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The Journey Of Desire: Searching For The Life We've Only Dreamed Of
John Eldredge

The Journey Of Desire: Searching For The Life We've Only Dreamed Of

9780785267164
| Paperback
Thomas Nelson | 2001
Dewey 248.4
LC Classification 5750

Genre

  • Adult Non-Fiction

Subject

  • Psychology / Emotions
  • Religion / Christian Life / General
  • Religion / Spirituality

Plot

Sometimes it seems we just can't get what we want. Circumstances thwart our best-laid plans. We struggle to live a heartfelt life. Worst of all, says Eldredge, the modern church mistakenly teaches its people to kill desire (calling it sin) and replace it with duty or obligation (calling it sanctification). As a result, at best Christians tend to live safe, boring lives of resignation. At worst, their desire eventually breaks out in destructive ways such as substance abuse, affairs, and pornography addictions. In The Journey of Desire, Eldredge invites readers to rediscover God-given desire and to search again for the life they once dreamed of.