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George Arthur Buttrick Biography

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George Arthur Buttrick was a prominent American author whose works spanned across various fields such as religion, history, and literature, leaving a profound impact on posterity.

Spirit Eternal Response Beckoning

Author:George Arthur Buttrick

“Life is essentially a series of events to be lived through rather than intellectual riddles to be played with and solved.”

Life Is Events Intellectual Series Riddle

Author:George Arthur Buttrick

“Intercession is more than specific: it is pondered: it requires us to bear on our heart the burden of those for whom we pray.”

Heart Bears Praying Burden Intercession

Author:George Arthur Buttrick

“Prayer is listening as well as speaking, receiving as well as asking; and its deepest mood is friendship held in reverence. So the daily prayer should end as it begins - in adoration.”

Should Wells Ends Prayer Listening Asking Mood Reverence Receiving Adoration Daily Prayer

Author:George Arthur Buttrick

“It appears that when life is broken by tragedy God shines through the breach.”

Life Is Broken Tragedy Adversity Shining Breach

Book:Prayer

Source: Prayer

“Prayer is not a substitute for work, thinking, watching, suffering, or giving; prayer is a support for all other efforts.”

Thinking Giving Suffering Prayer Effort Support Substitutes

Author:George Arthur Buttrick

“God's providence is not in baskets lowered from the sky, but through the hands and hearts of those who love him. The lad without food and without shoes made the proper answer to the cruel-minded woman who asked, "But if God loved you wouldn't he send you food and shoes?" The boy replied, "God told someone, but he forgot."”

Ifs Heart Made Hands Spiritual Answers Boys Sky Shoes God Love Providence Baskets Lad

Book:The Interpreter's Bible: General articles on the New Testament. Matthew. Mark

Source: The Interpreter's Bible: General articles on the New Testament. Matthew. Mark

“For a man to argue, 'I don't go to church; I pray alone,' is no wiser than if he should say, 'I have no use for symphonies; I believe only in solo music.'”

Ifs Men Should Believe Use Christian I Believe Church Praying Arguing Wiser Solo I Pray Symphony

Author:George Arthur Buttrick

“We need deliberately to call to mind the joys of our journey. Perhaps we should try to write down the blessings of one day. We might begin; we could never end; there are not pens or paper enough in all the world.”

World Needs Should Writing Trying Mind Ends Enough Might Joy Journey Gratitude One Day Blessing Paper Pens My Blessing

Author:George Arthur Buttrick

“Prayer is not a vain attempt to change God's will; it is a filial desire to learn God's will and to share it. Prayer is not a substitute for work: it is the secret spring and indispensable ally of all true work.”

Desire Prayer Secret Share Spring Gods Will Vain Working It Substitutes Allies Indispensable Desire To Learn Filial Change God

Book:The Christian Fact and Modern Doubt: A Preface to a Restatement of Christian Faith

Source: The Christian Fact and Modern Doubt: A Preface to a Restatement of Christian Faith

About the Author

Born: March 23, 1892
Died: 1980
Known for: Author
Quotes: 10

Books & Sources

PrayerRelated source material

The Christian Fact and Modern Doubt: A Preface to a Restatement of Christian FaithRelated source material

The Interpreter's Bible: General articles on the New Testament. Matthew. MarkRelated source material

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