Waking the Dead

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Summary: FREE AT LAST, THANK GOD ALMIGHTY I'M FREE AT LAST
Review: The first Eldridge book I read was Journey of Desire. It filled me with hope for I was looking for purpose in my life. Next, I read Waking the Dead and I wept as I learned that my heart was good. Later, I read Wild at Heart which taught me about the delicate condition of a man's heart and the similarities we (men and women) share. Last, (I'm still in the process of reading), I'm reading The Sacred Romance. These books have taught me that my destiny lies in my relationship with Jesus Christ. Reading these books has helped me to draw closer to God in a way that I never thought possible. Life has become a joyful adventure and every day I feel less stressed and fearful. I Thank God for John Eldridge; for his God inspired books that have given me a new outlook as a Christian. I now look forward to church, Bible study, prayer. I finally, truly understand how much God loves me and because of the way John explained God's love for me, I no longer feel duty in being obedient to God, I feel priviledged and joyful!!!

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Summary: One of those books that change your life........
Review: The is the second book by John Eldredge I have read and they are both very powerful. (I read The Sacred Romance first.) It falls in the category of the books and movies and songs that change your life forever. John writes to your insides and those insides need to hear his message--- desperately, in almost all cases I'm afraid! I found myself being afraid for the Church which seems so far along the "dead" path much of the time. I would caution readers that to read this book is to be challenged to really find out what is in YOUR heart, and the journey is never easy since we have spent however many years we've been here hiding it and running from it. In the most fundamental way it is so refreshing to hear that I am OK, not perfect mind you, but OK. In fact, I'm so OK with God that He rescued me (and all the other "me's" throughout time). What would happen if we lived like we believed He didn't have ANY OBLIGATION to rescue us?-- HE LOVES US!!!!! HE LOVES ME!!!!!!!!!!!! No, its not a dream, He really does. What an awesome way to live and an awesome book. Thanks, John!

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Summary: awesome book about God's love and Grace
Review: This book really packs a powerful messages about spiritual warfare and how we are under attack and do not even know it. Like they say in the Two Towers movie when the King does not want to risk open war: open war is already upon you whether you wish it or not! John really shows how true this is for Christians. Please do not pay attention to some of the people who reviewed this book especially in fact one person who apparently only read the first chapter and so doesn't even say what the author says in the book. John is a great writer who really has a gift to sift through the surface dialog and get to the heart and our hearts and what we really struggle with and why. I think his message is one hundred percent what Jesus and the Bible say, he just uses some examples which people don't understand how they could be Christian. But don't be swayed by them, focus on how aligned John is to God and Christ, and you will see past the shallow people who are afraid of looking at themselves the way John does. Read this book and all his books for how great they are at showing the real side of faith and how great God is and what he has done for us. God Bless.

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Summary: At the top of my list!
Review: Wow! The subtitle for this book is "The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive." Having just finished reading it, I would say that the author has accomplished his purpose. I find my heart aspiring to greater glory (not a self-focused glory, but the glory of giving to this world everything God intended me to give), and also aspiring to become fully alive. But it's not just empty aspiration. Eldredge clearly and compellingly lays out all of the keys to getting there: coming to grips with how much Jesus accomplished for us to restore and release our hearts (Chapters 1-5), understanding the means by which God introduces this resoration to us--the Four Streams of Discipleship, Counseling, Healing, and Warfare (Chapters 6-10), the importance of being immersed in fellowships of the heart (Chapter 11), and the importance of guarding our heart above all else (Chapter 12).

The problem with much of Christianity is that so many of us only apply one or two of the Four Streams. I found this book to be very comprehensive in its approach. Does it give every detail about how to make it work? No, but it lays out the big picture as well as anything I have read, while doing so in a way that you don't have to be a theologian to understand. If you follow the advice of chapter 11, and become a part of a group of people who are trying to live this out, together you'll find this incredibly effective! Home run, John!

I predict that many of my friends will be reading this book soon!