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Week Five: The Affections of Christ… ONE THING
One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek:that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. (Ps. 27:4, NIV)
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The God who will not give up
“God saves in ways past finding out, with a persistence and wisdom exceeding anything we can or will understand.” — Eugene Peterson, Reversed Thunder
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Three activities I need to help me flourish
I have undoubtedly posted this before, but I sure need this reminder I found in a journal I am about to close out. It’s from Eugene Peterson’s book, Reversed Thunder, and speaks to how we can live in the political chaos of our time. Engage in worship Listen to the proclaimed Word Practice holy living These are needed reminders as…
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Keeping calm in chaotic times
We can — we must! — take responsibility for the way we live and work in our homes and neighborhoods, workplaces and public squares. We can refuse to permit the culture to dictate the way we go about our lives. More HERE.
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The love of something more
“I love being an American. I love this place in which I have been placed — its language, its history, its energy. But I don’t love ‘the American way,’ its culture and values. I don’t love the rampant consumerism that treats God as a product to be marketed. I don’t love the dehumanizing ways that turn men, women, and children…
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The messy kingdom
The gospel of Jesus Christ is more political than anyone imagines, but in a way that no one guesses… The political metaphor, “kingdom,” insists on a gospel that includes everything and everyone under the rule of God. God is no religious glow to warm a dark night. Christ is no esoteric truth with which to form a gnostic elite. The…
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Perspective
In a men’s Bible study we are working our way through Eugene Peterson’s book, Reversed Thunder, which is about the Book of Revelation. Peterson notes that John has a pressing question in front of him: “If the Kingdom of God is so real and so powerful, why are we still dealing with the evil of the Roman Empire?”
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Good morning, internet world! At what am I to be offended about today?
We are a gullible culture. All of us. It’s easy to poke fun at conservative Christians (and part of it is a critique of my own tribe), and when I say “everyone” then there are those who say, “SEE! You are into both sideism! Or, whataboutism !” (So, there… you can be offended about that today.) But it comes to…
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The spiritual feast of the Word of God
I have been slow on my book reading/listening this year. Very slow. And they’ve all been re-reads/listens.
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What has formed you?
I am breezing my way back through a great memoir, The Pastor, by Eugene Peterson. What a gentle book to remind me of life and calling! Peterson grew up in a setting familiar to me when it came to church. His story resonates deeply in my life, at least until he went to college.
Tag: Eugene Peterson
