John Eldredge

“You were born into a savage war.”

— John Eldredge

But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.

— John Eldredge

Story is the language of the heart.

— John Eldredge

You can't fight a battle you don't think exists.

— John Eldredge

“Hope is a fruit of proven character.”

— John Eldredge

“Most men wait to move until victory is guaranteed.”

— John Eldredge

“As D. H. Lawrence said, “I am not a mechanism.”

— John Eldredge

Worship is the act of the abandoned heart adoring its God

— John Eldredge

A man's calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.

— John Eldredge

“Child,” said the Voice, “I am telling you your story, not hers. I tell no one any story but his own.”

— John Eldredge

“Most men spend the energy of their lives trying to eliminate risk, or squeezing it down to a more manageable size.”

— John Eldredge

Whatever their age, most men have never received true fathering.

— John Eldredge

It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.

— John Eldredge

You get guys around a campfire, and they start telling their stories. That's the fellowship that they want to be in.

— John Eldredge

“We don’t need accountability groups; we need fellow warriors, someone to fight alongside, someone to watch our back.”

— John Eldredge

I started working at Focus on the Family doing debates and media and cultural studies.

— John Eldredge

“The hardest, gladdest thing in the world is to cry Father! from a full heart . . . the refusal to look…

— John Eldredge

“Because she bears the image of God. She doesn’t have to conjure it, go get it from a salon, have plastic surgery…

— John Eldredge

“And the truth is, quite often God's desire for us will run against the prevailing current. 'Get off the next exit.' His…

— John Eldredge

Does the Bible teach that Christians are nothing but sinners, that there is nothing good in us? The answer is no! You…

— John Eldredge

“The warrior learns to master the art of holding fast to dreams while accepting the rigors of becoming the kind of man…

— John Eldredge

There are a lot of good men out there who just need a little direction and leadership in order for them to…

— John Eldredge

We think you'll find that every woman in her heart of hearts longs for three things: to be romanced, to play an…

— John Eldredge

'Wild at Heart' created a set of expectations maybe, partly, on my part, certainly on my publisher's part, but also in the…

— John Eldredge

You probably can't imagine there being a glory in your life, let alone one that the Enemy fears. But remember, things are…

— John Eldredge

“First, you’ll discover that God is relational to his core, that he has a heart for romance. Second, that he longs to…

— John Eldredge

He is the playfulness of creation, scandal and utter goodness, the generosity of the ocean and the ferocity of a thunderstorm; he…

— John Eldredge

“God lures us into marriage through love and sex and loneliness, or simply the fact that someone finally paid attention - all…

— John Eldredge

“The purpose of his life, death, and resurrection was to ransom you from your sin, deliver you from the clutches of evil,…

— John Eldredge

“The cry used to be for 'tolerance,' by which we meant, 'We have very strong differences, but we will not let those…

— John Eldredge

Aggression is part of the masculine design, we are hardwired for it...Little girls do not invent games where large numbers of people…

— John Eldredge

God intends that we treat our hearts as treasures of the kingdom, ransomed at tremendous cost, as if they really do matter,…

— John Eldredge

“Whatever form each of our own intimate adventures has taken in our fantasies, or in "real life," this Sacred Romance is set…

— John Eldredge

“Now, remember, Jesus did not go around simply being nice to people. This is where the idea of “loving others” has gotten…

— John Eldredge

“One of the most poisonous of all Satan’s whispers is simply, “Things will never change.” That lie kills expectation, trapping our heart…

— John Eldredge

“We describe a person without compassion as “heartless,” and we urge him or her to “have a heart.” Our deepest hurts we…

— John Eldredge

“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand…

— John Eldredge

“Can you picture Ghandi or Buddha storming into the polling place of a local election, shouting, overturning tables, sending the participants fleeing?…

— John Eldredge

Should the king in exile pretend he is happy there? Should he not seek his own country? His miseries are his ally;…

— John Eldredge

“If you’ve spent any time around horses, you know a stallion can be a major problem. They’re strong, very strong, and they’ve…

— John Eldredge