If the truth is what sets us free, then why not walk in it at all times? With wisdom and love, of course, but also with the reality that truth is where freedom begins.

— Jackie Hill Perry (b. 1989), Autorin, Dichterin, Bibellehrerin

Source: Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been

Related Bible passage: JHN.8.32

Topics: Freedom & Truth, Wisdom & Understanding, Love

Occasions: For Reflection, Encouragement

Jackie Hill Perry

Jackie Hill Perry (* 1989) ist eine US-amerikanische christliche Autorin, Lyrikerin und Bibellehrerin im evangelikalen Raum. Bekanntheit erlangte sie durch Spoken-Word-Darbietungen sowie Schriften über Gottes Heiligkeit und ihren autobiografisch begründeten Wandel von einer lesbischen Lebensweise zum christlichen Glauben, was sowohl gesellschaftliche als auch theologische Debatten auslöste. Heutigen Bibellesern vermittelt sie traditionelle Glaubens- und Ethikfragen in einer bildstarken, zeitgenössischen Sprache.

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