All creation is meant to be a finger pointing us to ultimate glory, the only glory that can ever satisfy the human heart, the glory of God.
— Paul David Tripp (b. 1950), Pastor, Bestsellerautor und Konferenzsprecher
Topics: Meaning & Identity, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Joy & Gratitude
Occasions: For Reflection
Paul David Tripp
Paul David Tripp (* 1950) ist ein US-amerikanischer reformierter Pastor, Seelsorger und Autor, der unter anderem in Scranton und Philadelphia wirkte. Bekannt wurde er durch zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen zur biblischen Seelsorge, die reformierte Theologie mit lebensnahen Fragen von Ehe, Familie und Leiterschaft verbinden. Bibellesern bietet er praxisnahe geistliche Impulse, die das Evangelium als Kraft zur Erneuerung des menschlichen Herzens im Alltag beschreiben.
All quotes by Paul David Tripp (69)
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