Faith Quotes by Eugene H. Peterson

10 Faith quotes by Eugene H. Peterson

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Peterson’s biblical background informs these ten reflections on Faith, offering a gentle, scripturally rooted perspective that’s easy to read and contemplate.

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Real faith is refined in the fires and storms of pain.

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The life of faith isn't meant for tourists. It's meant for pilgrims.

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“The power that the world acknowledges comes out of the mouth of a gun; the power that the person of faith respects…

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The Bible makes it clear that every time that there is a story of faith, it is completely original. God's creative genius…

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“The gospel doesn't impose a way of life on us from without and tell us that we have to live up to…

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The moment the organic unity of belief and behaviour is damaged in any way, we are incapable of living out the full…

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The life of faith is a daily exploration of the constant and countless ways in which Gods grace and love are expereinced

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O God, when my faith gets overladen with dust, blow it clean with the wind of your Spirit. When my habits of…

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“Magic and faith have one thing in common: they both deal with the supernatural. But everything else is different, for magic is…

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“The Holy Scriptures are story-shaped. Reality is story-shaped. The world is story-shaped. Our lives are story-shaped. 'I had always,' wrote G.K. Chesterton…

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“The core message of the gospel is that God invades us with new life, but the setting for this is most often in the…

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“Liturgy puts us to work along with all the others who have been and are being put to work in the world by and…

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“At day’s end I’m ready for sound sleep, For you, GOD, have put my life back together.”

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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…

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“When I look for help in developing my pastoral craft and nurturing my pastoral vocation, the one century that has the least to commend…

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Religion is a very scary thing, because a pastor is in a position of power. And if you use that power badly, you ruin…

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The vocation of pastor(s) has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans.

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Repentance is a realization that what God wants from you and what you want from God are not going to be achieved by doing…

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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…

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“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…

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You don't make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true.

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“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…

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