I do not even disagree theologically with everything he says (for example, see section 2 where my own understanding of Scripture has changed since I wrote the original review). I commend his efforts to convince fathers to steer their boys in a more masculine direction. I believe, as he does, that men in America have become passive, passionless, and even feminized in some regards. But still, I want to begin by saying that I do not disagree with everything John Eldredge has to say. There would be no point in tempting you to read this entire review by leading you to believe otherwise. Swindoll endorsed as, “the best, most insightful book I have read in at least the last five years.”įrom the outset, you will undoubtedly notice that my review of Wild at Heart is overwhelmingly unfavorable. Partly out of respect for them, and partly out of my pastoral sense of obligation to “Test all things hold fast what is good,” I made the time to review what Charles R.

John Eldredge’s book Wild at Heart was recommended to me by several different Christians. (Spirituality/Christian living 222 pages hardcover suggested retail price, $19.99) Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2001. A leader’s guide is also included for those facilitating a group.(This book review was revised on 03 -30-10)Įldredge, John. Ideal for individual or group use, this guide includes personal reflection questions, targeted excerpts from All Things New, a Big Ideas overview, small-group discussion questions, and group exercises. Part devotional, part adventure story, part field manual, this study will help you see the glorious future coming to you and provide “hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure” (Hebrews 6:19). God’s promise is that everything shall be renewed “when the world is made new.” Jesus said the next chapter of our story begins with “the renewal of all things” (Matthew 19:28), by which he meant the earth we love, ourselves, and all the things that make for a rich life: music, art, food, and laughter. In this five-session study, John Eldredge explores the revolutionary idea that according to the Bible, heaven is not our eternal home – the New Earth is.

Rather, the life we long for – the paradise Adam and Eve knew – is precisely the life that is coming to us. Heaven is not an endless life of harp strumming and worship singing in the clouds. Hope begins when we understand that for the believer, noting is lost. DescriptionMost Christians miss the ultimate hope for their future because their views of heaven are vague, religious.

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