Living the Message: Daily Reflections with Eugene Peterson

About this book

Eugene Peterson distinguished translator of the acclaimed The Message: The New Testament Psalms and Proverbs offers a daily spiritual companion that brings Gods message to vivid life each and every day. An engaging yearlong reader Living the Message delivers daily guidance and grounding with 366 selections from Petersons lifetime of reflection on-prayer Scripture spirituality creativity and community. For more than thirty-five years beloved author professor and pastor Eugene Peterson has used his expertise in the original languages of the Bible and his passion for Gods word to re-create the informal earthy immediacy of Scripture in expressive contemporary English. just as the writers of the New Testament used everyday language to convey Gods message to their readers and listeners Petersons the-way-we-talk translations and graceful insights into Christian life speak powerfully to the concerns of todays men and women and offer timeless wisdom for every day of the year.