Quotes from John Eldredge

Turn your phone off at 8:00 p.m. Give yourself some evening time for real things. And banish all technology from your bedroom.

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As did Jesus, when he said to his dear ones, "I am sending you out like sheep among wolves" (Matt. 10:16). The metaphor so perfectly describes our situation we almost want to smile—like when the young bride and groom are waving good-bye and the grandfather leans over to the grandmother and whispers, "They have no idea what they've just gotten themselves into." The humor of absurd understatement. But

the ability to hope and dream.

Fuzzy and unspecific prayers see fuzzy and unspecific results. God

carefree time on lonesome roads

Friend, Christ has bestowed on you an identity. The best thing you can do is ask him to reveal it to you.

You can find that life—if you are willing to embark on a great adventure.

he must desire life like water and yet drink death like wine.

Ed Murphy's The Handbook of Spiritual Warfare is excellent, as is Victory Over the Darkness and The Bondage Breaker by Neil Anderson, and Spiritual Warfare by Timothy Warner.)

And as for her beauty, she either hides it in fear and anger, or she uses it to secure her place in the world.

Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. (James 5: 14–15 UPDATED NIV)

Friend, you must be intentional about holding on to the truth.

Thoreau wrote, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation," and it seems nothing has changed.

What sort of tale have I fallen into? is a question that would help us all a great deal if we wondered it for ourselves.

This is human nature: to find a morality that is comfortable and convenient and let it suffice for holiness. But it is not. So you ride your bike to work, or drive a hybrid car—but

So you turn from your independence and all the ways you either charge at life or shrink from it; this may be one of the most basic and the most crucial ways you repent.

we were made to be a part of a great adventure. An adventure that is shared. We do not want the adventure merely for adventure's sake but for what it requires of us for others. We don't want to be alone in it; we want to be in it with others.

But the way Jesus discipled each man proves his humility. To be a crowd-drawing teacher can be a rather heady experience, all eyes looking to you for the next bit of wisdom to drop from your lips. It's easy to be gracious when you're adored. But when your class keeps missing the point, challenging you, running down rabbit trails, changing the subject, misunderstanding, breaking out into a brawl—that's when your character is exposed

Dear friend, this fear is a mighty powerful force.

We often speak of a man who's done this successfully as a "self-made man." The appellation is usually spoken with a sense of admiration, but really it should be said in the same tones we might use of the dearly departed, or of a man who recently lost an arm—with sadness and regret. What the term really means is "an orphaned man who figured how to master some part of life on his own.

Remember—the battle right now is for the narrative; who gets to frame the story for you? Either it will be God, or someone else. If you are "alarmed," something has drawn your attention away from the story of God. Let your fears, anxieties, anger, or rage alert you that you've been taken hostage; stop and get your bearings.

Sex can be such a stark barometer for a marriage.

The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him,he will be found by you. (2 Chronicles 15:2)