Wild at Heart by John Eldredge

Our men's group at Connection Ministries just went through a series on the book Wild At Heart by John Eldredge. This book focuses on the desires that every man has from when he was a child, and how the church has encouraged men to ignore their heart. This has caused Christian men to be bored and subdued, and to reject their calling and position in the church. It has also pushed many men away from the church as they never feel like they 'fit'

John Eldredge identifies three core desires at the heart of every man; A Battle to Fight, An Adventure to Live, and A Beauty to Rescue. He describes how men were created in the image of a warrior God and that the church has subdued them by telling them that they are supposed to simply be "nice guys". The church and the world needs men of God who are alive, and the only way they are going to be alive is if they reject this 'nice guy' image and find their battle, adventure, and eventually the beauty to stand beside them.

Everyone of us who was a part of going through this book could completely relate to what John Eldredge wrote. It was a time in which we were awakened to what we have been missing in our Christian walk. We are still on the process of finding our hearts, but without this time of discussion and reading, we may have never even realized that we needed this process, let alone started on it. If you are a Christian man who has realized that you are bored with your Christian walk I would recommend this book. Even more I would recommend getting together with a small group and going through it together.

Below are the links to the Wild at Heart book, field manual, and small group series in case you are interested.