List of John Eldredge Quotes

Instead Of Asking, 'what Should A Woman Do—what Is Her Role?' It Would Be Far More Helpful To Ask, 'what Is A Woman—what Is Her Design?' And, 'why Did God Place Woman In Our Midst?

Eternal Life Is Not Primarily Duration But Quality Of Life, "life To The Limit.

Mary Had Joseph. Esther Had Mordecai. Ruth Had Boaz. We Will Not Become The Women God Intends Us To Be Without The Guidance, Counsel, Wisdom, Strength, And Love Of Good Men In Our Lives.

Reading The Gospels, Without The Personality Of Jesus, Is Like Watching Television With The Sound Turned Off.

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.

A Soldier Surrounded By Enemies, If He Is To Cut His Way Out, Needs To Combine A Strong Desire For Living With A Strange Carelessness About Dying. He Must Not Merely Cling To Life, For Then He Will Be A Coward, And Will Not Escape. He Must Not Merely Wait For Death, For Then He Will Be A Suicide, And Will Not Escape. He Must Seek His Life In A Spirit Of Furious Indifference To It; He Must Desire Life Like Water And Yet Drink Death Like Wine.

Contentment Can Only Happen As We Increase Desire, Let It Run Itself Out Towar Its Fulfilment, And Carry Us Along With It.

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!

Truth Be Told, Most Of Us Are Faking Our Way Through Life. We Pick Only Those Battles We Are Sure To Win, Only Those Adventures We Are Sure To Handle, Only Those Beauties We Are Sure To Rescue.

When A Woman Forsakes Her Vulnerability Because She's Been Hurt Or Because She Lives In A Dangerous World Or Doesn't Want To Be Used, She Loses Something Essential About Being A Woman.

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.

The Culture Of Women In The Church Today Is Crippled By Some Very Pervasive Lies. "to Be Spiritual Is To Be Busy. To Be Spiritual Is To Be Disciplined. To Be Spiritual Is To Be Dutiful." No, To Be Spiritual Is To Be In Romance With God. The Desire To Be Romanced Lies Deep In The Heart Of Every Women. It Is For Such That You Were Made. Are You Are Romanced, And Ever Will Be.