“The gospel doesn't impose a way of life on us from without and tell us that we have to live up to… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Christians worshiped only when they felt like it, there would be precious little worship. Feelings are important in many areas but completely… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“The huge irony is that the more the gospel is offered in consumer terms, the more the consumers are disappointed.” — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
One of the reasons that Christians read Scripture repeatedly and carefully is to find out just how God works in Jesus Christ… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“The reason many of us do not ardently believe in the gospel is that we have never given it a rigorous testing,… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
The role of the pastor is to embody the gospel. And of course to get it embodied, which you can only do… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
The gospel is never about everybody else; it is always about you, about me. The gospel is never truth in general; it's… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“If Christians worshipped only when they felt like it, there would be precious little worship...Worship is an act that develops feelings for… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“The core message of the gospel is that God invades us with new life, but the setting for this is most often… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“What is the most important thing you do in preparing to preach each Sunday?” I think we were all surprised by the… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
Feelings are great liars. If Christians worshipped only when they felt like it, there would be precious little worship. We think that… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“(from chapter 29, "Write in a Book What You See') "The phrase that gave us focus was 'a long obedience in the… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Liturgy is the means that the church uses to keep baptized Christians in living touch with the entire living holy community as… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Forget about deciding what’s right for each other. Here’s what you need to be concerned about: that you don’t get in the way of… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
Like a child exploring the attic of an old house on a rainy day, discovering a trunk full of treasure and then calling all… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
“Liturgy gathers the holy community as it reads the Holy Scriptures into the sweeping tidal rhythms of the church year in which the story… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
“The core message of the gospel is that God invades us with new life, but the setting for this is most often in the… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
“Liturgy puts us to work along with all the others who have been and are being put to work in the world by and… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
“At day’s end I’m ready for sound sleep, For you, GOD, have put my life back together.” — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
I think pastors are the worst listeners. We're so used to speaking, teaching, giving answers. We must learn to be quiet, quit being so… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
“When I look for help in developing my pastoral craft and nurturing my pastoral vocation, the one century that has the least to commend… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
Religion is a very scary thing, because a pastor is in a position of power. And if you use that power badly, you ruin… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
The vocation of pastor(s) has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans. — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
Repentance is a realization that what God wants from you and what you want from God are not going to be achieved by doing… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
It's essential for us to develop an imagination that is participatory. Art is the primary way in which this happens. It's the primary way… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
“My uncle Ernie didn't believe in God. At least that's what he said. But he always Went to church on Christmas. Which I thought… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
You don't make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true. — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
“And the remainder of the Message details God’s intricate and loving plan to redeem, restore, and reconcile creation back to himself after what happened… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share
