Gratitude and giving thanks are not the same thing. Gratitude is a matter of feeling, because I have experienced a kindness. Giving thanks is a matter of will and understanding. I recognize that God means well by me even in puzzling ways of leading.

— Friedhold Vogel (1937–2006), Pastor, Evangelist und Buchautor

Friedhold Vogel

Friedhold Vogel (1937–2006) war ein deutscher Pastor der Evangelisch-methodistischen Kirche sowie ein überregional tätiger Evangelist und Buchautor. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch Schriften und Vorträge über das persönliche Gebetsleben, Seelsorge und die Notwendigkeit einer bewussten Lebensübergabe an Jesus Christus. Heutigen Bibellesern vermittelt er praktische Impulse für eine vertiefte Gebetspraxis und das Vertrauen auf Gott in Krisenzeiten.

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