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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!”

John Eldredge

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“The authors challenge that the marriage in which one cannot express disappointment has become an idol – The Thing that Cannot Be Questioned.”

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

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“He is on a mission to rescue a people who are so utterly deceived most of them don’t even want to be rescued.”

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

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