We must remember that our suffering is not in the way of God’s plan, but part of it. In our suffering, God is not only with us but also is employing it to change us and those to whom we minister.
— Paul David Tripp (b. 1950), Pastor, Bestsellerautor und Konferenzsprecher
Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Guidance & God's Will, Faith & Trust
Occasions: Comfort, Encouragement
Paul David Tripp
Paul David Tripp (* 1950) ist ein US-amerikanischer reformierter Pastor, Seelsorger und Autor, der unter anderem in Scranton und Philadelphia wirkte. Bekannt wurde er durch zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen zur biblischen Seelsorge, die reformierte Theologie mit lebensnahen Fragen von Ehe, Familie und Leiterschaft verbinden. Bibellesern bietet er praxisnahe geistliche Impulse, die das Evangelium als Kraft zur Erneuerung des menschlichen Herzens im Alltag beschreiben.
All quotes by Paul David Tripp (69)
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
C.S. Lewis
When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become.
Henri Nouwen
He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.
Joni Eareckson Tada
Etty Hillesum
God writes straight even on crooked lines.
Paul Claudel
God lets us walk no path that he himself has not walked, and on which he does not go ahead of us.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer