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Quote by Frederick Buechner

“Beneath the worst the world can do, there is always the glimmer of the best.”

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Frederick Buechner, born on July 11, 1926, is a renowned American writer. His works span across various genres including novels, essays, and plays, known for their profound religious and philosophical reflections. more

“It's very easy in a way, horrible in some ways, but simply to give up the whole thing, to say, "Well, the hell with it, as far as I'm concerned life is pointless and [so] live the fullest, most successfully self-fulfilling life you can and let the rest go hang" - I've never reached that point in my life.”

Way Giving Wells Self Whole Life Is Easy Hell Giving Up Concerned Horrible Fulfilling Pointless Fulfilling Life

Author:Frederick Buechner

“The Jesus I follow is the peacemaker, is one who says forgive your enemies, who worries about the poor, who worries about the poorest of the poor instead of the richest of the rich.”

Jesus Poor Enemy Worry Rich Forgiving Poorest Peacemaker Forgive Your Enemies

Author:Frederick Buechner

“The difference to me is not between the believers on one hand and the nonbelievers on the other hand. It's between people who carry in their hearts some sense of what the word "God," at least to me, means, which is a loving, creating, everlastingly renewing presence deeply concerned with the well-being of the earth and all its creatures.”

People Wells Heart Mean Hands Earth Differences Creatures Creating Concerned Believer Well Being

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“To believe is not intellectual assent: "Yes, I believe in Jesus. I will sign my name to the Nicene Creed. I believe it all" - which you could do, [but] it would have no effect on who you were or what you did. It is, rather, to give your heart.”

Giving Believe Heart Jesus Names I Believe Effects Intellectual I Believe In Creeds

Author:Frederick Buechner

“To believe in God is to give your heart to God.”

Giving Believe Heart Believe In God

Author:Frederick Buechner

“To believe in Christ is to give your heart to Christ, which means not to affirm things about Christ, but it's like what you mean when you say, "I believe in my friend."”

Giving Believe Heart Mean I Believe Christ My Friends I Believe In

Author:Frederick Buechner

“Jesus doesn't say, "The religion founded in my name is the way, the truth, and the life, [and] what people say about me is the way." "Our way of worship, the Christian structure, is not the way," [he would say,] "I am. I am. If you want to know what life is all about, what it's supposed to be, where it's supposed to go, where it's supposed to derive its strength from, don't look at anything people say about me. Don't look at the faith that's been created. Look at my life, which is a life ultimately of sacrificial love."”

People Ifs Knows Way Want Looks Christian Life Is Jesus Names Worship Structure Supposed To Be Sacrificial Love

Author:Frederick Buechner

“I don't think Christ would give a hoot whether you mentioned Christ to them or not. What matters - I'm speaking arrogantly and absurdly - to him is, are you living the kind of life that I embodied? Whether you believe in Christ or don't, who cares?”

Thinking Giving Believe Kind Matter Care Christ What Matters Who Cares Hoot

Author:Frederick Buechner

“I'm not religious in the sense that I do not subscribe to any particular set of religious dogma. I don't go to church. I don't read the Bible. But I believe that the word "Spirit" with a capital S points to an ultimate reality which I give my heart to.”

Giving Believe Heart Reality Spirit I Believe Church Religious Particular My Heart Ultimate Dogma Ultimate Reality Religious Dogma

Author:Frederick Buechner

“Becoming a Christian was terribly helpful to me. I can't imagine finding my way without it. I think it can be very crucially important to ally yourself with some religion.”

Thinking Way I Can Important Christian Imagine Becoming Findings My Way Helpful Allies

Author:Frederick Buechner

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