Living the Message: Daily Reflections with Eugene Peterson [Paperback]

Eugene H. Peterson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1996

Eugene Peterson, distinguished translator of the acclaimed The Message: The New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs, offers a daily spiritual companion that brings God's message to vivid life each and every day.

An engaging yearlong reader, Living the Message delivers daily guidance and grounding with 366 selections from Peterson's 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 God's 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 God's message to their readers and listeners, Peterson's the-way-we-talk translations and graceful insights into Christian life speak powerfully to the concerns of today's men and women and offer timeless wisdom for every day of the year.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Cast in the form of a year-long daily devotional book, these samples from the writings and speeches of popular evangelical Christian author and speaker Peterson reflect on topics ranging from prayer and spirituality to creativity and community. Each meditation is accompanied by a verse, or verses, taken from Peterson's own translations of the New Testament and the Psalms. Highly uneven in quality, Peterson's reflections are sometimes elegant but often self-centered and awkward. Recommended only where Peterson's books are popular.
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Review

"Peterson gives a fresh and authentic voice to the Scripture." -- Richard Foster

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco; 1st edition (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060664320
• ISBN-13: 978-0060664329
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,341,154 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peterson, now retired, was for many years James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He also served as founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland. In addition to his widely acclaimed paraphrase of the Bible, The Message (NavPress), he has written many other books.

Customer Reviews

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daily Pick Up, July 10, 2000

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Elizabeth N. Wheeler (Mt. Iron, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living the Message: Daily Reflections with Eugene Peterson (Paperback)

This book provides the quickest way I know to have my heart touched first thing in the morning as I awake, turn to these pages, and know that Jesus loves me. His guidance is there each moment as the vicissitudes of daily living go on. Eugene Peterson and his wife have brought us a gem in this book. Every household needs it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In the Eye of the Beholder, October 6, 2008

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Georgia R. Lawson "Trailblazer7" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living the Message: Daily Help For Living the God-Centered Life (Paperback)

I can't help but love the works of Eugene Peterson, he is a Spirit-filled wordsmith, honestly handling the Word of God and making it come alive and palatable for millions of people who otherwise wouldn't become involved in the Word. These are tiny nuggets and morsels taken from Peterson's own paraphrased "Message Bible", and his unique insights on each verse of scripture. I'm used to studying weightier texts, but I fell in love with the beauty and simplicity of the Message Bible. This would be, as Amazon suggests, a good companion book to the Message Bible and should make a nice and very thoughtful gift set. I picked up my copy of Living the Message at a used bookstore and I think a good price for a used copy would be around $2 or $3. Just my thoughts on it. Bravo for Eugene Peterson as a yielded vessel of God who has shared his remarkable gift with us.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best devotional I've ever used, May 4, 2009

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blue route vineyard "mark" (media, pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living the Message: Daily Help For Living the God-Centered Life (Paperback)

I've always enjoyed The Message as a supplementary way to read the bible. This book couples The Message with Peterson's keen teaching about life, ministry and the heart.