Most Popular Books by Stasi Eldredge

Sometime between the dreams of your youth and yesterday''s to-do list, something precious has been lost: your priceless femininity. God has set within you a femininity that is powerful, tender, and fierce. No doubt it has been misunderstood, but it is there, and it is worth recovering. In this updated and expanded edition of their runaway bestseller, John and Stasi Eldredge vulnerably share their story and show you how to set your heart free and embrace life as a woman who is truly captivating. The mystery of the feminine heart was meant to be a good thing, a source of joy. But all too often, it becomes a source of shame. We almost universally feel that we are too much or not enough. This book combines timeless scripture with honest, heartfelt stories from women who have been there, too, giving you the encouragement you need to: Discover the glorious design of women that God originally intended Understand how Jesus restores the feminine heart Heal the trauma in your story Embrace the inherent power, freedom, and beauty that you already possess As we grow older and our dreams are slowly pushed aside, we''re told that we have to settle for a life of efficiency and performance, striving to be the women we''re told that we ought to be and still feeling like we''re failing. But it doesn''t have to be this way. Let Captivating help you discover the woman you were meant to be.

We all spend a lot of energy reaching for happiness, but we''re never quite able to hang on to it. Real life happens, and our circumstances take us on an emotional rollercoaster. Oftentimes, the Bible''s call to "be joyful always" seems out of reach--but it doesn''t have to be. We are called to live. And, miraculously, to live with joy. Join bestselling author Stasi Eldredge as she shows us how to choose a joy that stands against the tides of life''s real and often overwhelming pain. Defiant Joy reminds us that a joy that is defiant in the face of this broken world was meant to be ours. This joy isn''t simply happiness on steroids, it''s the unyielding belief that sorrow and loss do not have the final say. It''s the stubborn determination to be present in whatever may come and interpret both goodness and grief by the light of heaven. Defiant Joy will give you the encouragement you need to: Finally experience daily joy Learn how to have a posture of holy defiance when circumstances threaten to weigh down your soul Find new perspectives on the painful circumstances you''ve faced In Defiant Joy, Stasi invites us with courage, candor, and tender vulnerability to a place beyond sadness or happiness, leading the way as we learn how to maintain a posture of holy defiance that neither denies nor diminishes our pain but dares to live with expectant, unwavering hope.

In Captivating, Stasi Eldredge shows women how God offers to come now as the Hero of their story---to rescue their heart and release them to live as fully alive and feminine women.

Every little girl has dreams of being swept up into a great adventure and of being the beautiful princess. Sadly, when women grow up, they are often swept up into a life filled merely with duty and demands. Many Christian women are tired and struggling under the weight of the pressure to be a "good servant," a nurturing caregiver, or a capable home manager. What Wild at Heart did for men, Captivating will do for women. By revealing the core desires every woman shares- to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a grand adventure, and to unveil beauty-John and Stasi Eldredge invite women to recover their feminine hearts, created in the image of an intimate and passionate God. Join us as we journey into the deep mysteries of our feminine souls in order to recapture our hearts. Let this study guide accompany you through your great adventure of coming alive as a woman . . . God''s captivating woman.

This journal is for those who are hungry for more. The Captivating Guided Journal is designed to complement your reading of Captivating – there is one chapter in the journal for every one of the twelve chapters in the book. Using this journal means you’re hungry for more. More of Jesus, more healing, more restoration, and more transformation into the woman you were created to be. You even get more in the journal itself! The “Windows to the Heart” and “Lifting the Veil” sections feature special features and excerpts from other books and movies that you won’t find in the companion book. By the way, this is not your normal “workbook.” There are no wrong answers. No fill-in-the-blanks. You don’t have to struggle or worry about “getting it right.” Who wants another workbook anyway? We have enough work to do already. Besides, calling this a workbook would imply that the messages in the book Captivating are to be mastered. And mastered in a measurable way. Not at all. The messages in the book are to be pondered, considered. Some embraced. Some practiced. Some set aside for a later time. In this journal you will experience… Excerpts from the companion book, Captivating Guided prayers “Windows to Your Heart” – insights from movies, books, and music “Lifting the Veil” – an activity or exercise to try Journaling prompts correlating to each section of the chapter in the book This journal is for your heart. Engaging with it says that you are willing to take a journey of discovery with him. You have said “yes” to God. You are continuing to say “yes.” May he meet you in the deep places of your heart and bring you hope, courage, healing, and the delights of intimacy that only God can bring. Designed for use with Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman''s Soul (9781400225286), sold separately.

