{"product_id":"as-kingfishers-catch-fire-a-conversation-on-the-ways-of-god-formed-by-the-words-of-god-paperback","title":"As Kingfishers Catch Fire: A Conversation on the Ways of God Formed by the Words of God - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEugene H. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiving Out the Word Made Flesh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Sixty years ago I found myself distracted,\" Eugene Peterson wrote. \"A chasm had developed between the way I was preaching from the pulpit and my deepest convictions on what it meant to be a pastor.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And so began Peterson's journey to live and teach a life of congruence\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003econgruence between preaching and living, between what we do and the way we do it, between what is written in Scripture and how we live out that truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nothing captures the biblical foundation for this journey better than Peterson's teachings over his twenty-nine years as a pastor. \u003ci\u003eAs Kingfishers Catch Fire \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a collection of these teachings to anyone longing for a richer, truer spirituality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Peterson's strikingly beautiful prose and deeply grounded insights usher us into a new understanding of how to live out the good news of the Word made flesh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is one man's compelling quest to discover not only how to be a pastor but how to be a human being.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEugene H. Peterson, translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Message\u003c\/i\u003e Bible, authored more than thirty books, including the spiritual classics \u003ci\u003eRun with the Horses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Long Obedience in the Same Direction\u003c\/i\u003e. He earned a degree in philosophy from Seattle Pacific University, a graduate degree in theology from New York Theological Seminary, and a master's degree in Semitic languages from John Hopkins University. He also received several honorary doctoral degrees. He was founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland, where he and his wife, Jan, served for twenty-nine years. Peterson held the title of professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College, British Columbia from 1998 until his death in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770865025312,"sku":"9781601429698","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7574c5bcfa31d8cfb8288b061d3916b3.webp?v=1780379788","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/as-kingfishers-catch-fire-a-conversation-on-the-ways-of-god-formed-by-the-words-of-god-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}