Hope is not a wish that comes true or a favor granted to us, but far more than that. It is a wild, unpredictable dependence on a God who has surprises up his sleeve that can knock you off your feet.

— Max Lucado (b. 1955), Bestsellerautor und Pastor

Topics: Hope & Confidence, Faith & Trust

Max Lucado

Max Lucado (* 1955) ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor und Bestsellerautor, der über viele Jahre die überkonfessionelle Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, leitete. Er ist bekannt für seinen erzählerischen, seelsorgerlichen Stil über Gottes Gnade und Trost, wobei frühere konservative Äußerungen zu Homosexualität auch öffentliche Kontroversen auslösten. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Texte leicht verständliche, alltagsnahe Zugänge zu biblischen Geschichten, die dogmatische Schärfe zugunsten persönlicher Ermutigung in den Hintergrund stellen.

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