Precisely in situations where we feel forsaken by God, the Lord is especially near.

— Rainer Schmidt, Christlicher Journalist und Buchautor

Topics: Loneliness & Abandonment, Faith & Trust

Occasions: Comfort

Rainer Schmidt

Rainer Schmidt (geboren 1960) ist ein deutscher christlicher Journalist, Autor und Referent, der im evangelikalen Raum sowie von Jerusalem aus publizistisch tätig ist. Er wurde vor allem als Herausgeber des Informationsdienstes „Schai Israel Update“ bekannt und vertritt eine heilsgeschichtliche Theologie, die die jüdischen Wurzeln des Glaubens und die bleibende Erwählung Israels betont. Bibellesern bietet er Zugänge zur biblischen Prophetie sowie zur thematischen Verbindung von Altem und Neuem Testament aus bibeltreuer Perspektive.

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