{"product_id":"under-the-unpredictable-plant-an-exploration-in-vocational-holiness-9780802808486","title":"Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness","description":"Like Eugene Peterson's other books on pastoring, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Unpredictable Plant\u003c\/i\u003e is full of stimulating insights, candid observations, and biblically grounded prescriptions. Yet this book emanates with a special poignancy out of Peterson's own crisis experience as a pastor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Peterson tells about the \"abyss,\" the \"gaping crevasse,\" the \"chasm\" that he experienced, early in his ministry, between his Christian faith and his pastoral vocation. He was astonished and dismayed to find that his personal spirituality, his piety, was inadequate for his vocation -- and he argues that the same is true of pastors in general. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the book of Jonah -- a parable with a prayer at its center -- Peterson finds a subversive, captivating story that can help pastors recover their \"vocational holiness.\" Using the Jonah story as a narrative structure, Peterson probes the spiritual dimensions of the pastoral calling and seeks to reclaim the ground taken over by those who are trying to enlist pastors in religious careers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12314644\"\u003eEugene Peterson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.08w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802808486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802808484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL050000\"\u003eChristian Ministry | Counseling \u0026amp; Recovery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL012000\"\u003eChristian Living | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL014000\"\u003eChristian Church | Administration\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701796835565,"sku":"9780802808486","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ba7ff5b7-1d2c-4142-9d9d-60c373974a1e.jpg?v=1649953024","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/under-the-unpredictable-plant-an-exploration-in-vocational-holiness-9780802808486","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}