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Eugene H. Peterson is a renowned author known for his concise and profound writing style. Born on November 6, 1932, his works have had a significant impact on the literary and religious culture.

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“"Sabbath is not primarily about us or how it benefits us; it is about God, and how God forms us. It is not, in the first place, about what we do or don't do; it is about God - completing and resting and blessing and sanctifying. These are all things that we don't know much about......But it does mean stopping and being quiet long enough to see - open-mouthed - with wonder - resurrection wonder.....we cultivate the "fear of the Lord". Our souls are formed by what we cannot work up or take charge of. We respond and enter into what the resurrection of Jesus continues to do."”

Source: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology

“If people don't know their pastor, it's easy to put the pastor on a pedestal and depersonalize him or her. It's also easy for pastors, who don't know their congregations, simply to classify congregants as saved or unsaved, involved or not involved, tithers or non-tithers.”

People Ifs Knows Easy Involved Saved Pastor Congregation Pedestal

Author:Eugene H. Peterson

“All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we trust that God is sure of us.”

Knows Persons Secure Sinner Performers Doubters

Book:A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society

Source: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society

“The Latin words humus, soil/earth, and homo, human being, have a common derivation, from which we also get our word 'humble.' This is the Genesis origin of who we are: dust - dust that the Lord God used to make us a human being. If we cultivate a lively sense of our origin and nurture a sense of continuity with it, who knows, we may also acquire humility.”

Source: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology

“Pastors need to know what's going on in the world and what has been going on for 4,000 years. We need a way to read Scripture which is imaginative, interpretive.”

Knows World Way Needs Years Has Beens Scripture Pastor Imaginative

Author:Eugene H. Peterson