Faith is: not worrying, even when I haven't the slightest idea what God wants for my life.

— Pamela Reeve (1916–2013), Christliche Autorin, Dozentin und Studentendekanin

Pamela Reeve

Pamela Reeve (1916–2013) war eine US-amerikanische evangelikale Autorin, Seelsorgerin und langjährige Studentendekanin an der Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, Oregon. Bekanntheit erlangte sie vor allem durch ihren Bestseller „Faith Is...“ sowie durch Andachtsbücher über persönliche Hingabe und die praktische Bewährung des Glaubens im Alltag. Für Bibelleser bieten ihre prägnanten Texte bis heute einprägsame Impulse dazu, wie sich Gottvertrauen in alltäglichen Herausforderungen und Zweifeln konkretisiert.

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