That's the whole spiritual life. It's learning how to die. And as you learn how to die, you start losing all your… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
The life of faith is a daily exploration of the constant and countless ways in which Gods grace and love are expereinced — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“The bawling of babies, always in a way Inappropriate - why should the love and innocent Greet existence with wails? - is… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“It is not allowable to love the Creation according to the purposes one has for it, any more than it is allowable… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“And yet I decide, every day, to set aside what I can do best and attempt what I do very clumsily--open myself… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
Christians don't simply learn or study or use Scripture; we assimilate it, take it into our lives in such a way that… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
Love is not a word that describes my feelings; it is not a technique by which I fulfill my needs; it is… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“The pastoral task with words is not communication but communion - the healing and restoration and creation of love relationships between God… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“our God! GOD the one and only! Love GOD, your God with your whole heart: love him with all that’s in you,… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
God is the larger context and plot in which our stories find themselves. — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“At day’s end I’m ready for sound sleep, For you, GOD, have put my life back together.” — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
The vocation of pastor(s) has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans. — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
