When I was a child I heard my father say, “If God has called you to preach, don’t step down to be the President of the United States. But if your heart will let you do anything besides preaching, do it!”

— David Hegg (b. 1956), Pastor, Theologe und Buchautor

Topics: Guidance & God's Will, Witness & Mission

David Hegg

David W. Hegg (* 1956) ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikal-baptistischer Pastor, Theologe und Autor, der viele Jahre die Grace Baptist Church in Santa Clarita, Kalifornien, leitete. Er steht für eine konservativ-reformierte Theologie und wurde neben Veröffentlichungen zu Nachfolge und Predigtdienst durch Zeitungskolumnen zu gesellschaftsethischen Themen bekannt. Bibellesern vermitteln seine Auslegungen alltagsnahe Impulse zu persönlicher Verantwortung, christlicher Integrität und gelebtem Glaubensgehorsam.

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