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Eugene H. Peterson
Author · 60 books
Eugene H. Peterson was a pastor, scholar, author, and poet. For many years he was James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He also served as founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland. He had written over thirty books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language a contemporary translation of the Bible. After retiring from full-time teaching, Eugene and his wife Jan lived in the Big Sky Country of rural Montana. He died in October 2018.

Series

Books

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The Message

The Bible in Contemporary Language

1997

The Jesus Way book cover

The Jesus Way

A Conversation on the Ways That Jesus Is the Way

2007

On Living Well book cover

On Living Well

Brief Reflections on Wisdom for Walking in the Way of Jesus

2021

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The Message

Psalms

1994

Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places book cover

Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places

A Conversation in Spiritual Theology

1999

The Christmas Troll book cover

The Christmas Troll

Sometimes God's Best Gifts Are the Most Unexpected

2003

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The Message Devotional Bible

Featuring Notes and Reflections from Eugene H. Peterson

2010

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Earth & Altar

The Community of Prayer in a Self-Bound Society

1985

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The Message of Easter

2010

The Daily Message book cover

The Daily Message

Through the Bible in One Year

2008

As Kingfishers Catch Fire book cover

As Kingfishers Catch Fire

A Conversation on the Ways of God Formed by the Words of God

2017

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Take and Read

Spiritual Reading

1995

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God's Message for Each Day

Wisdom from the Word of God

2004

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Ephesians

1985

Working the Angles book cover

Working the Angles

The Shape of Pastoral Integrity

1987

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Leap Over a Wall

Earthy Spirituality for Everyday Christians

1997

Conversations book cover

Conversations

The Message With Its Translator

2007

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Like Dew Your Youth

Growing Up with Your Teenager

1994

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Excellence

Run with the Horses

1996

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Reversed Thunder

The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination

1988

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Living the Resurrection

The Risen Christ in Everyday Life

2006

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Living the Message

Daily Reflections with Eugene Peterson

1996

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Psalms

Prayers of the Heart

1987

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Tell It Slant

A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers

2008

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Seeking God's Face

Praying with the Bible through the Year

2010

The Message Old Testament Prophets book cover

The Message Old Testament Prophets

In Contemporary Language

2000

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Practice Resurrection

A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ

1759

The Contemplative Pastor book cover

The Contemplative Pastor

Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction

1989

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Answering God

The Psalms as Tools for Prayer

1989

The Message book cover

The Message

The Old Testament Books of Moses

2000

Leap over a Wall book cover

Leap over a Wall

Earthy Spirituality for Everyday Christians by Eugene H. Peterson (2002) Paperback

2025

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Holy Bible

My First Message: A Devotional Bible for Kids

2007

The Wisdom of Each Other book cover

The Wisdom of Each Other

A Conversation Between Spiritual Friends

1997

A Month of Sundays book cover

A Month of Sundays

Thirty-One Days of Wrestling with Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

2019

Praying with the Psalms book cover

Praying with the Psalms

A Year of Daily Prayers and Reflections on the Words of David

1993

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Traveling Light

Reflections on the Free Life

1982

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Symphony of Salvation

A 60-Day Devotional Journey through the Books of the Bible

2021

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Holy Luck

2012

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The Pastor

A Memoir

2011

The Message book cover

The Message

1996

First and Second Samuel book cover

First and Second Samuel

1999

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The Invitation

A Simple Guide to the Bible

2007

A Year with Jesus book cover

A Year with Jesus

Daily Readings and Meditations

2006

The Message of Christmas, Campaign Edition book cover

The Message of Christmas, Campaign Edition

2006

This Hallelujah Banquet book cover

This Hallelujah Banquet

How the End of What We Were Reveals Who We Can Be

2021

The Message New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs book cover

The Message New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs

1996

Where Your Treasure Is book cover

Where Your Treasure Is

Psalms That Summon You from Self to Community

1993

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The Message of Leadership

31 Essential Insights from Proverbs

2007

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, Bible Study book cover

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, Bible Study

2021

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A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

Discipleship in an Instant Society

1980

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Every Step an Arrival

A 90-Day Devotional for Exploring God's Word

2017

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Perseverance

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

1996

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Run with the Horses

The Quest for Life at Its Best

1983

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Leap Over a Wall Study Guide

Earthy Spirituality for Everyday Christians

2011

Eat This Book book cover

Eat This Book

A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading

2006

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The Message Prayerful Reading Bible

2022

Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work book cover

Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work

1980

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The Message Proverbs

1995

Under the Unpredictable Plant book cover

Under the Unpredictable Plant

An Exploration in Vocational Holiness

1992

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Look Again, for Hope

2009

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