Remembering Eugene Peterson

A Conversation with Winn Collier

“It feels like Gandolf is gone.” - Former student of Eugene Peterson

Michael welcomes back Winn Collier to Restoring the Soul with a discussion about Eugene Peterson, who recently passed away. Eugene was an American Presbyterian clergyman, scholar, theologian, author, and poet. He wrote over thirty books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language.

Winn has been selected to be Eugene’s personal biographer as he was on the receiving end of Eugene’s mentoring, guidance, and friendship. Winn agreed to have a conversation with Michael to remember Eugene’s life well-lived.

To read Michael's interview with Eugene Peterson from 1996, click here.

To learn more about Winn, visit winncollier.com.

In this podcast, we hope you will discover:

• The importance of Winn’s honor to be selected to write Eugene’s story.
• Who Alexander White was and why he was so important to Eugene.
• Eugene’s favorite brand of whiskey.

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