Quotemeal: Nov. 3rd, 1947

Monday, November 3, 1947

"No vital Christianity is possible unless at least three aspects of it are developed. These are the inner life of devotion, the outer life of service, and the intellectual life of rationality."
— Elton Trueblood

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John Bunyan
"God's gift to us is who we are and our gift to God is who we become."

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Illustration of Elton Trueblood — "No vital Christianity is possible unless at least three aspects of it are developed. These are the inner life of devotion, the outer life of service, and the intellectual life of rationality."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.