Leap Over a Wall
Earthy Spirituality for Everyday Christians
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2011
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Publisher's Description
Of all the characters in the Bible, it is David who is most human. His life is lived on the "rough-edged actuality" of real life, and his relationship with God is an energetic one. Through the passions, the trials, and the lyrical poetry of this beloved figure, we gain powerful insights into the role of God in our own lives. In this inspirational volume, Professor Eugene H. Peterson, translator of The Message, uses stories from David's epic life as vivid lessons in everyday faith and spirituality. Exploring David's experiences of friendship, grief, love, sin, and suffering, as well as sanctuary, beauty, and wilderness, he reawakens us to the enduring truths behind these beloved stories.
Endorsements (3)
“Eugene H. Peterson skillfully uses the David story to talk not about David, but about you and me. Leap Over A Wall is the human story in all its wonder and terror and pity.”
“David, vaulter of walls, troop-crusher, flawed and passionate poet, never fails to capture the Christian imagination because of his whole-hearted lust for God. Now, Eugene Peterson examines this shepherd-king through the magnifying lenses of the people and events in his life and suggests new and powerful possibilities for the divine-human link in our own time and culture”
“Leap Over A Wall brings King David’s life so close to us, each event a devotional experience, each application an experience that walks us step by step to David’s God and ours.”
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