Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.

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

A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.

When winter fails to provide an adequate snow base, my boys bring their sleds in the house and ride them down the stairs. Just the other day, my wife found them with a rope out their second-story bedroom window, preparing to rappel down the side of the house. The recipe for fun is pretty simple raising boys: Add to any activity an element of danger, stir in a little exploration, add a dash of destruction, and you've got yourself a winner.

The meaning of our lives is revealed through experiences that at first seem at odds with each other--moments we wish would never end and moments we wish had never begun.

Desire, both the whispers and the shouts, is the map we have been given to find the only life worth living.

Most Christians are still living with an Old Testament view of their heart. Jeremiah 17:9 says, 'My heart is deceitfully wicked.' No, it's not. Not after the work of Christ, because the promise of the new covenant is a new heart.