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Session 4 – Warrior (Part 1)
Session 4: Warrior – Historian Thomas Cahill, speaking of the violent origin of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, observed that “there are humiliations a proud people – even one oppressed for generations – cannot abide”. Indeed. It may take time, and require repeated provocation, but eventually a man must come to realize that there are certain things in life worth fighting for. Perhaps, when we appreciate the truth of this, we can better understand the heart of God. Like the Jews before Christ, we, too, live in a world at war. We are supposed to fight back. It is apparently a difficult reality to embrace, as witnessed by the passivity that marks much of modern Christianity. We just want the Christian life to be all about the sweet love of Jesus. But that is not what’s going on here. you may not like the situation, but that only makes it unattractive – it does not make it untrue.
17 – Becoming Leith
17: Becoming Leith – This video is part of a collection of inspiring stories from women overcoming adversity and finding their true selves from the Becoming Myself video series.
Session 1 – The Masculine Journey (Part 1)
Session 1: The Masculine Journey – The world in which we live has lost something vital, something core to understanding life and a man’s place in it. Our way of looking at the world has changed. We no longer live, either as a society or even as the church, with a father-view of the world, a view centered on the presence of a loving and strong father deeply engaged in our lives, to whom we can turn to at any time for the guidance, comfort and provision we need. But this is actually an occasion for hope! Because the life you’ve known as a man is not all there is. There is another way, a path laid down for centuries by men who have gone before us. A marked trail. And there is a Father ready to show us that path and help us follow it.
12 – God Thinks You Are Beautiful
12: God Thinks You Are Beautiful – This is an excerpt from the Becoming Myself video series.
02 – Looking Back With Mercy
Session 2 – Morning: "Looking Back With Mercy". Join Stasi for a Becoming Myself Day Retreat as you uncover your truest self, the “you” God created you to be – Filmed Live March 2014.
15 – Clearing Away the Religious Fog
So much of what clouds our experience of Jesus isn’t sin or doubt—it’s religion. In this disruptive and freeing session, John Eldredge exposes the spirit of religiosity that Jesus most often confronted in the Gospels. Far from being indifferent, Jesus burned with righteous anger toward systems that distorted the Father’s heart and kept people from truly knowing him.Religious fog uses sanctified language, rituals, and expectations to pull us away from intimacy with Jesus. It replaces loving Jesus with loving church culture. It swaps knowing God with knowing about God. It promotes false reverence, trivial morality, and activity over encounter. Jesus didn’t come to start a new religion—he came to offer restoration and relationship.With fierce clarity and a heart of compassion, John helps us name and clear away the fog that stands between us and the real Jesus. If you’ve ever felt like something was missing in your walk with God, this might be the most important session in the series.For more, explore the book Beautiful Outlaw, download the video study guide, or rewatch the full Beautiful Outlaw video series. Read related Daily Readings like “False Reverence”, “Surrender Self-Determination”, and “Clearing the Religious Fog”. Learn more about John Eldredge and his other series like Wild At Heart: The Series.
09 – Cunning
Jesus is cunning—not in the deceitful way we often associate with the word, but in the holy, artful, surprising way that only divine love can be. In this revealing session of Beautiful Outlaw, John Eldredge shows how Jesus uses brilliance and wit to reach guarded hearts, expose spiritual arrogance, and outmaneuver those trying to trap him. His playfully strategic conversation with the woman at the well in John 4 is a masterpiece of grace and precision.Jesus doesn’t just deliver truth bluntly; he draws people out. He flips the script on the religious elite and tenderly disarms the self-protective. His way is relational, wise, and fiercely intentional—often cloaked in humor, parables, or surprising questions. If your image of Jesus doesn’t include cleverness, bold engagement, or subversive kindness, you may have missed something essential to who he is.To explore more of Jesus’ disruptive goodness, read the book Beautiful Outlaw or use the Beautiful Outlaw Video Study for small group discussion. You can also download the Participant’s Guide, browse daily readings like “A Cunning Jesus”, or learn more about John Eldredge. For more stories of Jesus’ unexpected movement in the hearts of men, visit Wild At Heart: The Series.
02 – The Missing Essential: His Personality
What comes to mind when you think of Jesus? A distant holy figure? A solemn teacher? In this eye-opening session from the Beautiful Outlaw video series, John Eldredge reveals how our image of Jesus is often shaped by religious fog and flat portrayals. But when we recover his true personality—his wit, playfulness, scandalous freedom, and fierce presence—it changes everything. Without the personality of Jesus, we lose Jesus himself. From gospel stories that are often misunderstood (like his exchange with the Canaanite woman), to the misrepresentations in classic art, John invites us to rediscover a fully human, wildly alive, and deeply personal Jesus—so that we can imitate him not in stiffness, but in vitality and presence. This session builds on John’s message in The Practice of Loving Jesus and his reflections in The Humanity of Jesus, urging us to follow a Savior who laughed, felt, and lived with profound passion.Explore the full Beautiful Outlaw book, video series, or download the Leader’s Guide and Participant’s Guide to go deeper. Learn more about John Eldredge, or continue this theme of unfiltered encounter through Experience Jesus. Really. and The Sacred Romance.
