false 1846 22 If Christian men are going to change from a pitiful, wimpy bunch of "really nice guys" to men who are made in the image of God, they must reexamine their preconceptions about who God is and recover their true "wild" hearts, writes bestselling author John Eldredge in <I>Wild at Heart: Discovering a Life of Passion, Freedom, and Adventure</i>. Eldredge throws down the gauntlet--men are bored; they fear risk, they refuse to pay attention to their deepest desires. He challenges Christian men to return to authentic masculinity without resorting to a "macho man" mentality. Men often seek validation in venues such as work, or in the conquest of women, Eldredge observes. He urges men to take time out and come to grips with the "secret longings" of their hearts. Although the book succeeds best in its slant toward a male audience, it also strives to help women understand the implications of authentic masculinity in their relationships with men. Eldredge frames the book around his outdoor experiences and appealing anecdotes about his family, sprinkling the text with touches of humor and overlying everything with heartfelt passion. Even as he mixes eclectic ideas about masculinity from popular movies such as <I>Braveheart</I> with classic words from Oswald Chambers, and lyrics from the Dixie Chicks with stories from the Bible, he points to only one answer for men searching for their true wildness of heart. Writes Eldredge, "The only way to live in this adventure ... with all its danger and unpredictability and immensely high stakes ... is in an ongoing, intimate relationship with God." <I>--Cindy Crosby</I> 5967 3 4 2001 Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul total:2666|5:873|4:852|3:584|2:228|1:129| 2666 10110 3431 465 1 7 false false Mon Jan 28 22:11:45 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 25 20:30:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 4 false false Wed Aug 15 09:41:16 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 10:13:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 08 11:34:54 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 11:36:00 -0800 2008
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