Most of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.

What strikes me about Jesus is that he is a remarkably true person; he never changes his personality to fit in with whatever crowd he finds himself. He is simply himself, and he never plays to his audience.

Moses does not encounter the living God at the mall. He finds Him (or is found by Him) somewhere out in the deserts of Sinai, a long way from the comforts of Egypt... Where did the great prophet Elijah go to recover his strength? To the wild. As did John the Baptist, and his cousin, Jesus, Who is led by the Spirit into the wilderness.

There is something else I am after, out here in the wild. I am searching for an even more elusive prey . . . something that can only be found through the help of wilderness. I am looking for my heart.

A man's calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.

A man must have a battle to fight, a great mission to his life that involves and yet transcends even home and family.

Falling in love with God is the most important thing a person can do.