Tag Archives: Eugene Peterson

Praying a Penitential Psalm

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

“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

“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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From My Reading

Posted on March 16, 2019 by

“Miracle. It is badly identified when it is thought to mean that which we don’t understand.  That’s the popular way the word is used, but it’s not the Christian way. . . Miracle, through the biblical tradition, is not what … Continue reading →

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Transformed Lives Transforming the World in 2019 – Introduction

Posted on January 5, 2019 by

When I became the first Director of Spiritual Formation for my church, my goal was to teach and motivate people to strive to “be like Jesus.” When a new pastor arrived not long afterwards, the staff set out on a … Continue reading →

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Going Deeper with God: “Training Up” Disciples (Proverbs 22: 6)

Posted on August 11, 2018 by

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. In this passage … Continue reading →

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Going Deeper – “Give it One More Year” (Luke 13: 6-9)

Posted on July 11, 2018 by

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. In this passage … Continue reading →

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Embracing Revolution

Posted on May 26, 2018 by

“[Why] is preaching important? It develops an imagination adequate to embrace revolution” (Eugene Peterson in As Kingfishers Catch Fire, p 52). Does this Eugene Peterson quote fire your imagination?  Or at  least your question-making machine? What kind of preaching develops … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Dawdling

Posted on May 12, 2018 by

“The opposite of seek is dawdle. To live aimlessly and listlessly.  (Eugene Peterson in As Kingfishers Catch Fire, p. 137). Picture a three-year-old captivated by the world around her. Her eyes follow a squirrel scrambling up a tree. She bends over … Continue reading →

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