"Aggression is a part of the masculine design, we are hardwired for it. If we believe man is made in the image of God, then we would do well to remember that 'the LORD is a warrior, the LORD is his name' (Ex. 15:3)"
"God has a battle to fight, and the battle is for our freedom"
"Eve is given to Adam as his ezer kenegdo - or as many translations have it, his 'help meet' or 'helper.' ...It means something more powerful than just 'helper', it means 'lifesaver' .... Eve is a life giver; she is Adam's ally. It is to both of them that the charter for adventure is given. It will take both of them to sustain life. And they both will need to fight together."
"Many women ask their sons to fill a void in their soul that their husband has left. But the boy has a question that needs an answer, and he cannot get the answer from his mother. Femininity can never bestow masculinity."
"You cannot turn the cheek you do not have. Our churches are full of such men."
"But the deadliest place a man ever takes his search, the place every man seems to wind up not matter what trail he's followed, is the woman....But femininity can never bestow masculinity. ...When a man takes his question to the woman what happens is either addiction or emasculation. Usually both."
"A man does not go to a woman to get his strength, he goes to her to offer it."
The true essence of strength is passed to us from God through our union with him."
(from his nine-year old son)
"Every man is a warrior inside. But the choice to fight is his own."
Copyright 2001 by John Eldredge