Sabbath is that uncluttered time and space in which we can distance ourselves from our own activities enough to see what God… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
The moment the organic unity of belief and behaviour is damaged in any way, we are incapable of living out the full… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“And so Psalm 121 says no. It rejects a worship of nature, a religion of stars and flowers, a religion that makes… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“(from chapter 24, "Heather-scented Theology") "...I was more than ever what I had been becoming for a long time - a contemplative… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
Sloth is most often evidenced in busyness ... in frantic running around, trying to be everything to everyone, and then having no… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Sabbath is the time set aside to do nothing so that we can receive everything, to set aside our anxious attempts to… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
The hard work of sowing seed in what looks like perfectly empty earth has a time of harvest. All suffering, pain, emptiness,… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Every time you criticize someone, you condemn yourself. It takes one to know one. Judgmental criticism of others is a well-known way… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
“Lamentations is insurance against premature comfort, against "healing the wounds of my people lightly" During the time of ruin there are always… — 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
