Eugene Peter­son, now retired, was for many years James M. Hous­ton Pro­fes­sor of Spir­i­tu­al The­ol­o­gy at Regent Col­lege in Van­cou­ver, British Colum­bia. He also served as found­ing pas­tor of Christ Our King Pres­by­ter­ian Church in Bel Air, Mary­land. In addi­tion to his wide­ly acclaimed para­phrase of the Bible, The Mes­sage (Nav­Press), he has writ­ten many oth­er books.