The Message of Hope
Encouragement from the Bible in Contemporary Language
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God offers you hope. He cares about you, he made you, and he wants to see you thrive. That’s why God’s hope comes not in the form of an encouraging note or an inspiring picture. God’s hope arrived in the form of a person—Jesus.
The Message of Hope is your sourcebook for your soul’s journey, carefully collected and curated from the Bible. Discover how Jesus offers you hope that won’t let you down. Move from disappointment and distress to a life anchored in Jesus.
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Eugene H Peterson
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Eugene H. Peterson, translator of The Message Bible (17 million sold), authored more than 30 books, including the spiritual classics A Long Obedience in the Same Direction and Run with the Horses. He earned his BA in Philosophy from Seattle Pacific University, his STB from New York Theological Seminary, and his MA in Semitic Languages from John Hopkins University. He also held several honorary doctoral degrees. In 1962, Peterson was founding pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in Bel Air, Maryland, where he and his wife, Jan, served for 29 years before retiring in 1991. Peterson held the title of professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College, British Columbia, from 1998 until his death in 2018.
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