Kay Arthur
American Author
| Date of Birth | : | 11 Nov, 1933 |
| Place of Birth | : | Jackson, Michigan, United States |
| Profession | : | Author |
| Nationality | : | American |
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Kay Lee Arthur is an American Christian author, Bible teacher and co-founder of Precept Ministries International. She has won the ECPA Christian Book Award four times.
Early life and education
Kay Lee Arthur was born on November 11, 1933, in Jackson, Michigan. She grew up in a religious household, which moved frequently. Arthur graduated from nursing school in 1955 when she was 21 years old and married her first husband, Frank Thomas Goetz, Jr. The couple were divorced in 1961. Previously disconnected from her religion, Arthur became newly committed to Christianity in 1963.
Arthur moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee to attend Tennessee Temple University, where she earned a Nursing diploma. There, she met Jack Arthur (born March 14, 1926), who had graduated from TTU with a Graduate in Theology in 1956. The couple married on December 16, 1965 and served as missionaries in Mexico. Medical issues forced them to leave Mexico and return to the US.
Personal life
Kay has three sons (two from her first marriage, one from her second) and nine grandchildren. Arthur's husband, Jack, died from Alzheimer's disease in Chattanooga, on January 9, 2017, at age 90.
Quotes
Total 34 Quotes
If sheep do not have the constant care of a shepherd, they will go the wrong way, unaware of the dangers at hand. They have been known to nibble themselves right off the side of a mountain..... And so, because sheep are sheep, they need shepherds to care for them. The welfare of sheep depends solely upon the care they get from their shepherd. Therefore, the better the shepherd, the healthier the sheep.
As I am generous towards others ... As I see a person in need and don't just say, 'God bless you.' I am proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
According to God, the One who designed and instituted marriage, love is a choice. It’s a matter of obedience, not emotion.
I had a mink, and I had money and I was miserable.
