Man is godless, but he cannot get away from God.
— Helmut Blatt (b. 1950), Bibellehrer, Prediger und Buchautor
Topics: Meaning & Identity, Faith & Trust
Occasions: For Reflection
Helmut Blatt
Helmut Blatt (* 1950) ist ein deutscher Prediger, Bibellehrer und Buchautor aus dem Umfeld der evangelikal-pietistischen Gemeinschaftsbewegung. Er vertritt ein konservatives, bibeltreues Schriftverständnis und bezieht in Vorträgen und Schriften klar Stellung gegen historisch-kritische Theologie. Bibellesern vermitteln seine Texte lebenspraktische und seelsorgerliche Impulse zu Fragen der persönlichen Nachfolge und des Glaubensvertrauens.
All quotes by Helmut Blatt (20)
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Augustine of Hippo
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I am the prodigal son every time I search for unconditional love where it cannot be found.
Henri Nouwen
To love a person means to see them as God meant them to be.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Inner dignity remains, even when performance capacity and social role decline.
Anselm Grün
There is a God, and I'm not him.
John Mark Comer
God has put eternity into our hearts and filled it with longing.
John Piper
Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.
Eugene Peterson