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Go figure out what this Scripture means: 'I'm after mercy, not religion.' I'm here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders. — Eugene H. Peterson

The church is the primary arena in which we learn that glory does not consist in what we do for God but in what God does for us. — Eugene H. Peterson

The cultivation of consumer spirituality is the antithesis of a sacrificial, "deny yourself" congregation. — Eugene H. Peterson

Jesus is the descent of God to our lives, just as they are, not the ascent of our lives to God, hoping he might approve when he sees how hard we try. — Eugene H. Peterson

Jesus didn't debase the holy into the secular; He infused the secular with the holy. — Eugene H. Peterson

I want to develop discernments that say an unapologetic "no" to ways that violate the gospel of Jesus Christ. — Eugene H. Peterson

The temptations that use the raw material of good for evil can continue unrecognized for a long time without awareness. — Eugene H. Peterson

The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well, but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse. — Eugene H. Peterson

God at his best (and he always is)does not have favorite children — Eugene H. Peterson

My job is not to solve people's problems or make them happy, but to help them see the grace operating in their lives. — Eugene H. Peterson

But you never got hungry for me. You continued to ignore me." GOD'S Decree. 7-8 — Eugene H. Peterson

It pays to take life seriously; things work out when you trust in GOD. — Eugene H. Peterson

It's the set of the sail, and not the gale that determines the way they go. — Eugene H. Peterson

Without good direction, people lose their way; the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances. — Eugene H. Peterson

Self is the soul minus God. — Eugene H. Peterson

As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, so our lives are assayed by GOD. — Eugene H. Peterson

Teaching resurrects dead words so they live again. — Eugene H. Peterson

Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit-you choose. — Eugene H. Peterson

The devil does some of his best work behind stained glass. — Eugene H. Peterson

We are most ourselves when we love; we are most the People of God when we love. — Eugene H. Peterson

I keep praying that this faith we hold in common keeps showing up in the good things we do, and that people recognize Christ in all of it. — Eugene H. Peterson

For Christians, whose largest investment is in the invisible, imagination is indispensable. — Eugene H. Peterson

There is nothing more common than for people who want to talk about God to lose interest in the people they are talking to. — Eugene H. Peterson

But if you're content to be simply yourself, you will become more than yourself. — 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

Youth may be admired for vigor, but gray hair gives prestige to old age. — Eugene H. Peterson

Self-justification is a verbal defense for restoring the appearance of righteousness without doing anything about the substance. — Eugene H. Peterson

Like the sacramental use of water and bread and wine, friendship takes what's common in human experience and turns it into something holy. — Eugene H. Peterson

What do you think God meant when he said, "Remove your sandals from your feet. You're standing on holy ground"? — Eugene H. Peterson

When you are part of a megachurch, you have no responsibility to anybody else. — Eugene H. Peterson

The end is where we start from. T.S. Eliot — Eugene H. Peterson

Prayer is the disciplined refusal to act before God acts. — Eugene H. Peterson

No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others. — Eugene H. Peterson

I'm in charge of all this - I run this universe! — Eugene H. Peterson