Another meeting with a colleague and then into the next of Peterson's books on Spiritual Theology - 'Eat this book'. As the title suggests this has to do with reading the Bible, the title being taken from Revelation 10:9-10.
Peterson considers that we need to let the Word get into our bloodstream and live it. We need to approach the Word as a dog would approach a bone - wrestle with it, chew it, enjoy it. The Bible is not as book to be placed on a 'devotional pedestal' which we can read with 'devout indifference'. He quotes Barth who describes the Bible as 'pulling us into participation with God'. We are called to submit our lives to the text that is 'endlessly bringing together heaven and earth'. He acknowledges the huge challenge involved with this.
But that is enough for today. Time now to go and watch Scotland - Romania in the Rugby World Cup( and if that is going badly I can always switch over to a Champions League game). Annette is delighted at the thought of all this sport on television!
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