{"product_id":"holy-luck-9780802870995","title":"Holy Luck","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout his many years of pastoral ministry, almost everything Eugene Peterson has done -- preaching, teaching, praying, counseling, writing -- has involved words. To keep himself attuned to the power of words and to help himself use language with precision and imagination, Peterson both reads and writes poetry.\u003cbr\u003e Holy Luck presents, in one luminous volume, seventy poems by Peterson, most of them not previously published. Speaking to various aspects of -Kingdom of God- living, these poems are arranged in three sets: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHoly Luck\u003c\/strong\u003e -- poems arising out of the Beatitudes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rustling Grass\u003c\/strong\u003e -- poems opening up invisible Kingdom realities through particular created things\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSmooth Stones\u003c\/strong\u003e -- occasional poems about discovering significance in every detail encountered while following Jesus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEchoing the language of Peterson's popular Bible translation, \u003cem\u003eThe Message\u003c\/em\u003e, the poems in \u003cem\u003eHoly Luck\u003c\/em\u003e are well suited for devotional purposes. An ideal gift item, this volume is one that readers will look to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeterson, Eugene H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugene H. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (1932-2018) was a longtime pastor and professor of spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. His many acclaimed books include \u003ci\u003eTell It Slant, The Jesus Way, Eat This Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and the contemporary translation of the Bible titled \u003ci\u003eThe Message\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413079494930,"sku":"9780802870995","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_326c3c0a-bac4-4481-91a4-ac5f4c6b9a3e.jpg?v=1729344781","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/holy-luck-9780802870995","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}