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Life Quotes by Eugene H. Peterson
- The life of faith is a daily exploration of the constant and countless ways in which Gods grace and love are expereinced
- I will not try to run my own life or the lives of others; that is God's business.
- The Bible is not a script for a funeral service, but it is the record of God always bringing life where we expected to find…
- Like a child exploring the attic of an old house on a rainy day, discovering a trunk full of treasure and then calling all his…
- No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.
- The word 'christian' means different things to different people. To one person it means a stiff, upright, inflexible way of life, colorless and unbending. To…
- This kingdom of God life is not a matter of waking up each morning with a list of chores or an agenda to be tended…
- GOD made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I got my act together, he gave me a fresh start.…
- That's the whole spiritual life. It's learning how to die. And as you learn how to die, you start losing all your illusions, and you…
- Pity can be nearsighted and condescending; shared suffering can be dignifying and life-changing.
- 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.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
More Life Quotes
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle