You can't redeem your failures. None of us can. Only the Redeemer has that power, and he's already wielding it on your behalf. He's bringing good out of that tragedy, good that we are only beginning to see.
— Karen Witemeyer (b. 1971), Bestseller-Autorin christlicher historischer Romane
Topics: Grace & Redemption, Hope & Confidence, Guilt & Forgiveness
Occasions: Encouragement, Comfort
Karen Witemeyer
Karen Witemeyer (* 1971) ist eine US-amerikanische Autorin christlicher historischer Romane aus Texas. Ihre im 19. Jahrhundert angesiedelten Erzählungen thematisieren evangelikale Glaubensinhalte wie Gnade, Vergebung und die Bewährung des Glaubens im Alltag. Für Bibelleser bietet sie Impulse zu Neuanfängen und Gottes Führung, wobei ihr literarischer Umgang mit historischen Ereignissen wie dem Massaker von Wounded Knee auch öffentliche Kritik auslöste.
All quotes by Karen Witemeyer (5)
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller