Eugene Peterson is now with the Lord but we can still learn from his insights. In this video, he explains how our work glorifies God.
Euegene Peterson’s recent death brings both sadness and joy. Sadness at the loss but joy that he is now with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, awaiting the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
Here he explains that the Christian’s ordinary work is holy before God. Understanding this is helpful since most of what we do on a daily basis is ordinary and seems to have nothing Christian about it.
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Three Things to Teach Your Kids from the Book of Acts
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March Madness: What Fandom Reveals about Kids in Worship
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