John Eldredge and Brent Curtis wrote "The Sacred Romance" in 1997 and the book immediately began to change hearts and lives. During the past three years this powerful little book has passed from hand to hand, person to person, as it made its way across the country and finally onto the best-seller lists in 2000. Brent Curtis was killed in a climbing accident in 1998, but John Eldredge continued the ministry they had begun and wrote "The Journey of Desire, " which invited readers to acknowledge the significance of desire, to abandon resignation, and to embark on an adventure he calls "our heart's more important journey." In 2001, Eldredge released "Wild at Heart," designed to help men rediscover their masculine heart and to help both Christian men and women better understand God's true definition of Christian manhood - even if that means being dangerous.Each of these books breathes fresh life into our hearts. They challenge and engage us, encourage and refresh us as we rediscover the lives God intended and the passion and freedom that come only from Him. Whether this special set is for yourself, to replace the dog-eared and penciled-in copies you already own, or is a gift to share John's powerful message with someone you love, these "Three Classics" from John Eldredge will continue to give long after they are received.
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.
