The longing for things to be wonderful is one of the deepest yearnings of the human heart. After times of trial—such as the COVID pandemic, war, job loss, or grief—our desire rises to the surface demanding relief. We've all had to "rally" to face crisis, tapping into our soul's reserves. But at some point, we have to replenish those reserves, or we will burn out. In this pivotal book for our times, John Eldredge validates the weariness we feel and points us to the only way we can recover our joy: through Jesus' provision of supernatural resilience. Resilient is your guide for emerging from global trauma with your faith and your soul stronger than ever. Each chapter opens with a true story of human resilience against the bleakest odds. Every chapter pulls your attention to Jesus himself, while practical tools throughout the book help revive your exhausted heart and mind. The peace and hope provided in Christ is always available to us—and his resilience never fails.
Author
John Eldredge is an author (you probably figured that out), a counselor, and teacher. He is also president of Ransomed Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own heart in his love, and learn to live in his 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.