Who am I, really? How do I figure out what to do with my life? Does anybody really care about me? Why can''t I be as pretty as her? Stasi Eldredge understands the doubts, struggles, and fears you are facing. She has been there! Now Stasi invites you to walk with her as she helps you understand the lies this world tries to sell you, and believe that God sees you as beautiful and worthy—right now. With honesty and grace, Stasi will help you see the hand of God in your story and trust Him with your every hope and dream.

Discover a Life of Freedom and Transformation In Becoming Myself, Stasi Eldredge explores why the most important journey you can take is the journey into becoming your true self through the love of God. This eight-session companion guide invites you to participate more fully in the process of becoming who God created you to be. Designed for individuals or groups, the Becoming Myself Study Guide explores topics such as -Is it possible to change when I’ve been stuck for so long?-How do I move beyond my fears?-Can I thank God for my body when I don’t like it?-What beauty can come through suffering?-How does God really see me?-Is there a way to speed up the process of God’s transformation of me?-How has my mother shaped me?-What are God’s dreams for me?-How can I let go of negative thoughts about myself?-What does it look like to become a woman of faith and worship?-How much healing, freedom and transformation can I enjoy? Each chapter in this guide helps you explore your own story with grace as you discover your truest self.

Through the eight-session video-based small group bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), Love & War, John and Stasi Eldredge help you and your spouse take marriage to new levels through developing deeper intimacy and stepping into the great adventure God has waiting for you ... together! With refreshing openness that grabs you from the first words, bestselling authors John and Stasi Eldredge candidly discuss their own marriage and the insights they''ve gained from the challenges they''ve faced. Each of them talks independently about what they''ve learning, giving their guidance a personal immediacy and balance between the male and female perspectives - a unique feature of this study. Both John and Stasi have discovered that once couples begin moving past the shame and confusion surrounding the undertaking of marriage, they learn to fight for love and happiness - and to step into what God has in store for them. This Participant Guide is filled with helpful discussion starters, video overviews, a helpful Leader''s Guide and much more. Sessions include: Hope & Vision A Perfect Storm The Greatest Gift You Can Give Sharing an Adventure The enemy Is Not Your Spouse Storm Clouds Sex A Thousand Little Choices Designed for use with the Love and War Video Study (sold separately).

Expanding on themes in the bestseller Captivating, Stasi Eldredge wrote this book to encourage mothers. She writes, "Every cry out to God in the midst of weariness and loneliness and sorrow for the strength to love; for the wisdom to discipline well; for the grace to respond with patience; for the help to soothe the ache in your heart, deepens His presence in your soul and changes you ever more into the woman you desire to be; the woman you are becoming . . . the woman you were created to be." You Are Captivating celebrates the glorious design and beauty of a mother released to be all she was meant to be. Available for the first time in hardcover and beautifully designed with 2-color interiors, this book is perfect for gift giving and will encourage and inspire every mother with the knowledge that she is truly captivating.

Do you feel like you have to settle for a life of duty? Many women feel pressure to strive to be the women they "ought" to be, often living with the sense that they’ve failed. Sadly, too many messages for Christian women do nothing but add to the pressure: "Do these ten things, and you will be a godly woman." The effect has not been good on the feminine soul. But her heart is still there. Every woman was once a little girl. And every little girl holds in her heart her most precious dreams. She longs to be swept up into a romance, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, to be the beauty of the story. Those desires are far more than child''s play. They are the secret to the feminine heart. Staci Eldredge wrote Captivating to share that your heart matters more than anything else in all creation. Throughout this study guide, you will: Learn how to guard the most important thing about you...your heart. Find courage to walk away from the ways we live out of fear. Let God tenderly open our wounds to set us free. Fight the right enemy, which is not men. And it''s not women. Possess a beauty that is worth pursuing. Our wounds reveal what we are meant to bring to the world. The desires you had as a little girl and the longings you still feel are telling you of the life God created you to live. Really. He offers to come now, as the Hero of your story--to rescue your heart and release you to live as a fully alive and feminine woman. A woman who is truly captivating. Sessions include: The Heart of a Woman Fallen Eve The Wound and the Healer A Special Hatred Beauty to Unveil Your Irreplaceable Role Designed for use with the Captivating Updated Video Study available on DVD or streaming video, sold separately.

