Am I really a man? Have I got what it takeswhen it counts?
JOHN ELDREDGEI 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.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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You live in a world at war. Spiritual attack must be a category you think in or you will misunderstand more than half of what happens in your marriage.
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Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off.
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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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Story is the language of the heart.
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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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I don’t write anything that I haven’t lived. In terms of integrity, you have to write what you live. And if you write beyond what you live, it is theory. And theory is not helpful. It is just not.
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A man needs a much bigger orbit than a woman. He needs a mission, a life purpose, and he needs to know his name. Only then is he fit for a woman, for only then does he have something to invite her into.
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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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It is the thoughts and intents of the heart that shape a person’s life.
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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 true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
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Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.
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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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Most of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.
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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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