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A Long Obedience: Chapter 4: Worship

March 27, 2019 by Amy Leave a Comment

Psalm 122 The Message (MSG)A Pilgrim Song of David122 1-2 When they said, “Let’s go to the house of God,”    my heart leaped for joy.And now we’re here, O Jerusalem,    inside Jerusalem’s walls!3-5 Jerusalem, well-built city,    built as a place for worship!The city to which the tribes ascend,    all God’s tribes go up to worship,To give thanks to the name of God—    this is what it means to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adult Nonfiction, Books Tagged: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, Christian living, Eugene Peterson, Reflections in Progress, Thoughts on a Long Obedience

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

March 6, 2019 by Amy Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: Adult Nonfiction, Books Tagged: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, Christian living, discipleship, Eugene Peterson, Reflections in Progress, Thoughts on a Long Obedience

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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
News of the World
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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