Worship is an act that develops feelings for God, not a feeling for God that is expressed in an act of worship.
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 tha… - Eugene H. Peterson
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 tha…
- Eugene H. Peterson
Feelings are great liars. If Christians worshipped only when they felt like it, there would be precious little worship. We think that if we don’t fee… - Eugene H. Peterson
Feelings are great liars. If Christians worshipped only when they felt like it, there would be precious little worship. We think that if we don’t fee…
Prayer is the disciplined refusal to act before God acts. - Eugene H. Peterson
Prayer is the disciplined refusal to act before God acts.
When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us. - Eugene H. Peterson
When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.
The word 'christian' means different things to different people. To one person it means a stiff, upright, inflexible way of life, colorless and unben… - Eugene H. Peterson
The word 'christian' means different things to different people. To one person it means a stiff, upright, inflexible way of life, colorless and unben…
If you don't take a Sabbath, something is wrong. You're doing too much, you're being too much in charge. You've got to quit, one day a week, and just… - Eugene H. Peterson
If you don't take a Sabbath, something is wrong. You're doing too much, you're being too much in charge. You've got to quit, one day a week, and just…
The only opportunity you will ever have to live by faith is in the circumstances you are provided this very day: this house you live in, this family … - Eugene H. Peterson
The only opportunity you will ever have to live by faith is in the circumstances you are provided this very day: this house you live in, this family …
No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others. - Eugene H. Peterson
No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.
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. - Eugene H. Peterson
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.
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