Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off.
JOHN ELDREDGEAdventure, with all its requisite danger and wildness, is a deeply spiritual longing written into the soul of man.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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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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Eternal life is not primarily duration but quality of life, “life to the limit.
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The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.
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Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.
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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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Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
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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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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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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.
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They ignore what is deep and true to a man’s heart, his real passions, and simply try to shape him up through various forms of pressure.
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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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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.
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What strikes me about Jesus is that he is a remarkably true person; he never changes his personality to fit in with whatever crowd he finds himself. He is simply himself, and he never plays to his audience.
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Adventure, with all its requisite danger and wildness, is a deeply spiritual longing written into the soul of man.
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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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