen seine pointierten Andachten für die alltägliche Anwendung biblischer Weisheit in zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen und der persönlichen Lebensgestaltung.

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