Beautiful Outlaw Video Series - Chapter 4
Chapter 4: "Fierce Intention" – Based on the groundbreaking book by John Eldredge, this video series clears away the religious fog that has clouded our perceptions of Jesus with bland, one-dimensional stereotypes. In a small-group setting, Eldredge takes a winsome, narrative approach as he invites us not only to discover who Jesus really is, but to enrich our daily experience of him and most importantly, to fall more deeply in love with him. Come and see Jesus. The real Jesus. A Perfect Love who defies conventional belief. A Beautiful Outlaw.
Beautiful Outlaw Video Series - Chapter 3
Chapter 3: "Is Jesus Really Playful?" – Based on the groundbreaking book by John Eldredge, this video series clears away the religious fog that has clouded our perceptions of Jesus with bland, one-dimensional stereotypes. In a small-group setting, Eldredge takes a winsome, narrative approach as he invites us not only to discover who Jesus really is, but to enrich our daily experience of him and most importantly, to fall more deeply in love with him. Come and see Jesus. The real Jesus. A Perfect Love who defies conventional belief. A Beautiful Outlaw.
04 – Fierce Intention
Jesus is not mild. He is fierce, intentional, and deeply disruptive in all the best ways. In this session of the Beautiful Outlaw video series, John Eldredge reveals how our assumptions about Jesus’ temperament have been shaped more by religious art than by the Gospels themselves. The picture of Jesus as serene and detached simply doesn’t hold up when confronted with moments like the cleansing of the temple or the raising of Lazarus. This is the Son of God confronting injustice, corruption, and death itself with thunder in his voice.This Jesus is not passively strolling through a spiritual painting—he’s overturning tables, weeping with grief, and calling the dead to life with a storm-like roar. And he does it all with fierce love and unwavering mission. By recovering this side of Jesus, we begin to understand his personality in full and why it’s so essential to our relationship with him.This teaching builds on themes from Beautiful Outlaw (the book), where John invites us to strip away religious fog and encounter Jesus as he truly is. For those wanting to go deeper, explore the full Beautiful Outlaw video study and download the Leader’s Guide or Participant’s Guide.Looking to continue your exploration of Jesus’ true nature? Try reading “A Cunning Jesus”, “His Sense of Humor”, or “Disruptive Honesty” from our Daily Readings archive.
06 – Extravagant Generosity
From the thunder of waves to the whisper of seashells scattered along the shore, creation reveals a Savior who is not only powerful and majestic—but lavishly generous. In this session of the Beautiful Outlaw video series, John Eldredge explores the joyful extravagance of Jesus, unpacking the miracle at Cana not simply as a revelation of power, but as an expression of abundant delight. Why 908 bottles of wine? Why keep the party going? Because that’s who Jesus is.Through beautiful storytelling and a closer look at Jesus’ first miracle, we’re invited to rediscover a Savior who delights in beauty, pours out abundance, and meets human need with unsparing grace. If you’ve been tempted to think of Jesus as distant, severe, or stoic, this session will challenge that notion at the core. It offers a glimpse into the rich generosity of God—a God who gives freely, joyfully, and more than we expect.Want to dive deeper? Explore the full Beautiful Outlaw video series, read the book Beautiful Outlaw, or download the Leader’s Guide and Participant’s Guide for further study. You can also explore related themes in “An Extravagant Offer” or “See the Artist by His Artistry” from the Wild at Heart Daily Readings archive.
Beautiful Outlaw Video Series - Chapter 5
Chapter 5: "The Most Human Face of All" – Based on the groundbreaking book by John Eldredge, this video series clears away the religious fog that has clouded our perceptions of Jesus with bland, one-dimensional stereotypes. In a small-group setting, Eldredge takes a winsome, narrative approach as he invites us not only to discover who Jesus really is, but to enrich our daily experience of him and most importantly, to fall more deeply in love with him. Come and see Jesus. The real Jesus. A Perfect Love who defies conventional belief. A Beautiful Outlaw.
PDF – Participant's Guide
This participant’s guide is designed to be a companion for an individual or small group that is using the video series and book Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge. There are 18 sections of this guide, which tie together with the 17 chapters, plus the epilogue, of the book.
14 – Letting Jesus Be Himself – With You
What limits have you unknowingly placed on Jesus? In this powerful session, John Eldredge invites you to consider how your past experiences, trauma, religious training—or even low self-worth—may be shaping your view of Jesus. More than that, it may be shaping how much of him you’re willing to experience.Jesus will often meet us through the “kitchen window”—our limited expectations or distorted beliefs—because he’s committed to relationship. But he also longs to be known for who he really is. The religious Jesus, the one who always feels distant or serious or disappointed in you, isn’t the Jesus of the Gospels. The true Jesus touches lepers, cracks jokes, restores friends, and makes breakfast on the beach.This session gives language to the brokenness that shapes our perception of Christ—and offers real hope for healing. If you’ve ever believed “Jesus doesn’t speak to me,” or “I’m never good enough for God,” this message is a life-giving invitation to let Jesus shatter false assumptions and simply be himself with you.To go deeper, read the book Beautiful Outlaw, or access the video study series and PDF participants guide. Explore related reflections like “False Reverence”, “Let Him In”, and “Jesus Restores Peter”. Discover more about John Eldredge and explore companion video series like Wild At Heart: The Series.
Walking With God Video Series - Session 1
These resources give you access to practical guidance on how to develop conversational intimacy with Jesus. Also included for your small group or retreat group are discussion questions as well as ways to help one another listen for and hear the sound of God’s voice in your lives.