 “The word Christian”, writes Eugene Peterson, “means different things to different people. To one person it means a stiff, uptight, inflexible way of life, colorless and unbending. To another it means risky, surprised-filled venture, lived tiptoe at the edge of expectation.  Either of these pictures can be supported with evidence…But if we restrict ourselves to biblical evidence, only the second image can be supported: the image of the person living zestfully,
exploring every experience–pain and joy, enigma and insight, fulfillment and frustration–as a dimension of human freedom, searching through each for sense and grace. If we get our information from the biblical material, there is no doubt that the Christian life is a dancing, leaping, daring life.” (( Eugene Peterson, Traveling Light (Colorado Springs: Helmers & Howard, 1988), 57-58.))Â
