Doctrinal Bones

I read this great quote of Eugene Peterson as soon as the Jan/Feb 2007 print issue of Modern Reformation arrived in our mailbox.  But then the issue disappeared and was found this afternoon during house-cleaning.  It's on p. 35 (vol. 16, no. 1).

"Christian faith without doctrine is kind of like being a jellyfish.  There's no bone structure.  We need some bones.  But, here's the thing:  When you look at a person, you don't see the bones.  And if you do, there's something wrong."