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
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.
men doe offers
A man does not go to a woman to get his strength; he goes to her to offer it.
life desire maps
Desire, both the whispers and the shouts, is the map we have been given to find the only life worth living.
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.
fighting thinking battle
You can't fight a battle you don't think exists.
faith jesus cousin
Moses does not encounter the living God at the mall. He finds Him (or is found by Him) somewhere out in the deserts of Sinai, a long way from the comforts of Egypt... Where did the great prophet Elijah go to recover his strength? To the wild. As did John the Baptist, and his cousin, Jesus, Who is led by the Spirit into the wilderness.
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.
father heart boys
Every boy, in his journey to become a man, takes an arrow in the center of his heart, in the place of his strength. Because the wound is rarely discussed and even more rarely healed, every man carries a wound. And the wound is nearly always given by his father.
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.
heart shapes persons
It is the thoughts and intents of the heart that shape a person's life.
self our-world trying
We are not inviting—we are guarded. Most of our energy is spent trying to hide our true selves, and control our worlds to have some sense of security.
men earth dangerous-man
The most dangerous man on earth is the man who has reckoned with his own death. All men die; few men ever really live.
heart journey anticipation
Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
nice mean warrior
I wasn't mean; I wasn't evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy.