Tag Archives: Eugene Peterson

EUGENE AND ME

Posted on May 25, 2021 by livingasapprentices

I recently gobbled down the new “authorized biography” of Eugene Peterson, A Burning in My Bones, by Winn Collier. It was superb; everyone who has ever appreciated the voice of The Message should read this book. One of the themes … Continue reading →

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Praying with Scripture: Habakuk 3: 17-19

Posted on February 17, 2021 by livingasapprentices

Eugene Peterson’s book Eat this Book teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it, and then put it to use in practical ways. In this passage from Habakkuk 3, the writer reminds us that even though everything … Continue reading →

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Who Am I When My Body Fails Me? – Part 10: Trading Coins

Posted on October 12, 2020 by livingasapprentices

“Who am I when my body fails me?”  This is a question we must face when injury or illness takes its toll  on our lives. How do we respond to physical, mental, emotional stresses? How do we view God when … Continue reading →

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Who Am I When My Body Fails Me? – Part 7: Good News and Bad News

Posted on October 3, 2020 by livingasapprentices

Who am I when my body fails me?”  This is a question we must face when injury or illness takes its toll  on our lives. How do we respond to physical, mental, emotional stresses? How do we view God when … Continue reading →

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Who Am I When My Body Fails Me – Part 4: Someone in Danger

Posted on September 19, 2020 by livingasapprentices

“Who am I when my body fails me?”  This is a question we must face when injury or illness takes its toll  on our lives. How do we respond to physical, mental, emotional stresses? How do we view God when … Continue reading →

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Going Deeper with God – Living through Good and Bad (Ecclesiastes 7:13-14)

Posted on November 21, 2019 by livingasapprentices

In Eat this Book, Eugene Peterson teaches us to chew on a passage of scripture, digest it and then put it to use in practical ways. Our early Christian fathers and mothers called this process Lectio Divina. Ecclesiastes 7:13-14 re- … Continue reading →

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Praying a Penitential Psalm

Posted on May 1, 2019 by livingasapprentices

“The Psalms express everything we are capable of experiencing: exuberant praise and reverent meditation, but also questioning, doubt, victimization, lament, pain, penitence, and repentance. Most of them, two-thirds in fact, are prayed by men and women in trouble of one … Continue reading →

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From My Reading

Posted on April 6, 2019 by livingasapprentices

“Living a spiritual life requires a change of heart, a conversion. Such a conversion may be marked by a sudden inner change, or it can take place through a long, quiet process of transformation. But it always involves an inner … Continue reading →

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