He is also president of Ransomed Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God's love, and learn to live in God's Kingdom. And I like it this way.John Eldredge is an author (you probably figured that out), a counselor, and a teacher. And I see little to convince me that God wants to woo me, to romance me, or to act the part of a lover. I love to learn more about God as Father, about God as one who loves and who loves completely. And I don’t want anything to do with it.Īs I learn more about God from studying the Scripture, I see in greater clarity the paternal qualities of God. He really seems to want God to be his boyfriend. But then when he gets to the wilderness he looks for heart-shaped love notes from God and wants to talk to other men about his feelings.

He gives hope to those of us who sit endlessly in the city, tapping away at little keyboards. He tells his readers to head outdoors and to act like real men, going fly fishing, climbing mountains, shooting things, and so on. There is even a quality to his books that really challenge me to be a better father to my children. I’ll admit that there is a lot in his books that appeal to men. What I just cannot figure out is who reads and enjoys this aspect of Eldredge’s books. If either one did, I don’t quite know how I’d react, but I can only imagine that I’d be distinctly uncomfortable. God loves me as my father loves me (though certainly more completely and more perfectly), but I don’t expect either one of them to send me little love notes. I see God as one who loves gently and patiently, but not romantically. But when I look at the Bible, I just don’t see this. And after all, isn’t this exactly how He reveals Himself in the Bible? Like many an ancient mystical nun, Eldredge seems to find strange, romantic, pseudo-sexual qualities in God’s love.

I want God to be a Father–to be my Father. That quote turns my stomach just a little bit. God has many such gifts for you, particular to you, and now that you have this stage of the Lover to watch for, eyes to look for the Romance, you’ll begin to see them, too.” And as I was praying early this morning, I looked out my window and the cloud before me was in the shape of a heart. He gave me a rock in the shape of a heart again yesterday, as a reminder. “How has God been wooing you? What has stirred your heart over the years? God has been bringing hearts to me for a long, long time. Sponsor Show Your Support Become a Patron

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