When God puts his own into the furnace, his eye is on the clock and his hand is on the thermostat.

— Warren Wiersbe (1929–2019), Pastor, Bibellehrer und Autor

Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Illness & Weakness

Occasions: Comfort

Warren Wiersbe

Warren Wiersbe war ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor, Bibellehrer und Autor, der unter anderem die Moody Church in Chicago leitete und als Rundfunkprediger wirkte. Er vertrat eine dispensationalistisch geprägte Schriftauslegung und wurde vor allem durch seine mehr als 150 Bücher, darunter die praxisnahe „BE“-Kommentarreihe, bekannt. Bibellesern bieten seine Auslegungen bis heute einen leicht verständlichen und seelsorgerlich orientierten Zugang zu den biblischen Texten.

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