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Wild at Heart helped men get their hearts back.

Waking the Dead will help us all find the life Christ promised.

Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” That’s the offer of Christianity, from God himself.

Just look at what happens when people are touched by Jesus—the blind see, the lame walk, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life. In other words, to be touched by God is to be restored. To become all God meant you to be. That is what Christianity is supposed to do for you—make you whole, set you free, bring you fully alive.

But Jesus also warned that the path to that life is narrow, and few people would find it. You’ll notice few have. Waking the Dead will help you find that life, see the fierce battle over your heart, and embrace all that God has for you.

There is so much more. Do you want it?

Praise for Waking the Dead:

“John’s words have empowered and encouraged me. I am so grateful that my heart is awake and alive, and I, even as a tender, deeply feminine woman, am fierce and capable of great things . . . of being a vital part of the advancement of the kingdom. And that alone is what my heart is after.” —Jenny from Columbia, SC

“I have been half-alive for too long now . . . I’m awake and alive again; clarity is what I needed. I feel like I just got drenched with cool water on a very hot day.” —Chris from Colorado Springs, CO

“It’s one thing to want a deeper connection with God—it’s a whole different level to realize that my heart is the treasure of God . . . This is a book of incredible wealth.” —Tim from San Luis Obispo, CA

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas Nelson Inc; First Edition (January 1, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0785288295
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0785288299
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches
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John Eldredge is an author (you probably figured that out), a counselor, and a teacher. He is also president of Ransomed Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God's love, and learn to live in God's Kingdom. John grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles (which he hated), and spent his boyhood summers on his grandfather’s cattle ranch in eastern Oregon (which he loved). John met his wife, Stasi, in high school (in drama class). But their romance did not begin until they each came to faith in Christ, after high school. John earned his undergraduate degree in Theater at Cal Poly, and directed a theater company in Los Angeles for several years before moving to Colorado with Focus on the Family, where he taught at the Focus on the Family Institute.

John earned his master’s degree in Counseling from Colorado Christian University, under the direction of Larry Crabb and Dan Allender. He worked as a counselor in private practice before launching Ransomed Heart in 2000. John and Stasi live in Colorado Springs with their three sons (Samuel, Blaine, and Luke), their golden retriever (Oban), and two horses (Whistle and Kokolo). While all of this is factually true, it somehow misses describing an actual person. He loves the outdoors passionately, and all beauty, Shakespeare, bow hunting, a good cigar, anything having to do with adventure, poetry, March Madness, working in the shop, fly fishing, classic rock, the Tetons, fish tacos, George MacDonald, green tea, buffalo steaks, dark chocolate, wild and open places, horses running, and too much more to name. He also uses the expression “far out” way too much.

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One of the quotes he used in his book was. "The glory of God is man fully alive." Saint Irenaeus. This quote is the author's goal for the book. Everyone will get something from the book it just depends on how much you invest in finding it and holding on to the wisdom given.
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Thomas J. Campbell
5.0 out of 5 stars The Journey to Wholeness
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2005
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If our present view of oursleves, and God, is correct then why are we, as individual Christians and also collectively as "the Body of Christ" so powerless, so ineffectual? The answer lies imbedded in every page of this powerful and moving work. We were (past tense) evil of heart. When we surrender to Christ we are renewed, transformed, converted in the most profound ways. "Behold all things have become new." The enemy would love to convince us that we must still struggle in the gutter but in reality we are already present it the heavenlies because of the completed work of Christ.

We have reduced The Faith to mere cognition and acceptance of dogma and it is killing us. Eldridge reminds us that there is something far deeper in our souls that yearns to be reunited with God. This deeper self, which we call the heart, has been seduced into slumber, or reduced to mere sentimentality, and often sacrificed on the alter of rationality.

A point we miss, or perhaps hide from, is that God still wants to walk with us, communicate to us, and provide direction and comfort to us. We cloth oursleves in a psuedo-spiritutual figleaf because we think God can't stand to see the real us. We have lost our ability to sense God's leading because we have lost the connection to our deepest selves, to our hearts. Our faith has become so focused on objective truth that we have lost the ability to experience the subjective reality of God and find who we are in God's plan. Like monks we forsake those things that we mistakenly believe are anethema to God and adopt pious pretenses. God wants us to experience Him and truly live in Him.

Some may find the use of illustrative snippets from movies and shows distracting but there is genius at work here. By using the things from our culture that touch our hearts we are primed to see the things of God from an open heart. "All things are permissible" according to St. Paul and Eldridge's careful selection insures that each is also "profitable."

