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Quote by Eugene H. Peterson

“Isn't it interesting that all of the biblical prophets and psalmists were poets?”

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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. more

“Christians don't simply learn or study or use Scripture; we assimilate it, take it into our lives in such a way that it gets metabolized into acts of love, cups of cold water, missions into all the world, healing and evangelism and justice in Jesus' name, hands raised in adoration of the Father, feet washed in company with the Son.”

“Like the sacramental use of water and bread and wine, friendship takes what's common in human experience and turns it into something holy.”

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Book:Leap over a wall: earthy spirituality for everyday Christians

Source: Leap over a wall: earthy spirituality for everyday Christians

“Classically, there are three ways in which humans try to find transcendence--religious meaning--apart from God as revealed through the cross of Jesus: through the ecstasy of alcohol and drugs, through the ecstasy of recreational sex, through the ecstasy of crowds. Church leaders frequently warn against the drugs and the sex, but at least, in America, almost never against the crowds.”

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Author:Eugene H. Peterson

“The Bible is not a script for a funeral service, but it is the record of God always bringing life where we expected to find death. Everywhere it is the story of resurrection.”

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Author:Eugene H. Peterson

“Spirituality is no different from what weve been doing for two thousand years just by going to church and receiving the sacraments, being baptized, learning to pray, and reading Scriptures rightly. Its just ordinary stuff.”

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Author:Eugene H. Peterson

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