About the Book

Learning to Love in the Wilderness chronicles Christian Israel's faith journey from a life filled with bitterness, selfishness, and greed to one driven by love and a desire to get closer to Jesus.

His Story

Through self-discovery, Israel emphasizes the importance of accepting the love Jesus offers. He spent forty straight days writing about his path of self-discovery. Raw and emotional, his story contains his thoughts, doubts, struggles, and faults.

Confronting the Past

Israel confronts his past, his lies, and the anger and bitterness he harbored inside. By the end, he learns the true meaning of love, accepting Jesus's love, forgiving himself, and forgiving others.

Inner Peace and Transformation

He finds inner peace—the peace only God can give. The book discusses the process of learning to love himself by accepting Jesus's love and becoming the man God created him to be.