There are the two other major threads intertwined through the book that we dare not forget; we are at war; we are meant to be in community. We desperately need each other, flawed though we still are. We each have something that others need and they bring to us things that help complete and fulfill us. Like a marriage the church can only thrive on a holy intimacy.

For me, personally, this book "connected the dots" of ideas, impressions, longings, and scriptures that have been percolating in my soul for decades. Eldridge put to page what God has been imprinting in my heart slowly over the years. At one point I had to put it down for some weeks because my heart was too weak to stand the bright light it brought. At just the right time God brought healing to some wounds and then I couldn't put this book down.

Don't settle for the lesser of what God has for you when He yearns to bring you abundance. This book is a great place to begin the journey to wholeness and recovering your walk with God.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Eye opening and Life Changing
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2011
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I've just ordered 6 of these books to give out to others. I've been recommending it for years.

I've been through this book 4 or 5 times now, once in a men's bible study. It is so "eye opening" to me. It's impact on my life has been huge! So many impacting concepts, they are too numerous to mention them all. To start off, I became "acquainted" with John back in the mid-80's when my wife was in his drama group for a year in Southern California. As he writes about those times in his books(I've read Wild at Heart and Waking the Dead), it shed some light on the John Eldgridge I observed back then. I could relate with his statements about himself and the change that has taken place in his life. (I've had no further contact with him beyond those "drama group" times.)

I love the style with which John writes. It's not like these principles were brand new to me. He just relates to me like no other writer ever has. Most importantly, He has helped me open my eyes even more so to the reality of the spiritual warfare around us. "Things are not what they seem!" How many of us forgot what the first part of John 10:10 was? I DID...AND SO DID JOHN.

Regarding our Healing, Chapter 8 helped me get past a roadblock that had affected me for years. I found myself working through that chapter at a park and told God I was not leaving until He disclosed "that past wound" that had been hindering me. He DID and I am so grateful for it. I agree with John that the Four Streams he talks about are imperative for our spiritual growth. This IS the BEST book I've ever read!

This book will have the tendency to get you into the Bible more. It is our responsibility to do so.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh Air for the Soul
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2010
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In my work, I feel the most important thing I do is to give the gospel to Christians. Might sound a bit contradictory, but there is so much that most regular "church goers" have never been told (or experienced), and sadly, much of what we WERE told is misused, overused, or just plain wrong.

Spiritual "depth" many times equates to working harder, getting "more serious" or giving more time and commitment to your local church and whatever activities/programs they deem important and need to grow.

Life in the heart, aliveness, relational intimacy with God and others, and honestly and literally walking with God seems almost extinct. And it's killing us. The place where life should spring from is buried, held suspect, under continuous scrutiny, or simply neglected.

There's no lack of telling us to "get busy. Don't be late. Sign up. Get useful. Get on board." We seem to serve "in mass" learn and get taught "in mass" are sort of known "in mass" even get saved "in mass." It's like churches have taken their cues from the "Word of Walmart" rather than the Word of God.

But John's work in Waking the Dead (and much of his other writings) is like triage for the heart! It's an invitation. It's permission. And it deeply honors those who read it. It's (thank God) not another version of "c'mon, get motivated, change your world for Jesus" kind of thing. It's both an invitation and a trail map into the great (and largely unchartered) landscape inside every one of us. And it's there where we find life. The life that we and others desperately need.

This may sound funny, but John's message actually includes US! WE matter! Not just our efforts, "being used by God", or what we can accomplish in this life. WE matter. We are made certain ways (beautiful ways), we are known deeply by our Father, and there is room, even wide open spaces, to live a riskier, larger, and richer life. We even get to make mistakes!

Eldredge's work is like invigorating fresh air for our souls.
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william garcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing book
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
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One of the few books that actually changed my perspective on life
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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This is on my top ten list of must read for Christians.
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Mr. J. Toolan
5.0 out of 5 stars A real eye opener.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2017
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Oh my days. I have not cried for years, but this book brought tears of joy and sadness to me. Tears of healing and redemption. Tears which have started a trek back to a whole and healthy heart. I have a long, long way to go, but now I know the direction, and I know who walks beside me.
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Pilgrim's Way
5.0 out of 5 stars Are you ready to be who you really are?
Reviewed in Australia on May 18, 2015
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This unassuming little book could revolutionize the church, reminding us that Jesus not only died for us, He was RAISED for us. It's also great to see how John uses stories and myth to connect with people today. How can I use the movie I watched last week to share the Good News of our Loving God with my neighbor?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Excellent book. Well written. Life-changing. Gives a whole new perspective on life.
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