Eugene Peterson

The Beatitudes

10 Compact Discs

Follow the Leader

3 Compact Discs

The Beatitudes have an important role in guiding the church's understanding of Jesus' mission and message. As well, they are foundational to the development of Christian spirituality. They are to spirituality, therefore, what the Ten Commandments are to morality. This series looks at the eight Beatitudes as elements in preparing the self/soul for the perception and reception of truth. They constitute the "way" in which the "truth" can be encountered and then the "life" embraced.

Christian Leadership is built on a foundation of followership—following Jesus. Leadership that is not well-grounded in following Jesus is dangerous to both the church and the world. Contemporary leadership models are not so different from the models available to Christians in the first century and to which Jesus' Follow Me provides such a radical and uncompromising contrast. This series considers three prominent first-century leaders that set out the basic alternatives to following Jesus.

Soulcraft

1 Compact Disc (MP3 Format)

Tell It Slant

1 Compact Disc (MP3 Format/10.5 hrs.)

In this series, Eugene Peterson uses the letter to the Ephesians as the primary text in developing the craft of spiritual formation (soulcraft). The letter is explored in the actual conditions in which this formation takes place in us, such as the home, workplace, congregation, institutions and culture. As God does his formational work in us and with those with whom we live, we will develop skills in recognizing what he is doing, and look for the appropriate ways to respond, participate, and guide.

As we become practiced in sin, we develop excellent defenses against grace. God is out to penetrate our defenses. How does he do it? By frontal assault? Sometimes. But sometimes indirection is called for; slipping past the defenses on the slant. It was a favourite method of Jesus; his parables show him at work. By examining the Lukan parables we can train ourselves in discerning both the spiritual defenses that we build up against grace and the method of “indirection” that Jesus uses to get through to us.

Featured Books by Eugene Peterson

Long Obedience In The Same Direction

Discipleship in an Instant Society

Under the Unpredictable Plant

An Exploration in Vocational Holiness

Our society is no less obsessed with the immediate than when Peterson first wrote this book. But discipleship will not yield to prescriptions for swift success, it calls instead for perseverance, for a long obedience in the same direction. Using Psalms 120-134 he finds encouragement for modern pilgrims as they learn to grow in worship, service, joy, work, happiness, humility, community and blessing. Also included is an epilogue in which he reflects on the themes of this book and his ministry over the succeeding twenty years.

This book emanates with a special poignancy out of Peterson's own crisis experience as a pastor. Peterson tells about the "abyss," the "gaping crevasse," the "chasm" that he experienced, early in his ministry, between his Christian faith and his pastoral vocation. Using the Jonah story as a narrative structure, Peterson probes the spiritual dimensions of the pastoral calling and seeks to reclaim the ground taken over by those who are trying to enlist pastors in religious careers.

Living the Message

Daily Reflections

Leap Over A Wall

Earthy Spirituality for Everyday Christians

In this book Eugene Peterson offers a daily spiritual companion that brings God's message to vivid life each and every day. An engaging year-long 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.

In this inspiring volume, Eugene Peterson uses stories from David's epic life as vivid lessons in everyday faith and spirituality. Exploring David's experiences of friendship, grief, love, sin, and suffering, as well as sanctuary, beauty, and wilderness, he reawakens us to the enduring truths behind those beloved stories.