We can't change the fruit without changing the root. Every time we try to change ourselves, it doesn't last.

— Lilliet Garrison, Autorin und Lebensberaterin

Topics: Growth & Character, Guilt & Forgiveness, Meaning & Identity

Lilliet Garrison

Lilliet Garrison ist eine US-amerikanische evangelikale Autorin, Referentin und Lebensberaterin. In ihren Ratgebern und Andachtsbüchern verbindet sie Ansätze der Persönlichkeitsentwicklung mit biblischen Zusagen und thematisiert vor allem geistliche Reife sowie den Umgang mit Sorgen und Ängsten. Für Bibelleser bietet sie prägnante Sinnsprüche und Denkanstöße, die biblische Texte auf alltagsnahe Fragen der Lebensführung anwenden.

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