Jonathan Edwards was a zealous pastor who never forgot for a moment that his own family was a part of that flock, and that he had been appointed to be a shepherd to these sheep also, those within his own fold. He was ever concerned for the salvation of the souls of men, all men, not overlooking those closest to him. He never for one moment assumed that his own children were of the elect. George Perry Norris describes him as a “tender brooding parent.”

— Edna Gerstner (1914–1999), Autorin

Topics: Relationships & Family, Witness & Mission

Edna Gerstner

Edna Gerstner (1914–1999) war eine US-amerikanische christliche Autorin und Pädagogin reformierter Prägung. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch Kinder- und Familienbücher sowie historische Biografien, in denen sie theologische Grundsätze verständlich in den familiären Alltag übertrug. Bibellesern bietet sie lebensnahe Zugänge zu biblischen Themen der Glaubenserziehung und Einblicke in die Kirchengeschichte.

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