From Christianity Today-“Every moment in this man’s presence is sacred.”
So concluded the son of Eugene Peterson in a weekend
announcement that the 85-year-old retired pastor and bestselling author
of The Message and A Long Obedience in the Same Direction is receiving hospice care.
Robert Creech, a professor of Christian ministries at Baylor University’s Truett Seminary, shared the announcement from Eric Peterson on Facebook.
“Eugene Peterson has encouraged, formed, and often
literally saved the ministry of more than one pastor over the years
through his writing and thinking (I would include myself in that list),”
wrote Creech in a Saturday post now shared more than 1,000 times. “He
has refreshed Scripture for many through his thoughtful paraphrase of
the Bible published as The Message.
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