Eugene H. Peterson Quotes

When we submit our lives to what we read in scripture, we find that we are not being led to see God in our stories but our stories in God's. God is the larger context and plot in which our stories find themselves.

Eugene H. Peterson

Quotes to Explore

I do really silly dancing. I love dancing, but I'm not cool when I dance. It's not about my moves, it's not about how cool I am, it's not about how slick I look on the dance floor, it's about having a great time.

Imogen Heap
- Time
- Cool
- Dance
This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue.

Tahar Ben Jelloun
- Mother
- Words
- Universe
So it must be my mental, because sometimes when I start on the tee, I still worry about whether my ball is going to hit right or left.

Yani Tseng
- Sometimes
- Worry
- Start
I do know what it's like to worry about bills, I do know what it's like to worry about even finding a child-minder, never mind paying them.

Frances O'Grady
- Mind
- Worry
- Finding
Let us distinguish between acting intentionally and acting deliberately or on purpose, as far as this can be done by attending to what language can teach us.

J. L. Austin
- Done
- Purpose
I had cut a typing class because I hated to type, and I still don't know how to type, but now I can afford to have people type for me.

Lana Turner
- People