Grateful Living

	Grateful Living by Dr. Dale Turner

"One of God's great gifts – perhaps the greatest gift to each of us – is being born into an unfinished world and given a share with God in creation. We become worthy of this great trust when we commit our lives to the Creator's way of unconditional, non-manipulative, all-accepting love."
– Dale Turner

Grateful Living is the follow-up to Dr. Turner's immensely popular 1997 debut, Different Seasons. It Includes more than 60 of his best Seattle Times columns. With his sensible voice, open mind, and compassionate heart, Dr. Turner writes about love, gratitude, tolerance and more. These timeless essays make a great gift for a friend or loved one.

Rev. Dr. Dale Turner (1918 - 2006) was a Congregational minister and writer. His weekly columns gained a wide following for two decades in the Seattle Times. They are timeless and still being read and passed around today.

Price:	$22.95
Format:	paperback
Pages:	280
ISBN:	0-9653744-8-3
Order number:	HT6

Preface

Giving
    Word of Thanks
    All Are Touched
    A Priceless Gift
    Forgiveness
    Share the Wealth
    The Perfect Gift

Living
    Useful Ruts
    Freedom
    Myth Comes Alive
    Disaffiliation
    Remembering
    Cynicism a Sin?

Learning
    New Ideas
    Cherish the Good
    Learning to Fail
    Decorated Minds
    Enrichment
    Embracing Uncertainty

Growing
    Time for Change
    Ageless
    Seeing the Light
    Are You Growing?
    Healthy Discontent

Coping
    Leftovers
    In Times of Grief
    Fight the Blues
    Gift of Humor
    Collecting a Life

Saying
    Unspoken Words
    Mere Words
    Talking Rot
    Poetry of Life
    Speak Out

Doing
    David's Lesson
    Extend Yourself
    Worthwhile Quest
    Slaves of Habit
    Starting and Staying
    Thank God It's Today

Being
    Self-Respect
    Gift of Humility
    Being Rich
    True Beauty
    Smiles of Access
    Enthusiasm

Believing
    Our Beliefs
    Heaven on Earth
    Openness to All
    A Stunning Riddle
    Mystery of God

Accepting
    Alternate Routes
    Prejudices
    Making Judgments
    Diverse Opinions
    Nurture Spirit of Love

Cherishing
    Joy of Leisure
    Power of Silence
    Sabbath
    Hours Apart
    Gone So Fast

Loving
    Courtesy
    The Gentle Art
    Different Seasons
    Belief Not Enough

Index

What others say about this book:

"Reverend Turner's insights are as keen today as when I first heard his sermons when I was a boy. He mixes equal parts wisdom, learning, plain-speaking, and humor to get to the heart of important matters. I have learned a lot from him."

–Bill Gates

Former Chairman & CEO, Microsoft

"In Grateful Living you will find wit, wisdom, and words that will lift your spirits from a remarkable spiritual and civic leader."

–Dan Evans

Former Senator & Governor of Washington

"Dale Turner, my pastor when I was a student at the University of Kansas, has long been a gifted individual who writes with warmth and intelligence about what life should really be."

–Dean Smith

Sports Illustrated's
1997 Sportsman of the Year

"Dale Turner walks a path of genuine kindness, compassion, tolerance, acceptance, and love. Who seeing this path, would not want to set out on it?"

– Thomas E. Williamson-Kirkland, M.D.

The Virginia Mason Clinic

"Rev. Turner has a wealth of wit, wisdom, and wry, self-deprecating humor. There was not a soul untouched by him when he spoke at our luncheon."

– David L. Tomblin

Vice President

Los Angeles Rotary Club

Check out these additional titles by Rev. Dr. Dale Turner:

Different Seasons
Imperfect Alternatives

Table of Contents

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