John Eldredge Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you're always trying to understand character and motives.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The more that you come to know Jesus for who He really is, loving Him is not a problem.”

“You get guys around a campfire, and they start telling their stories. That's the fellowship that they want to be in.”

“For the most part, boys are very physical. It's not enough for them to be told they have what it takes and they have greatness. They have to discover for themselves. We learn by doing. The doing has to be somewhat physical.”

“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.”

“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.”

“'Wild at Heart' created a set of expectations maybe, partly, on my part, certainly on my publisher's part, but also in the world out there, that my next books would be as remarkable.”

“I have a call to speak, to write, to do sort of deep-heart surgery in people's lives.”