An illuminating example of friendship as a vital way God answers our need for guidance, encouragement, affirmation, and correction.
Most of the time, what we need to help us through the struggles in our lives is not the advice of an expert but the wisdom of a friend. Through this series of eloquent letters written to a life-long friend, author Eugene Peterson demonstrates friendship as a means to Christian maturity.
The topics covered in this warm and highly personal correspondence are broad and varied, but one thing comes through with constancy and clarity: there is great value in a wise, experienced friend to help us see more clearly and to strengthen our growth in faith and godliness.
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"I'm generally not a fan of 1-sided epistlary texts. I hate only hearing one side of the conversation. But this was thought provoking. It reminded me of the value of friends and the power of their voices speaking into my life. I will probably read it again in a couple years." — Lisa (4 out of 5 stars)
"I'm generally not a fan of 1-sided epistlary texts. I hate only hearing one side of the conversation. But this was thought provoking. It reminded me of the value of friends and the power of their voices speaking into my life. I will probably read it again in a couple years."
" I could not get enough of this book. I underlined way more than is prudent; I won't be able to loan the book now. I recommend it, for sure. "
" Amazing little primer into the thought and spirituality of Eugene Peterson. "
" Great little book. This book inspired the correspondence between Andy and Walt in my novel, Dear Walt. "
Eugene H. Peterson, (1932-2018) pastor, scholar, poet, and writer, was the author of more than twenty books, including The Contemplative Pastor. He founded Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Bel Air, Maryland, and pastored that church for twenty-nine years. He was professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and lived with his wife, Jan, in Montana. They had three children and six grandchildren.
Maurice England moved to the Chicago area in the fall of 2006, after a twelve year run as a long-haul trucker, to continue the cultivation of his lifelong interest in the expressive arts and oral interpretation. A veteran audiophile, Maurice listened to well over one thousand audiobooks while on the road and fell in love with the genre. From his past experience in broadcasting, community theater, music performance, and ministry he saw narrating as a means to merge his love for books, ideas, learning, and spiritual evolution with his interest in artistic expression. While his narration experience has primarily been nonfiction, personal development, and spiritual-growth titles, Maurice anticipates using his authentically warm and folksy southern style to entertain and inspire through storytelling. Inspired most by the behind-the-scenes artists who engineer, direct, edit, and master the audiobook productions we hear, Maurice has become an absorbed student and participant in the process.
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