John Eldredge
John Eldredge
John Eldredgeis an American author, counselor, and lecturer on Christianity. He is known for his bestselling book Wild at Heart...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth6 June 1960
CountryUnited States of America
character always-trying kind
To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you're always trying to understand character and motives.
coaching glory creation
God endowed you with a glory when he created you, a glory so deep and mythic that all creation pales in comparison.
life desire maps
Desire, both the whispers and the shouts, is the map we have been given to find the only life worth living.
heart fighting darkness
The heart is God's most magnificent creation, and the prize over which he fights the kingdom of darkness. Now consider this - marriage is the sanctuary of the heart. You have been entrusted with the heart of another human being. Whatever else your life's great mission will entail, loving and defending this heart next to you is part of your great quest.
spiritual lying heart
The culture of women in the church today is crippled by some very pervasive lies. "To be spiritual is to be busy. To be spiritual is to be disciplined. To be spiritual is to be dutiful." No, to be spiritual is to be in Romance with God. The desire to be romanced lies deep in the heart of every women. It is for such that you were made. Are you ARE romanced, and ever will be.
fighting thinking battle
You can't fight a battle you don't think exists.
garden eden heartache
We don't live in the Garden. We live far from Eden. Every life is full of heartaches. Every life, frankly, is unspeakably sad.
heart stories language
Story is the language of the heart.
spiritual war thinking
You live in a world at war. Spiritual attack must be a category you think in or you will misunderstand more than half of what happens in your marriage.
destiny design desire
Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny.
fun winter boys
When winter fails to provide an adequate snow base, my boys bring their sleds in the house and ride them down the stairs. Just the other day, my wife found them with a rope out their second-story bedroom window, preparing to rappel down the side of the house. The recipe for fun is pretty simple raising boys: Add to any activity an element of danger, stir in a little exploration, add a dash of destruction, and you've got yourself a winner.
heart helping wilderness
There is something else I am after, out here in the wild. I am searching for an even more elusive prey . . . something that can only be found through the help of wilderness. I am looking for my heart.
real real-you self
The real you is on the side of God against the false self
eye heart coaching
We don't see clearly because we don't see with the eyes of our heart.