Take hold of hope, beauty, and life in a hurting world. Maybe you’ve been whiplashed by an unexpected crisis. Or fear has gripped you, causing you to bury your dreams. Perhaps a sad ending has filled you with loss or hopelessness, and made your faith waver. Don’t despair! God means for us to have JOY–a joy from Him that is defiant in the face of this broken world. In this six-session video Bible study, Stasi Eldredge invites us with courage, candor, and tender vulnerability to a place beyond sadness or happiness. Using stories from Scripture, she expands on lessons from her book, Defiant Joy, to help us maintain a posture of holy defiance that neither denies nor diminishes our pain but dares us to live with expectant, unwavering hope. This study guide for individual or group use includes video notes, group discussion questions, Scripture study, and biblical application for your life. It also features personal Bible study between group meetings, reading and journaling from Defiant Joy, worship song suggestions, and guided contemplative prayer. Sessions include: A Reason to Celebrate Godly Interference Greener Grass Expectant Hope Cultivating Joy The Ultimate Victory Designed for use with the Unwavering Video Study (9780310096924), sold separately.

Every little girl has dreams of being swept up into a great adventure, of being the beautiful princess. Sadly, when women grow up, they are often swept up into a life filled merely with duty and demands. Many Christian women are tired and struggling under the weight of the pressure to be a "good servant," a nurturing caregiver, or a capable home manager. What Wild at Heart did for men, Captivating will do for women. By revealing the core desires every woman shares- to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a grand adventure, and to unveil beauty-John and Stasi Eldredge invite women to recover their feminine hearts, created in the image of an intimate and passionate God. Join us as we journey into the deep mysteries of our feminine souls in order to recapture our hearts. Through the help of this Leader''s Guide, you will lead your group as you embark together on a great adventure of coming alive as a woman . . . God''s captivating woman.

Are you looking to reignite the spark in your relationship? Hoping to deepen your relationship with your spouse and with God? Join beloved bestselling authors John and Stasi Eldredge as they guide you through Wild About You, 60 days of uplifting devotions that will lead you to a life of passion, freedom, and adventure, all while strengthening your hearts for each other. Wild About You gracefully blends timely Scripture readings, devotions inspired by Captivating and Wild at Heart, and heartfelt prayers designed to draw couples closer together and help them discover who God created them to be. No matter what season of life and love you and your spouse are currently walking through, Wild About You has something for every couple. With a deep understanding of the hearts of men and women, John and Stasi are here to support you with their practical and loving advice. Throughout the 60 days of thoughtful, encouraging devotions in Wild About You: Men will: Recover their masculine heart by better understanding what makes them come alive See themselves in the image of an intentional God Delight in their deeply spiritual longing—the strength and wildness that all men were created to experience Women will: Discover that their heart matters more than anything in all of creation Catch a glimpse of the beautiful life God has in store for them Understand that there is hope and that they can be restored and healed of any pain in their past Couples will: Get to know one another better than ever before Strengthen their faith together, one step at a time Rediscover their love and passion for each other Learn firsthand why Wild About You is the go-to devotional resource for couples who want to get (and stay!) wild about each other. Let your journey to hope and healing begin today.

Every woman was once a little girl. And every little girl holds in her heart her most precious dreams. She longs to be swept up into a romance, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, to be the beauty of the story. Those desires are far more than child''s play. They are the secret to the feminine heart. And yet, how many women ever find that life? As the years pass by, the heart of a woman gets pushed aside, wounded, buried. She finds no romance except in novels, no adventure except on television, and she doubts very much that she will ever be the Beauty in any tale. Most women think they have to settle for a life of efficiency and duty, striving to be the women they "ought" to be, but often feeling they have failed. Sadly, too many messages for Christian women add to the pressure. "Do these ten things, and you will be a godly woman." The effect has not been good on the feminine soul. But her heart is still there. Sometimes when she watches a movie, sometimes in the wee hours of the night, her heart begins to speak again. A thirst rises within her to find the life she was meant to live, the life she dreamed of as a little girl. In this video Bible study, the message of Captivating is that your heart matters more than anything else in all creation. The desires you had as a little girl and the longings you still feel are telling you of the life God created you to live. He offers to come now, as the Hero of your story--to rescue your heart and release you to live as a fully alive and feminine woman. A woman who is truly captivating. Sessions include: The Heart of a Woman The Wound Healing the Wound Beauty to Unveil Loving a Man Warrior Princess This pack contains one study guide and one DVD.

