May God deliver us from a ho-hum attitude. Young people can read their parents. They can see right through their teachers, and they turn away in disgust from a make-believe faith.

— George Sweeting (1924–2024), Evangelist, Prediger, Radiosprecher, Buchautor, Präsident des Moody Bible Institute

Topics: Relationships & Family, Witness & Mission

Occasions: For Reflection

George Sweeting

George Sweeting (1924–2024) war ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor, Evangelist und Buchautor, der unter anderem als Leiter der Moody Church und langjähriger Präsident des Moody Bible Institute in Chicago wirkte. Er prägte die evangelikale Bildungs- und Medienlandschaft maßgeblich durch den Ausbau des Moody Radio Network und Veröffentlichungen zu Themen wie Evangelisation und geistlicher Reife. Bibellesern begegnen seine Texte heute vor allem als praktische Denkanstöße zu Nachfolge, Großzügigkeit und Ausdauer im Glauben.

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