Eugene H. Peterson
Eugene H. Peterson
Eugene H. Petersonis an American-born clergyman, scholar, author, and poet. He has written over thirty books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language, a paraphrase of the Bible...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth6 November 1932
CountryUnited States of America
Eugene H. Peterson quotes about
doubters performers persons
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 trust that God is sure of us.
first-love blow dust
O God, when my faith gets overladen with dust, blow it clean with the wind of your Spirit. When my habits of obedience get stiff and rusty, anoint them with the oil of your Spirit. Restore the enthusiasm of my first love for you.
creative genius stories
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.
overflow lives-of-others
No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.
sloth sin pastor
Pastors are highly susceptible to the sin of sloth.
use ends careful
We cannot be too careful about the words we use; we start out using them and they end up using us.
worship failing offers
I cannot fail to call the congregation to worship God, to listen to his Word, to offer themselves to God.
biblical interesting poet
Isn't it interesting that all of the biblical prophets and psalmists were poets?
position-of-power people scary
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 lives, and you ruin your own life.
learning ordinary receiving scriptures thousand
Spirituality is no different from what we've been doing for two thousand years just by going to church and receiving the sacraments, being baptized, learning to pray, and reading Scriptures rightly. It's just ordinary stuff.