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!
JOHN ELDREDGEInstead of asking, ‘What should a woman do – what is her role?’ it would be far more helpful to ask, ‘What is a woman—what is her design?’ and, ‘Why did God place Woman in our midst?
More John Eldredge Quotes
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The real you is on the side of God against the false self.
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Am I really a man? Have I got what it takeswhen it counts?
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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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We think you’ll find that every woman in her heart of hearts longs for three things: to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, and to unveil beauty. That’s what makes a woman come alive.
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Instead of asking, ‘What should a woman do – what is her role?’ it would be far more helpful to ask, ‘What is a woman—what is her design?’ and, ‘Why did God place Woman in our midst?
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Story is the language of the heart.
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Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.
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Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
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A man’s calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.
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We are made in the image of God; we carry within us the desire for our true life of intimacy and adventure. To say we want less than that is to lie.
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When a woman forsakes her vulnerability because she’s been hurt or because she lives in a dangerous world or doesn’t want to be used, she loses something essential about being a woman.
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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person is the journey of his or her heart.
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For after years of living in a cage, a lion no longer even believes it is a lion, and a man no longer believes he is a man.
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Eve is a life giver; she is Adam’s ally. It is to both of them that the charter for adventure is given. It will take both of them to sustain life. And they will both need to fight together.
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