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“ You don't make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true. ”

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The way of Jesus cannot be imposed or mapped — it requires an active participation in following Jesus as he leads us through sometimes strange and unfamiliar territory, in circumstances that become clear only in the hesitations and questionings, in the pauses and reflections where we engage in prayerful conversation with one another and with him.

~ Eugene H. Peterson

It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder can’t be packaged, and it can’t be worked up. It requires some sense of being there and some sense of engagement.

~ Eugene H. Peterson

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.

~ 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 you find yourself in, this job you have been given, the weather conditions that prevail at the ...moment.

~ Eugene H. Peterson