Sofa Spotlight - A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, Eugene Peterson

What surprised me most was that this book was written before the rise of social media. The reason for the surprise is how relevant this book is for our current culture. The premise of the book is about following Jesus for the long haul in a world that is all about instant gratification.

I also think that it is quite an apt book to read during covid lockdowns because it speaks into the hard, drawn out seasons of life. The ones that lack excitement and are about being faithful, even when it isn’t glamourous or thrilling. When no one seems to be watching, and it’s a day by day crawl, those are the days when it can be hard to keep going as a Christian.

Like his other books Eugene Peterson isn’t about spouting knowledge. What comes through his writing is just how much he cares for his readers, and that he wants them to know the joy of being grounded in God’s Word.

This book may have been written decades ago but it is for now as much as it ever was.