If a man is ever to find out who he is and what he is here for, he has got to take that journey for himself. He has got to get his heart back.

An intimate encounter with Jesus is the most transforming experience of human existence. To know him as he is, is to come home. To have his life, joy, love, and presence cannot be compared. A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.

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

Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off.

Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.

We abandon the most important journey of our lives when we abandon desire. We leave our hearts by the side of the road and head off in the direction of fitting in, getting by, being productive, what have you. Whatever we might gain – money, position, the approval of others, or just absence of the discontent self – it’s not worth it.

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.