God loves who you are! In this 90-day devotional for young women, Stasi Eldredge takes excerpts from her book Free to Be Me and combines them with prayers, scriptures, and positive declarations. Day by day, she turns you back to the truth that God sees you as beautiful beyond measure—and he delights in dreaming big dreams with you for your life!

"Your Captivating Heart" can help women reclaim and restore the glory they''re meant to have. Every spread in this book is crafted into a self-contained nugget that includes both instruction and inspiration. (Practical Life)

A Realistic Guide to the Marriage You’ve Always Dreamed Of Is your relationship with your spouse far from the union you’d hoped it would be? John and Stasi Eldredge know about the realities of marriage—and they know why it’s so important to take hold of the dreams you once had and see God fulfill them. In this eight-week devotional, John and Stasi will guide you and your spouse to see God’s heart for your marriage more clearly. This life-changing guide includes new insights, encouraging Scriptures, and practical exercises that will help you develop a personal plan for a vibrant marriage. As John and Stasi write, “We learn to love moment by moment. Day by day. Week by week. Our marriages grow and become what God intended and what we ultimately long for in the same way. We are, all of us, learning to love.”

Do you sometimes look at your circumstances or the disappointments you’ve had in life and wonder if your dreams will ever be realized? This gentle devotional takes you deep into the truth that you are whole and beautiful in God’s eyes. Drawing from the insights she shares in Becoming Myself, Stasi Eldredge offers reflections, Scriptures, and prayers celebrating how God delights in seeing you become who you truly are.

''You live in a love story set in the midst of a very real war...'' What Wild at Heart did for men, and Captivating did for women, LOVE & WAR will do for married couples everywhere. John and Stasi Eldredge have contributed quintessential works on Christian spirituality for men and women separately but now they turn their focus to the incredible union between those two forces - marriage. With refreshing openness, the Eldredges discuss their own marriage and the insights they''ve gained from the challenges they''ve faced. Both speak independently to the reader about what they''ve learnt, giving their guidance personal immediacy and balanced male and female perspectives. John and Stasi begin LOVE & WAR with an obvious but necessary acknowledgement: marriage is fabulously hard. For every minute of happy delirium, there are equal amounts of disappointment and frustration and a sense that we''ve been deluded, that this isn''t the marriage we dreamed of. Once we admit this, we are free to accept the great adventure of marriage; working together through strength gained from our own individual relationships with God, rather than looking to each other for happiness.

Galardonada por los Premios SEPA (Asociación de Editoriales Evangélicas) por el libro más vendido del año 2023 en la categoría Matrimonio y Familia. El libro best seller que ha transformado la vida de millones de mujeres, revisado y ampliado. Lo que Salvaje de Corazón hace para los hombres, Cautivante lo hace para las mujeres: liberar sus corazones. Este innovador libro ayuda a las lectoras al: Proveer una mirada al diseño glorioso de las mujeres; Describir cómo el corazón femenino puede ser restaurado; Proyectar una visión del poder, libertad y belleza de una mujer liberada para ser todo lo que está destinada a ser; y, Sanar los traumas del pasado. El mensaje de Cautivante es este: tu corazón importa más que cualquier cosa en toda la creación. Los deseos que tenías de niña y los anhelos que todavía sientes como mujer te comunican la vida para la que Dios te creó. Él ofrece venir ahora como el Héroe de tu historia, a rescatar tu corazón y liberarte para que vivas como una mujer completamente viva y femenina, una mujer realmente cautivante. Captivating The bestselling book that has transformed the lives of millions of women, revised and expanded. What Wild at Heart does for men, Captivating does for women: set their hearts free. This groundbreaking book helps readers by: providing a look into the glorious design of women; describing how the feminine heart can be restored; casting a vision for the power, freedom, and beauty of a woman released to be all she was meant to be; and healing the trauma of the past. The message of Captivating is this: your heart matters more than anything else in all creation. The desires you had as a little girl and the longings you still feel as a woman are telling you of the life God created you to live. He offers to come now as the Hero of your story, to rescue your heart and release you to live as a fully alive and feminine woman--a woman who is truly captivating.

