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03: Freedom to Become

Session 3: Freedom to Become – Join Stasi for this three-part live teaching at Woodmen Valley Chapel. Over three sessions, Stasi invites women deeper into their own stories as they explore God's intimate involvement in their past and his unique dreams for their future.

03 – Is Jesus Really Playful?

Jesus’ resurrection appearances could have started with fanfare. Instead, he plays the role of a curious traveler on the Emmaus Road. Rather than rushing to reveal himself, he walks alongside two grieving disciples, feigning ignorance until the perfect moment. Why? Because the Jesus of the Gospels is wildly playful, cunningly kind, and always in control of his timing. In this session, John Eldredge invites us to revisit the familiar stories of Scripture with fresh eyes—and to recover the joy and humor of Jesus that religion has often obscured.We encounter the Jesus who jokes with Nathanael, the Jesus who delights in a well-timed surprise, and the Jesus whose comic timing is as perfect as his compassion. This is not a sanitized Savior but a fully alive God who moves toward us with a twinkle in his eye. If you’ve longed for more personality in your faith, more intimacy with the living Christ, this session will help uncloud your view.This video session is part of the Beautiful Outlaw Video Series, based on the book Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge.To go deeper, check out the Beautiful Outlaw Study Guide PDF and Leaders Guide PDF. You can also explore related devotionals like See the Artist by His Artistry or His Sense of Humor.

04 – An Identity Driven Life

Session 4 – Afternoon: "An Identity Driven Life". 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.

01 – The Playfulness of God and the Poison of Religion

In this opening session of the Beautiful Outlaw video series, John Eldredge challenges the religious fog that has distorted how many of us perceive Jesus. From institutionalized legalism to sanitized Sunday school portraits, Jesus has been stripped of his personality—and the result is a counterfeit gospel. What if Jesus is not only fierce and kind, but also disarming, irreverent, and playful? This episode explores how reclaiming the true personality of Jesus is central to loving and experiencing him as he really is. The journey begins with a bold unveiling of the religious assumptions that must be cleared away to recover the Jesus of the Gospels. If you’ve ever felt like something is missing from your relationship with God, this is your invitation to rediscover the beautiful, untamed presence of Jesus.Watch the full Beautiful Outlaw Video Series and explore the book Beautiful Outlaw by John Eldredge. To go deeper, download the Leader’s Guide and Participant’s Guide PDF.Related readings:Clearing the Religious FogThe Humanity of JesusFalse ReverenceDisruptive HonestyLet Him In

13 – Loving Jesus

To truly know Jesus is to love him—and to love him is to come alive. In this moving conclusion to the Beautiful Outlaw series, John Eldredge reminds us that Jesus is not just a noble example or sacred figure for religious devotion. He is our deepest need, our closest friend, and the very essence of life itself.This isn’t about having the “right” view of Jesus—it’s about loving him. Not with formality or religious detachment, but with a heart awakened to his presence in your everyday life. When we speak to him with affection, share our daily moments with him, and welcome his life into ours, something beautiful happens. Love opens the soul to communion.But to do this, we must also let go of false reverence—of stained-glass language and distant titles. Jesus didn’t want to be called “The Good Lord” or approached through mediators. He told us to call God “Papa.” He insisted on being known as “Jesus.” He swam in our waters, walked our dusty roads, and wrapped his arms around his friends in spontaneous joy. And today, he still wants nothing more than to walk with you.You were made for a daily, intimate, life-giving relationship with Jesus. The kind that prompts you, like Peter, to leap into the water just to get to him.Want to go deeper? Read the book Beautiful Outlaw, explore the complete video series, or download the participant’s guide. Learn more about John Eldredge or explore companion reflections like “False Reverence” and “Love in Action”. For more cinematic explorations of Jesus’ heart, check out Wild At Heart: The Series.

Free to Live - Book Trailer

Here is a book that explores the beauty of the genuine goodness available to us in Jesus Christ and guides us through the process, whereby God sets us free by making us whole and holy through his love. You will be relieved. Utterly.

The Desire for Good Friends

We all have a longing for deep relationships. Stasi Eldredge discusses how to approach friendships in a whole and healthy way.

The Imminent Return of Jesus - Part 4

Does part of you wish Jesus would delay his return because of what you will lose or miss in this life? The good news is we will not lose anything. Jesus is coming back to restore ALL things including what you most deeply love.

The Imminent Return of Jesus - Part 3

So many believers have a vague fear and dread about the coming of Jesus. Discover how to break those agreements and replace fear with eager expectation.

01 – The Four Streams

Part 1 – Christ wants to do more for us than simply forgive. He wants to restore us. Look at the miracles He did: The blind saw, the lame walked, the dead were raised to life. Christ was trying to show us something. "Look! This is what I want to do for you! I want to restore you." If you will look again at the ways in which Christ ransoms people, the means by which he makes a man or woman come fully alive, you’ll find he offers his life to us through Four Streams: Discipleship, Warfare, Counseling, and Healing. Join John Eldredge as he teaches and explores each of these areas to help you go deeper on your journey of the full restoration God has for you.

Free to Live - Book Trailer

Yukon

Here is a sampling of some of the footage that John and Morgan captured on their Yukon trip in 2013.

Bonus – OutlawCast

Join John Eldredge for a live, unscripted evening unpacking the winsome, scandalous, fiercely honest personality of Jesus. In this bonus session recorded in front of a live audience, John weaves through stories from the Gospels with joy, laughter, and awe, offering spontaneous reflections on Jesus’ playfulness, courage, wit, generosity, and unfiltered humanity. Whether he’s restoring Peter on the shore, crashing a religious dinner party, or turning water into 908 bottles of wine, Jesus is not the stained-glass caricature many of us inherited. He is fiercely alive, refreshingly disruptive, and more beautiful than we ever imagined. This raw and intimate conversation reframes holiness not as somber behavior but as radiant, relational joy—and it invites us to experience Jesus as his closest friends did: up close, unreligious, and unmistakably real. For deeper study, explore the Beautiful Outlaw book, stream the full video series, or download the study guide PDF. You can also continue your journey through resources like Experience Jesus. Really. and the Wild at Heart podcast.

The Imminent Return of Jesus - Part 2

What feelings does the return of Jesus stir in you? Let your heart shift from false dread to profound hope regarding this time when all things will be made right.

The Imminent Return of Jesus - Part 1

If Jesus is coming back soon, why do so few live in joyful expectation? John and Craig discuss how we can recover this lost treasure of the Kingdom.

Conversation with Sam and Blaine Eldredge - Part 2

John, Craig, Sam, and Blaine discuss their epic experience filming adventure videos in the Moab desert for the upcoming book, Killing Lions. Then Sam and Blaine talk about the launch and first issues of And Sons, their new online magazine for men.