If your friend is sick and dying, the most important thing he wants is not an explanation; he wants you to sit with him. He's terrified of being alone more than anything else. So, God has not left us alone.

Lee Strobel (b. 1952), Journalist, christlicher Autor und Apologet

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Topics: Loneliness & Abandonment, Suffering & the Question of God, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Occasions: Comfort, For Reflection

Lee Strobel

Der US-amerikanische Journalist und evangelikale Publizist Lee Strobel (* 1952) war Gerichtsberichterstatter bei der Chicago Tribune, bevor er nach seiner Hinwendung zum Christentum als Pastor und Autor tätig wurde. Er steht für eine populäre, im Interviewformat verfasste Glaubensverteidigung und erlangte vor allem durch seinen Bestseller „Der Fall Jesus“ internationale Bekanntheit. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk leicht verständliche Argumente für die Zuverlässigkeit der Evangelien, wobei Kritiker aus Wissenschaft und säkularem Umfeld bemängeln, dass seine Darstellungen Gegenpositionen vernachlässigen und einseitig konservative Gelehrte heranziehen.

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