The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We Always Dreamed of

Christian lecturer and counsellor John Eldredge follows up his bestselling The Sacred Romance with The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We...more

Christian lecturer and counsellor John Eldredge follows up his bestselling The Sacred Romance with The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We Always Dreamed of, a book whose title is bursting with possibility. The first half of Journey of Desire argues that Christians have forsaken their heart's desire due to the failures and sorrows of life. This is tragic, Eldredge insists, because "absolutely nothing of human greatness is ever accomplished without it." A rousing call to search for the life you've only dreamed of ensues. The question naturally arises as to the "wayward" desire that lies within us and how it is to be controlled let alone differentiated from our true desires. While the answer isn't clear, the second half of the book focuses on what Christians have to look forward to in heaven, determining what Christians are to set their hopes upon. Each chapter begins with insightful literary quotes and aptly applied modern song lyrics pertaining to the upcoming text. While the contents could fuel many a theological debate, Eldredge does cause one to consider what lies in the recesses of the heart, and for Christians, hopefully it is primarily desire for God alone. --Jill Heatherly   less