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Eugene Peterson prefers poetry and fiction over Bible study

November 21, 2005

The importance of poetry and novels is that the Christian life involves the use of the imagination, after all, we are dealing with the invisible. And, imagination is our training in dealing with the invisible, making connections . . . . I don't want to do away with or denigrate...Read more

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