Worship is the act of the abandoned heart adoring its God.
JOHN ELDREDGEMost of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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Am I really a man? Have I got what it takeswhen it counts?
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Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.
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If a man is ever to find out who he is and what he is here for, he has got to take that journey for himself. He has got to get his heart back.
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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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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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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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A man does not go to a woman to get his strength; he goes to her to offer it.
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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 true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
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Caring for your heart is also how you protect your relationship with God. The heart is where we commune with him. It is where we hear his voice. Most of the folks I know who have never heard God speak to them are the same folks who live far from their hearts.
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Eternal life is not primarily duration but quality of life, “life to the limit.
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It was men who stopped slavery. It was men who ran up the stairs in the Twin Towers to rescue people. It was men who gave up their seats on the lifeboats of the Titanic. Men are made to take risks and live passionately on behalf of others.
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If we can reawaken that fierce quality in a man, hook it up to a higher purpose, release the warrior within, then the boy can grow up and become truly masculine.
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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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There is something about human nature that just doesn’t want to face the reality that we live in two worlds. We live in the physical, material world where we have jobs, read books, and go about our business. And we live in a spiritual world – and that is a world at war.
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