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.

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

But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.

If we can reawaken that fierce quality in a man, hook it up to a higher purpose, release the warrior within, then the boy can grow up and become truly masculine.

It is the thoughts and intents of the heart that shape a person's life.

A man needs a much bigger orbit than a woman. He needs a mission, a life purpose, and he needs to know his name. Only then is he fit for a woman, for only then does he have something to invite her into.

They ignore what is deep and true to a man's heart, his real passions, and simply try to shape him up through various forms of pressure.