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
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The modern era has brought up immense conveniences but at what price. The human heart is desperate for something more than a quicker serving of popcorn.
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There are a lot of good men out there who just need a little direction and leadership in order for them to offer what they have to young men and boys.
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We have a Father, and He cares about our internal world - issues of motive, issues of fear, issues of validation.
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Men want a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue. That is what is written in their hearts. That is what little boys play at. That is what men's movies are about. You just see it. It is undeniable.
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Where a man's strength and courage is tested most is in the way that he treats women - the way that he loves.
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A woman wants to be romanced. She wants to be an essential part of a great adventure; she wants a beauty to unveil. That is what little girls play at, and those are the movies women love and the stories that they love.
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In ancient African cultures, a young man was not considered a full member of the tribe, an elder, a man. He couldn't marry and he couldn't own land until he had killed a lion. It was symbolic.
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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.
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To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you're always trying to understand character and motives.
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But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.
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Christianity has basically communicated to men that the reason God put you on this Earth is to be a good boy. Mind your manners, be a nice guy. That's soul killing!
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You know the phrase 'Jesus laughed' isn't ever used in the Gospels. So, most people walk away with the idea that Jesus is a pretty serious guy, pretty sour faced most of the time, pretty upset at what's going on around Him.
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Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself, 'What makes me come alive?' Because what the world - a wife, a child - needs is men who have come alive.
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The early Celtic Christians called the Holy Spirit 'the wild goose.' And the reason why is they knew that you cannot tame him.