D. Elton Trueblood

One of the noblest words in our language is "grace," defined as "unearned blessing." We live by grace far more than by…

— D. Elton Trueblood

The more we study the early Church, the more we realize that it was a society of ministers. About the only similarity…

— D. Elton Trueblood

The Christian is joyful, not because he is blind to injustice and suffering, but because he is convinced that these, in the…

— D. Elton Trueblood

It takes a noble man to plant a seed for a tree that will someday give shade to people he may never…

— D. Elton Trueblood

Our religion is one which challenges the ordinary human standards by holding that the ideal of life is the spirit of a…

— D. Elton Trueblood

Democracy is necessitated by the fact that all men are sinners; it is made possible by the fact that we know it. ...

— D. Elton Trueblood

At the profoundest depths in life, men talk not about God but with Him.

— D. Elton Trueblood

If the average church should suddenly take seriously the notion that every lay member man or woman is really a minister of…

— D. Elton Trueblood

This historic Christian doctrine of the divinity of Christ does not simply mean that Jesus is like God. It is far more…

— D. Elton Trueblood

The ultimate verification of our religion consists of the changed lives to which it can point and for which it is responsible.

— D. Elton Trueblood

The world is equally shocked at hearing Christianity criticized and seeing it practiced.

— D. Elton Trueblood

We need to be agnostics first and then there is some chance at arriving at a sensible system of belief.

— D. Elton Trueblood

A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which…

— D. Elton Trueblood

No vital Christianity is possible unless at least three aspects of it are developed. These are the inner life of devotion, the…

— D. Elton Trueblood

Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.

— D. Elton Trueblood

The only way to happiness is never to give happiness a thought.

— D. Elton Trueblood

Never trust a theologian who doesn't have a sense of humor.

— D. Elton Trueblood

Thoughtful people are concerned with the future because that is the only area of experience about which anything can be done. We…

— D. Elton Trueblood

Engineering is a predictive science, not a manipulative art.

— D. Elton Trueblood

Evangelism is not a professional job for a few trained men, but is instead the unrelenting responsibility of every person who belongs…

— D. Elton Trueblood

The spoken word is never really effective unless it is backed up by a life, but it is also true that the…

— D. Elton Trueblood

Religion is never devoid of emotion, any more than love is. It is not a defect of religion, but rather its glory,…

— D. Elton Trueblood