Estamos llamados a “estar siempre gozosos” (1 Ts. 5.16). ¿Qué significa esto, y cómo puede ser posible? Todos gastamos mucha energía buscando la felicidad, pero no somos capaces de aferrarnos a ella. Cosas suceden en la vida real, y nuestras circunstancias nos llevan por un viaje de altas y bajas. Entonces, el llamado que nos hace la Biblia a "estar siempre gozosos" parece una locura, y fuera de alcance. Pero no tiene que ser así. Debemos tener gozo, un gozo tan grande que desafíe a este mundo caído. Este gozo no es simplemente felicidad con esteroides; es la seguridad inquebrantable de que el dolor y la pérdida no tienen la última palabra. Es la firme determinación que se manifiesta en cualquier situación para interpretar tanto la bondad como el dolor a la luz de las Escrituras. En Gozo desafiante, Stasi Eldredge, con valentía, sinceridad y vulnerabilidad nos invita a un lugar más allá de la tristeza o la felicidad. Nos muestra cómo mantener una postura desafiante que no niega ni resta importancia a nuestro dolor, sino que se atreve a vivir con una esperanza inquebrantable.

ESTE LIVRO É UM CONVITE PARA QUE VOCÊ SEJA A MULHER QUE SEMPRE QUIS SER.A feminilidade não pode ser escrita em uma fórmula. Há mulheres que amam porcelana e chás da tarde, e outras que têm alergia só de pensar nisso. Há mulheres que amam alpinismo, esportes radicais e até arco e flecha. Há aquelas que gostam de receber visitas e outras que não. Há mulheres que são professoras, mães, médicas, donas de casa, empresárias, terapeutas, taxistas, artistas, triatletas e vendedoras. E todas são mulheres maravilhosas.Mas, então, quem teria a verdadeira alma feminina? Cinderela ou Joana d`Arc? Maria Madalena ou Elis Regina? Ou todas elas? Ainda mais importante, como é possível resgatar a alma feminina sem cair em estereótipos e sem causar mais pressão sobre as mulheres? E, a propósito, qual seria a essência dessa alma feminina?São essas as perguntas respondidas neste livro. Para seus autores, um tesouro se perdeu no universo feminino entre sonhos da juventude e a plenitude da maturidade. E este tesouro é a própria alma feminina. John e Stasi defendem que toda mulher possui em seu íntimo uma feminilidade poderosa e terna, impetuosa e encantadora - e que sempre vale a pena resgatá-la. Embarque na leitura deste livro e parta em uma fascinante jornada de descoberta interior.

DESCOPERA MISTERUL SUFLETULUI UNEI FEMEI POTI GASI VIATA PE CARE O CAUTI DACA ESTI DE ACORD SA TE LASI PREGATITA PENTRU A PORNI INTR-O MARE AVENTURA. Fiecare femeie a fost odata o fetita. Si fiecare fetita poarta in inima ei cele mai pretioase vise. Ea doreste sa fie remarcata, sa joace un rol de neinlocuit intr-o mare aventura, sa fie Frumoasa dintr-o poveste mareata de dragoste. Aceste dorinte constituie, pana la urma, misterul sufletului de femeie. Si totusi, cate femei au parte de viata la care au visat? Odata cu trecerea anilor, inima unei femei este apasata, ranita, ingropata. Pentru ele, dragostea exista doar in romane, aventura, doar la televizor, iar la rolul de Frumoasa au renuntat demult sa-si mai faca sperante. Majoritatea femeilor cred ca datoria lor este sa fie acele femei la care toata lumea „se asteapta“ sa fie, insa parca orice stradanie a lor este lovita de esec. Stasi si John Eldredge arata atat de clar ca inima ta conteaza mai mult decat orice altceva in intreaga creatie. Dorintele pe care le-ai avut ca fetita si dorintele pe care inca le simtiti ca femeie iti dezvaluie viata pentru care Dumnezeu te-a creat. Dumnezeu vrea cu toata puterea sa stii cine esti. Vrea sa-ti intelegi povestea vietii, sa stii de unde vii si incotro te indrepti. Aici incape multa libertate. Libertatea de a fi purtatoarea chipului si asemanarii lui Dumnezeu. Libertatea de a darui si de a iubi. Libertatea de a fi o femeie cu adevarat captivanta. Nu traiesti decat o singura viata. Cel mai bine ar fi sa traiesti chiar viata ta!

