I'm surprised how hot it gets in the Moab Desert. I knew it got hot, but I didn't think it got, like, Mercury-hot.
I took a Ferrari under the 405 freeway. We took rent-a-cars through the desert. That was fun.
That mighty Being, who heaped up these craggy rocks, and reared these stupendous mountains, and poured out these streams in all directions, and scattered immortal beings throughout these deserts - He is present, by the influence of his Holy Spirit, and accompanies the sound of the gospel with converting, sanctifying power.
Ideas don't desert you; ideas aren't treasonous to you, but people can be.
I can't imagine David Lean justifying why he went to the desert to shoot 'Lawrence of Arabia.'
It's different if you're self-fed by a culture such as the U.S. where it's so rich, you don't have to look outside. Everything's already there. But when you grow up in the desert, you have to be looking all over for inspiration.
There are not many places in the world where you can get to the beach in an hour, the desert in two hours and snowboarding or skiing in three hours. You can do all that in California.
When I was 15, Dad left the family for good. I didn't want to believe it at the time, but the fact was that he deserted us kids and abandoned Mom after 25 years of marriage.
Yeruham's small. You walk five minutes, and you're in the desert.
I grew up in Palm Springs, California, which is a suburb like a desert town, and I love it.
