Living the Message: Daily Help For Living the God-Centered Life

By Eugene H. Peterson

Book Overview

A unique daily devotional from beloved professor, pastor, and bestselling author of The Message Eugene Peterson that combines Scripture with reflections and insights.

Eugene Peterson's classic translation of the Bible, The Message, has brought God's words to life for millions of readers by seamlessly recreating the immediacy of Scripture in contemporary English. Now, in Living the Message, Peterson has created a devotional to help readers engage more intimately with God's message and put His teachings into practice. Peterson's meditations on spiritual life, the Bible, prayer, community, and faith accompany daily readings from Scripture and speak explicitly to the relevance of God's word to the concerns and conditions of our day.

Packed with wisdom, hope, and reverence, Living the Message will empower readers to live out their faith more fully, one day at a time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060584211
• ISBN13: 9780060584214
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.4" x 1.3" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

the best devotional I've ever used

I've always enjoyed The Message as a supplementary way to read the bible. This book couples The Message with Peterson's keen teaching about life, ministry and the heart.

Daily Pick Up

This book provides the quickest way I know to have my heart touched first thing in the morning as I awake, turn to these pages, and know that Jesus loves me. His guidance is there each moment as the vicissitudes of daily living go on. Eugene Peterson and his wife have brought us a gem in this book. Every household needs it.