John Eldredge

“Men want a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue. That is what is written in their hearts. That is what little boys play at. That is what men's movies are about. You just see it. It is undeniable.”

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

“We have a Father, and He cares about our internal world - issues of motive, issues of fear, issues of validation.”

“Just like sunshine affects others, when the life of Jesus invades your life, you become a loving person. The effect on others is amazing.”

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

“A woman wants to be romanced. She wants to be an essential part of a great adventure; she wants a beauty to unveil. That is what little girls play at, and those are the movies women love and the stories that they love.”

“Where a man's strength and courage is tested most is in the way that he treats women - the way that he loves.”

“There are a lot of good men out there who just need a little direction and leadership in order for them to offer what they have to young men and boys.”

“It was only after 20 years of being dunked in the religious culture that I got caught up in 'religion.' I had no exposure to Christianity as a child. I was not raised in a Christian home. I became spiritually hungry in high school.”

“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.”