Open arms Quote by Eugene H. Peterson

“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

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

“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

“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

“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

“At day’s end I’m ready for sound sleep, For you, GOD, have put my life back together.”

— Eugene H. Peterson

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

“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

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

The vocation of pastor(s) has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans.

— Eugene H. Peterson

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

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