Llegando a Ser Yo Misma es un libro lleno de esperanza para cualquier persona que se pregunte si alguna vez su vida cambiará—si ella alguna vez cambiará. En el libro más íntimo de Stasi Eldredge, ella comparte sus propias luchas con su autovalía, adicción y su pasado a medida que muestra a los lectores cómo Dios fielmente nos lleva a una vida de libertad y de plenitud. Dios desea restaurarnos, y Él es capaz de restaurarnos––a quienes somos en realidad. A medida que Él sana nuestro interior, nos llama a esforzarnos para vencer la dificultad en nuestras vidas. El viaje más importante que cualquier mujer puede tomar, es el viaje a llegar a ser ella misma a través del amor de Dios. Es una hermosa paradoja: mientras más te asemejes a Dios, más llegarás a ser tú misma— la mujer que Él tenía en mente acerca de ti desde antes de la creación del mundo.

Lo que los bestsellers de Eldredge Salvaje de corazón hicieron por los hombres y Cautivante por las mujeres, AMOR Y GUERRA lo hará por los matrimonios de todo el mundo. John y Stasi Eldredge han aportado obras por excelencia sobre la espiritualidad cristiana a través de la experiencia de los hombres y mujeres, y ahora se centran en la increíble dinámica entre estas dos fuerzas. Con una refrescante franqueza que atrapará a los lectores desde la primera página, los Eldredge hablan de su propio matrimonio y de las lecciones que han obtenido de los retos a los que se han enfrentado. Cada uno de ellos habla con el lector de forma independiente sobre lo que ha aprendido, dando a su orientación una inmediatez personal y un equilibrio entre las perspectivas masculina y femenina que han estado ausentes en todos los libros anteriores sobre este tema. AMOR Y GUERRA comienza con un reconocimiento obvio pero necesario: El matrimonio es fabulosamente duro. Aconsejan que, cuanto antes nos quitemos la vergüenza y la confusión de encima, antes encontraremos el camino. AMOR Y GUERRA muestra a las parejas cómo luchar por su amor y su felicidad, llamando a hombres y mujeres a adentrarse en la gran aventura que Dios les espera juntos. Caminando junto a John y Stasi Eldredge, cada pareja puede descubrir cómo sus viajes individuales crecen en una historia de significado mucho más grande que cualquier cosa que pudieran hacer por su cuenta. What the Eldredge bestsellers Wild at Heart did for men, and Captivating did for women, LOVE & WAR will do for married couples everywhere. John and Stasi Eldredge have contributed the quintessential works on Christian spirituality through the experience of men and the experience of women and now they turn their focus to the incredible dynamic between those two forces. With refreshing openness that will grab readers from the first page, the Eldredges candidly discuss their own marriage and the insights they''ve gained from the challenges they faced. Each talks independently to the reader about what they''ve learned, giving their guidance personal immediacy and a balance between the male and female perspectives that has been absent from all previous books on this topic. They begin LOVE & WAR with an obvious but necessary acknowledgement: Marriage is fabulously hard. They advise that the sooner we get the shame and confusion off our backs, the sooner we''ll find our way through. LOVE & WAR shows couples how to fight for their love and happiness, calling men and women to step into the great adventure God has waiting for them together. Walking alongside John and Stasi Eldredge, every couple can discover how their individual journeys are growing into a story of meaning much greater than anything they could do or be on their own.

This hardbound journal will enhance your personal journey toward becoming yourself. With inspiring quotations from Stasi Eldredge''s book Becoming Myself, you''ll be encouraged to discover your truest self--the woman God created you to be. Lined pages make it perfect for your personal reflection or Bible study.

What the Wild at Heart Field Manual did for men, the Captivating: A Guided Journal can do for women. By revealing the three distinctly female desires every woman shares, John and Stasi Eldredge invite participants to recover their feminine hearts, which may have suffered many wounds but were originally defined in the image of a passionate God.

