I think pastors are the worst listeners. We're so used to speaking, teaching, giving answers. We must learn to be quiet, quit… — 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… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
People learn to shop for churches; there is no loyalty to the church. They're consumers being attracted to one product or another.… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
I believe God takes the things in our lives - family, background, education - and uses them as part of his calling.… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
We've all met a certain type of spiritual person. She's a wonderful person. She loves the Lord. She prays and reads 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
I get asked, 'What do you miss most about being a pastor?' I think it's the intimacy, the incredible gift of intimacy.… — 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
