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Spirituality Quotes by Eugene H. Peterson

10 Spirituality quotes by Eugene H. Peterson

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If you’re looking for a brief yet resonant glimpse into how one writer frames the sacred, this set of ten quotes offers exactly that. Peterson’s voice, grounded in pastoral insight, invites you to pause and consider the deeper currents beneath everyday life.

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“The cultivation of consumer spirituality is the antithesis of a sacrificial, "deny yourself" congregation.”

Eugene H. Peterson

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Spirituality is no different from what weve been doing for two thousand years just by going to church and receiving the sacraments,…

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“An interest in souls divorced from an interest in Scripture leaves us without a text that shapes these souls. In the same…

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“The assumption of spirituality is that always God is doing something before I know it. So the task is not to get…

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Classically, there are three ways in which humans try to find transcendence--religious meaning--apart from God as revealed through the cross of Jesus:…

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Spirituality is no different from what we've been doing for two thousand years just by going to church and receiving the sacraments,…

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“We are part of a holy community that for three thousand years and more has been formed inside and out by these…

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Like a child exploring the attic of an old house on a rainy day, discovering a trunk full of treasure and then…

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“Liturgy gathers the holy community as it reads the Holy Scriptures into the sweeping tidal rhythms of the church year in which…

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“You seem disappointed that I am not more responsive to your interest in "spiritual direction". Actually, I am more than a little…

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

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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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