In this chapter, Peterson says that as a person grows and matures in the Christian way, it is necessary to acquire certain skills.  One of those skills is service.  Psalm 123 is a Psalm about service.
When most of us hear about service, we think about doing something for someone else.  However, Psalm 123 is not [...]

Psalm 122 is the third Psalm in our study.  Psalm 120 is the psalm of repentance.  Psalm 121 is the psalm of trust.  Psalm 122 is the psalm of worship – a demonstration of what people of faith everywhere and always do : gather in an assigned place and worship God.
The King James version of [...]

The second Psalm in our study is Psalm 121.  Last week we started our Christian pilgrimage.  We said no to the world and yes to God.  As a result all of our troubles are over.  All our problems solved.  As Christians we are people who do not have accidents, do not have arguments with our [...]

We begin our reading of EugenePeterson’s book, “A Long Obedience in the Same Direction.”  As Christians, there are two Biblical designations for people of faith that are useful:  Disciple and Pilgrim.  As disciples we are a people who spend our lives apprenticed to our master, Jesus Christ.  We are in a learning-growing relationship.
Being a pilgrim [...]