Temptations are an appeal to meet righteous needs in an unrighteous way.

— Bill Thrasher, Theologieprofessor und Autor

Topics: Temptation & Struggle, Wisdom & Understanding

Bill Thrasher

Bill Thrasher ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Theologe und Autor, der seit 1980 am Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago lehrt. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch seine Veröffentlichungen zu den Themen Gebet, Seelsorge und geistliche Reifung. Bibellesern vermitteln seine Schriften praxisnahe theologische Impulse, um das Gebet als vertrauensvolle Beziehung zu Gott im Alltag zu vertiefen.

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