Cheltuim atat de multa energie pentru a ajunge la fericire, dar niciodata nu suntem in stare sa ne agatam de ea. Realitatea vietii ne ia adesea prin surprindere si ajungem uneori in situatii in care starile noastre emotionale o iau de-a dreptul razna. In momente ca acelea, apelul biblic: „Bucurati-va intotdeauna!“ ni se pare utopic – si imposibil de atins. Insa n-ar trebui sa fie asa. Am fost creati sa cunoastem bucuria, sa fim schimbati de ea... si apoi suntem chemati sa o raspandim. Aceasta bucurie nu este o fericire pe steroizi. Nu este fericire la patrat. Fiecare fiinta umana sanatoasa are capacitatea de a simti fericirea, dar bucuria este ceva cu totul diferit, de o cu totul alta factura. Este credinta neclintita ca intristarea si durerea nu au ultimul cuvant. Bucuria ia nastere din credinta si duce la speranta, nu la disperare. In Bucurie care sfideaza circumstantele, Stasi Eldredge ne invita sa alegem bucuria care izvoraste din inima lui Dumnezeu. El nu-Si frange mainile, asa cum facem noi de multe ori. El nu priveste cu groaza spre viitor si nici nu este infrant de vreo greutate. Bucuria Lui nu este niciodata haotica. Ci bucuria Lui este de neclintit, asa cum este El, si noi putem avea parte de ea in ciuda oricaror circumstante. Stasi Eldredge este una dintre coordonatoarele programului „Inimi rascumparate“. Pasiunea ei este sa le ajute pe femei sa-si descopere adevarata lor identitate in Cristos. O atrage peisajele si oamenii Vestului si o vei gasi mai degraba in aer liber, cercetand natura, decat in casa, gospodarind. Stasi Eldredge impreuna cu sotul ei, John, locuiesc in Colorado impreuna cu fiii lor, Samuel, Blaine si Luke. Cuprins Cuvant-inainte Introducere Multumiri Capitolul 1: O sfidare sfanta Capitolul 2: Paharul Capitolul 3: Lovitura de bici Capitolul 4: Interventia Capitolul 5: Iarba mai verde Capitolul 6: Un schimb divin Capitolul 7: In asteptare Capitolul 8: Hotii care vin Capitolul 9: Indiciile sunt peste tot Capitolul 10: Cultivarea bucuriei Capitolul 11: In numele iubirii Capitolul 12: Pana cand ne vom intalni din nou

Take the risk of becoming God''s captivating woman. Every little girl has dreams of being swept up into a greatadventure, but sadly, many women group into a life filled with duty anddemands. Many Christian women are tired and struggling under the weightof the pressure to be a "good servant," a nurturing caregiver, or acapable home manager. In the Captivating Heart to Heart Small Group Video Series, StasiEldredge and her small group open their hearts, showing other women thedeep healing and spiritual growth available by following theCaptivating journey. Features Include: Five DVDs with ten 30-minute video sessions Resource CD with a poster, bulletin inserts, invitations, encouragement cards, and facilitator''s guide Â

Take hold of hope, beauty, and life in a hurting world. Maybe you''ve been whiplashed by an unexpected crisis. Or fear has gripped you, causing you to bury your dreams. Perhaps a sad ending has filled you with loss or hopelessness, and made your faith waver. Don''t despair! God means for us to have JOY-a joy from Him that is defiant in the face of this broken world. In this six-session video Bible study, Stasi Eldredge invites us with courage, candor, and tender vulnerability to a place beyond sadness or happiness. Using stories from Scripture, she expands on lessons from her book, Defiant Joy, to help us maintain a posture of holy defiance that neither denies nor diminishes our pain but dares us to live with expectant, unwavering hope. Sessions include: A Reason to Celebrate Godly Interference Greener Grass Expectant Hope Cultivating Joy The Ultimate Victory This pack contains one study guide and one DVD.

Publisher description for Wild at heart: God designed men to be dangerous, says John Eldredge. Simply look at the dreams and desires written in the heart of every boy: To be a hero, to be a warrior, to live a life of adventure and risk. Sadly, most men abandon those dreams and desires-aided by a Christianity that feels like nothing more than pressure to be a "nice guy." It is no wonder that many men avoid church, and those who go are often passive and bored to death. In this provocative book, Eldredge gives women a look inside the true heart of a man and gives men permission to be what God designed them to be-dangerous, passionate, alive, and free.