Eric Peterson | Summer 2025: Rewind, Episode 7
Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: Eric Peterson
This episode originally aired on April 7, 2022 as Episode 2 of Season 18
“God is in everything, in all the details of life, and not just the pleasant ones.” – Eric Peterson
In this REWIND episode, Eric Peterson joins Steve Macchia to reflect upon the luminous trail of spiritual discernment. Using the metaphors of mountain climbing and hiking, Eric and Steve explore how spiritual friendships are like headlamps that shine on the pathway of life. Tune into this rich conversation between Eric and Steve as they offer insights around how each of us can live a life of illumination and spiritual discernment.
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Steve Macchia (Podcast Host)
Founder and President of Leadership Transformations
Steve is the author of Praying the Parables of Jesus, The Discerning Life, Crafting a Rule of Life, and several other titles. Steve has over 40 years in ministry and two postgraduate degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
Eric Peterson (Guest)
Eric Peterson has a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from Whitworth University, Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate of Ministry from Portland Seminary at George Fox University. He served for seven years as an Associate Pastor at Marine View Presbyterian Church in Tacoma before founding Colbert Presbyterian Church in 1997. He also has written three books: Wade In The Water, Letters to a Young Pastor (with Eugene H. Peterson), and Letters to a Young Congregation. Outside of CPC, Eric serves as an advisor for doctoral students at Portland Seminary, and as a trustee at Whitworth University. Eric is married to Elizabeth, who is a Spiritual Director and Yoga Instructor. They have six children and three grandchildren.
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