Best Eugene H. Peterson Sayings
- In high school I was very much involved in poetry. You cannot read a poem quickly. There's too much going on there. There are rhythms… Absorb
- There is nothing terribly difficult in the Bible - at least in a technical way. The Bible is written in street language, common language. Most… Academic
- There's nobody who doesn't have problems with the church, because there's sin in the church. But there's no other place to be a Christian except… Christian
- Pity can be nearsighted and condescending; shared suffering can be dignifying and life-changing. Changing
- If you don't take a Sabbath, something is wrong. You're doing too much, you're being too much in charge. You've got to quit, one day… Charge
- If people don't know their pastor, it's easy to put the pastor on a pedestal and depersonalize him or her. It's also easy for pastors,… Classify
- One way to define spiritual life is getting so tired and fed up with yourself you go on to something better, which is following Jesus. Better
- If you keep the Sabbath, you start to see creation not as somewhere to get away from your ordinary life, but a place to frame… Attentiveness
- I believe God takes the things in our lives - family, background, education - and uses them as part of his calling. It might not… Background
- Religion is a very scary thing, because a pastor is in a position of power. And if you use that power badly, you ruin people's… Badly
- The role of the pastor is to embody the gospel. And of course to get it embodied, which you can only do with individuals, not… Abstract
- The most important thing a pastor does is stand in a pulpit every Sunday and say, 'Let us worship God.' If that ceases to be… Ceases
- When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves… Enters
- All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we… All
- The way of Jesus cannot be imposed or mapped — it requires an active participation in following Jesus as he leads us through sometimes strange… Active
- It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us… Alone
- We cannot be too careful about the words we use; we start out using them and they end up using us. Careful
- It is easier to find guides, someone to tell you what to do, than someone to be with you in a discerning, prayerful companionship as… Companionship
- The only opportunity you will ever have to live by faith is in the circumstances you are provided this very day: this house you live… Been
- The Bible makes it clear that every time that there is a story of faith, it is completely original. God's creative genius is endless. Bible
- When we submit our lives to what we read in scripture, we find that we are not being led to see God in our stories… Context
- To follow Jesus implies that we enter into a way of life that is given character and shape and direction by the one who calls… Always Derivative
- The vocation of pastor(s) has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans. Been
- Stories are verbal acts of hospitality. Acts