Every man carries a wound. I have never met a man without one. No matter how good your life may have seemed to you, you live in a broken world full of broken people.
JOHN ELDREDGEMost of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.
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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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Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
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Most of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.
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The most dangerous man on earth is the man who has reckoned with his own death. All men die; few men ever really live.
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A man must have a battle to fight, a great mission to his life that involves and yet transcends even home and family.
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Contentment can only happen as we increase desire, let it run itself out towar its fulfilment, and carry us along with it.
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We are created for adventure, and if we cannot find one, we start blowing things out of proportion so it feels like we have one.
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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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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.
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The meaning of our lives is revealed through experiences that at first seem at odds with each other–moments we wish would never end and moments we wish had never begun.
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Eternal life is not primarily duration but quality of life, “life to the limit.
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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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Story is the language of the heart.
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In the end, it doesn’t matter how well we have performed or what we have accomplished—a life without heart is not worth living.
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A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
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