My Review of "As Kingfishers Catch Fire"

Eugene Peterson's As Kingfishers Catch Fire:  A Conversation on the Ways of God Formed by the Words of God is one of those books filled with wisdom and Spirit.  It's the story of one pastor's heart's desire to live as he preached -- in that place of "congruence" between message and act.

It's a story of sermons preached over 29 years of ministry -- sermons that explore the lessons of biblical heroes like Moses, Isaiah, David, Solomon, Peter, Paul, and John of Patmos.  In that way, it's a story of a real man, foibles and failures as well as faith, who strives to let Jesus not only teach him about God, but about being a real man, following in the Way of faith.

This is one of those books that I wish I'd have had in seminary, twenty years ago.  Because whenever Peterson speaks, I've learned to listen.  And what Peterson says in As Kingfishers Catch Fire are words of wisdom about being a true human being, as a pastor, as a man who follows Jesus, in all the complicated trails that following will sometimes entail.

In a simple sentence:  Don't miss this book!  It will make you more of a follower of Jesus.  Which means you'll be a better human being.

I received a free copy of this book as part of the Blogging for Books program in exchange for my honest review here.