Author: Eugene H. Peterson

Quotes

One way to define spiritual life is getting so tired and fed up with yourself you go on to something better, which is following Jesus.

One way to define spiritual life is getting so tired and fed up with yourself you go on to something better, which is following Jesus.

- Eugene H. Peterson

Religion is a very scary thing, because a pastor is in a position of power. And if you use that power badly, you ruin people's lives, and you ruin your own life.

Religion is a very scary thing, because a pastor is in a position of power. And if you use that power badly, you ruin people's lives, and you ruin your own life.

- Eugene H. Peterson

I cannot fail to call the congregation to worship God, to listen to his Word, to offer themselves to God.

I cannot fail to call the congregation to worship God, to listen to his Word, to offer themselves to God.

- Eugene H. Peterson

If you keep the Sabbath, you start to see creation not as somewhere to get away from your ordinary life, but a place to frame an attentiveness to your life.

If you keep the Sabbath, you start to see creation not as somewhere to get away from your ordinary life, but a place to frame an attentiveness to your life.

- Eugene H. Peterson

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