Ransomed Heart - John Eldredge

Practicing the Presence of Jesus

John — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:46:12 +0000

I’m a late-comer the worshipping world.

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I’m a late-comer the worshipping world.

Years before me Stasi began to discover the beauty and intimacy of personal times of worship. She’d

A Fresh Start

John — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:02:30 +0000

This is that time of year we start thinking about making changes – “new year, new you” and all that. This is a good time to ask yourself, What do I want to be different this year?

Really. Sit with that for ten minutes. Let your heart surface. Write it down. And then…take it to Jesus in prayer. Lord – come into this. Show me the way. Give me the first step, or the next step.

Ask Jesus, What is the theme of this year, Lord?

I Am Bethlehem

John — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:45:15 +0000

And so we have celebrated Christmas, the coming of Jesus to this world. And O what a thing to celebrate! The manger, the angels, the shepherds…the focus of the entire pageant comes down to this: Jesus became a man. “Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity…made like his brothers in every way” (Hebrews 2:14,17). Jesus took on a genuine humanity.

Give Jesus

John — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:07:22 +0000

OK, this is really worth whooping over: I just heard about a guy who posted an offer to his 600 Facebook friends, offering to give them a free copy of Beautiful Outlaw, no strings attached. All they have to do is reply yes, they'd like one, and give him an address, and that's it. He'll send one asap.

Wow. Talk about Merry Christmas. What a cool idea.

Loving Jesus in the Pain

John — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:57:53 +0000

This has been a tough year for me. A year with a lot of suffering.Both Stasi and I have been through a lot of physical affliction. There were accidents. Betrayals. My father died this year. On top of this, my friends have been suffering. A year with a lot of pain in it.

And there is nothing like suffering to wreak havoc in your relationship with God. The damage pain does to our relationship with Jesus is often far, far worse than the pain itself.

Jesus Freaks

John — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:35:42 +0000

Last Wednesday night I was speaking in Dallas on who Jesus really is, his actual personality, what he's really like. It is by far my favorite thing to do. Afterwards a woman came up to me, big smile, bright eyes, and said, "I'm a Jesus freak too!" It made me laugh; it gave me joy.

It also got me thinking.

When Jesus is Near

John — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:53:51 +0000

A friend of ours had an encounter with Jesus this weekend in which she received his healing from a very traumatic time in her life. She wondered if she would ever find Jesus in this place, and this weekend, he came. O, to have Jesus. How beautiful. There is nothing like it in the world. As A Kempis said, "When Jesus is near, all is well...when he is absent, all is hard."

Experiencing Jesus

John — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 03:12:03 +0000

Whatever else it is we need, or think we need, we need Jesus. He is our life, our restoration, our everything. To have Jesus is to have the greatest treasure in all worlds.

So - how do we find him? How do we experience him?

How to Find Jesus

John — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:32:59 +0000

"Without a friend you cannot live," said A'Kempis, "and if Jesus be not above all a friend to you, you will be sad and desolate."

Ain't that the truth.

We often don't recognize our desolation for what it really is - missing Jesus. A longing for Jesus. After all, he is our life. Without him, there is no life.

Baby Jesus had Poopy Diapers

John — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:51:11 +0000

Last May I had the opportunity, while in London, to visit the National Gallery. Loving art, and being with my son who is an art major, I was excited to spend hours there. I loved the Van Gogh, the Monet, the Rembrandt paintings and many more. But there was one massive disappointment. No, it was more than disappointment. Massive frustration.

I did not see one portrait of Christ, in all the famous works of him, that came anywhere close to depicting Jesus as he really is. Not one.

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