Eugene H. Peterson Quotes

Eugene H. Peterson is 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.

✵ 6. November 1932 – 22. October 2018
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Famous Eugene H. Peterson Quotes

“We cannot be too careful about the words we use; we start out using them and they end up using us.”

Source: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology

“I will not try to run my own life or the lives of others; that is God's business.”

Source: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society

“relinquishment is prerequisite to fulfillment”

The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way

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