We like to control the map of our life and know everything well in advance. But faith is content just knowing that God's promise cannot fail. This, in fact, is the excitement of walking with God.

— Jim Cymbala (b. 1943), Pastor und Bestsellerautor

Topics: Faith & Trust, Guidance & God's Will

Jim Cymbala

Jim Cymbala ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor und Autor, der seit 1971 die Gemeinde The Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York City leitet. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch sein Buch „Frischer Wind, frisches Feuer“ sowie seinen Fokus auf beharrliches gemeinschaftliches Gebet und das Wirken des Heiligen Geistes. Für Bibelleser vermitteln seine Texte Impulse für eine engagierte Gebetspraxis, während konservative Theologen mitunter eine Bevorzugung subjektiver Erfahrungen gegenüber der Schriftauslegung kritisieren.

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