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There's nobody who doesn't have problems with the church, because there's sin in the church. But there's no other place to be a Christian except the church.
Eugene H. Peterson
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Eugene H. Peterson
Age: 85 †
Born: 1932
Born: November 6
Died: 2018
Died: October 22
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Isn't it interesting that all of the biblical prophets and psalmists were poets?
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There is nothing terribly difficult in the Bible - at least in a technical way. The Bible is written in street language, common language. Most of it was oral and spoken to illiterate people. They were the first ones to receive it. So when we make everything academic, we lose something.
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Pity can be nearsighted and condescending shared suffering can be dignifying and life-changing.
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We cannot be too careful about the words we use we start out using them and they end up using us.
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Neither the adventure of goodness nor the pursuit of righteousness gets headlines.
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I cannot fail to call the congregation to worship God, to listen to his Word, to offer themselves to God.
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My job is not to solve people's problems or make them happy, but to help them see the grace operating in their lives.
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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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I didn't write because I had anything to say, but in order to find out what there was to say.
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