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Thoughts on A Long Obedience: Chapter Two: Repentance

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Peterson starts out every chapter after the first one with the Psalm of Ascent that serves as the theme or framework for the chapter. Thus, chapter two begins with Psalm 120, which I’ll reproduce here, using Peterson’s own Message paraphrase: A Pilgrim Song120 1-2 I’m in trouble. I cry to God,    desperate for an answer:“Deliver me from the liars, God!    They … [Read more…]

Thoughts on A Long Obedience: Chapter One: “Discipleship”

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I’m reading the devotional classic A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society by Eugene H. Peterson, and I thought it would be useful for me to blog my way through it as a way to return to regular blogging. I remember the books I write about. It’s as simple as … [Read more…]