A Quote by Eugene H. Peterson

The word 'christian' means different things to different people. To one person it means a stiff, upright, inflexible way of life, colorless and unbending. To another it means a risky, surprised-filled adventure, lived tiptoe at the edge of expectation...If we get our information from the biblical material, there is no doubt that the Christian life is a dancing, leaping, daring life.

Eugene H. Peterson

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Eugene H. Peterson
American - Priest
Born: November 6, 1932

If we get our information from the biblical material there is no doubt that the Christian life is a dancing, leaping, daring life.

Eugene H. Peterson

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H. G. Wells

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Alan Green

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Success means different things in different parts of my life, but overall if I have to define ultimately what success means - the bottom line - then for me it's if the family is healthy and happy.

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