Fathered by God: Learning What Your Dad Could Never Teach You [Paperback]

John Eldredge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 21, 2009

New York Times best-selling author John Eldredge unveils the six stages men must complete to become who God designed them to be.

In this life-changing message from John Eldredge, readers discover a paradigm-shifting path to manhood. He unveils the six stages many men miss, stages they must complete in order to become the man God designed them to be. Inspiring, insightful, and challenging for men and the women in their lives, Fathered by God delivers the very thing men need, a way to forge companionship with God the Father while undergoing a transformation, releasing the fullness of life and the passion God designed them to live.

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About the Author

John Eldredge is the author of numerous best-selling books, including Wild At Heart, Epic, and Walking With God, and coauthor of Captivating and The Sacred Romance. John lives in Colorado with his wife Stasi, and their three sons. He loves living in the rocky mountains so he can pursue his other passions, which include fly-fishing, mountain climbing, and exploring the waters of the West in his canoe.

--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (April 21, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400280273
• ISBN-13: 978-1400280278
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Eldredge is an author (you probably figured that out), a counselor, and teacher. He is also president of Ransomed Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own heart in his love, and learn to live in his Kingdom. John grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles (which he hated), and spent his boyhood summers on his grandfather's cattle ranch in eastern Oregon (which he loved). John met his wife Stasi in high school (in drama class). But their romance did not begin until they each came to faith in Christ, after high school. John earned his undergraduate degree in Theater at Cal Poly, and directed a theater company in Los Angeles for several years before moving to Colorado with Focus on the Family, where he taught at the Focus on the Family Institute.

John earned his master's degree in Counseling from Colorado Christian University, under the direction of Larry Crabb and Dan Allender. He worked as a counselor in private practice before launching Ransomed Heart in 2000. John and Stasi live in Colorado Springs with their three sons (Samuel, Blaine and Luke), their golden retriever (Oban), and two horses (Whistle and Kokolo). While all of this is factually true, it somehow misses describing an actual person. He loves the outdoors passionately, and all beauty, Shakespeare, bow hunting, a good cigar, anything having to do with adventure, poetry, March Madness, working in the shop, fly fishing, classic rock, the Tetons, fish tacos, George MacDonald, green tea, buffalo steaks, dark chocolate, wild and open places, horses running, and too much more to name. He also uses the expression "far out" way too much.

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55 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It Would Have Been Great..., April 14, 2009

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This review is from: Fathered by God: Learning What Your Dad Could Never Teach You (Paperback)

...if not for the fact that it's essentially The Way of the Wild Heart in paperback, with a few chapters removed from this version. It sure would have been great to know that before I ordered it. So I'm publishing this review, as a service to my fellow Amazon.com customers. If you've read The Way of the Wild Heart, then you've pretty much read this one, too...

46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fathered by God, May 6, 2009

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Fathered by God is indeed a re-release of part of The Way of the Wild Heart. The Way of the Wild Heart was like two books (a book on being parented by God and then how, in turn, to be a parent to children). Because of the volume of material and confusion with the title Wild at Heart, another of John E's books, it has been split. Fathered by God is a product of that split--a book solely on being parented by God. The author's website is clear about this, but Amazon makes no mention and the publishers failed to put any information on the book. So yes, the book is not meant for those who have already read The Way of the Wild Heart, but is a focused version to help the book be more palatable to new readers.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read and Powerful Message, August 8, 2009

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I have not read Eldredge's book "Way of the Wild Heart" so the material in this book was all pretty new to me. I am a pretty big fan of Eldredge's work especially his book "Wild At Heart." "Wild At Heart" has influenced my life more than any non-religious book I have ever read and I feel Eldredge has continued to masterfully pass his wisdom and insight in this book. Like he did in "Wild At Heart," this book just really speaks to a man's soul and helps him understand the path of manhood as God desinged it. There are so many "uninitiated men" (as Eldredge refers to them in this book) in our society because they have not been fathered and taught how to actually be men. This book really helps to give the reader insight into the areas where men in our society miss out on being initiated into true manhood. Not only does the book point out where we may have been wronged by our earthly fathers, but it gives the reader direction on where he needs to head in our journey towards God ordained manhood. I would highly reccommend this book to every man.