D. Elton Trueblood
D. Elton Trueblood
David Elton Trueblood, who was usually known as "Elton Trueblood" or "D. Elton Trueblood", was a noted 20th-century American Quaker author and theologian, former chaplain both to Harvard and Stanford universities...
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prayer men depth
At the profoundest depths in life, men talk not about God but with Him.
men noble-man giving
It takes a noble man to plant a seed for a tree that will someday give shade to people he may never meet.
christian jesus mean
This historic Christian doctrine of the divinity of Christ does not simply mean that Jesus is like God. It is far more radical than that. It means that God is like Jesus.
blessing practice grace
One of the noblest words in our language is "grace," defined as "unearned blessing." We live by grace far more than by anything else. Accordingly, I find that the one thing which I want to put into practice in my own life is the conscious and deliberate habit of finding someone to thank.
christian light often-is
The Christian is joyful, not because he is blind to injustice and suffering, but because he is convinced that these, in the light of the divine sovereignty, are never ultimate. The Christian can be sad, and often is perplexed, but he is never really worried, because he knows that the purpose of God is to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
trust faith recovery
Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
inspirational jesus jobs
Evangelism is not a professional job for a few trained men, but is instead the unrelenting responsibility of every person who belongs to the company of Jesus.
men garden justice
A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.