We're told that you can have a relationship with Jesus, but most Christians don't experience Jesus personally like that. They just don't. We honor Him. We respect Him. We worship Him. We don't experience Him and His personality like we do the people we love the most in our lives. John Eldredge christianexperiencehonor share on social
We've made elevator music of Jesus Christ. We've made Him the most boring, bland, blah person; and He was the most revolutionary man. John Eldredge blahblandbore Change image and share on social
It was men who stopped slavery. It was men who ran up the stairs in the Twin Towers to rescue people. It was men who gave up their seats on the lifeboats of the Titanic. Men are made to take risks and live passionately on behalf of others. John Eldredge behalfgivelifeboat share on social
Just like sunshine affects others, when the life of Jesus invades your life, you become a loving person. The effect on others is amazing. John Eldredge affectamazeeffect Change image and share on social
Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off. John Eldredge gospeljesuspersonality Change image and share on social
Falling in love with God is the most important thing a person can do. John Eldredge fallgodimportant Change image and share on social
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. John Eldredge helpfulintegritylive Change image and share on social
The scripture is filled with examples of genuine masculinity; you could mine David's story for probably a year by itself. And we have to get the masculinity of Jesus back. Not the pale-faced altar boy, but the man that made a weapon and cleared the temple, who boldly cast out demons and calmed the raging sea. John Eldredge altarbackboldly share on social
If only Jesus' followers shared his personality. That one shift alone would correct so many of the ridiculous and horrifying things that pass for popular Christianity. John Eldredge christianitycorrectfollower Change image and share on social
In ancient African cultures, a young man was not considered a full member of the tribe, an elder, a man. He couldn't marry and he couldn't own land until he had killed a lion. It was symbolic. John Eldredge africanancientconsider Change image and share on social