Father in the Wild

I?m a product of the American divorce rate. Nothing tragic. Nothing obscure or awful. Just good old-fashioned family failure. Then in my early adulthood, I found myself repeating the very same home I grew up in and assimilating into American statistics myself. In response to the wreckage, I began driving. When I thought I was at the end of it all, I discovered that I was really at the beginning of a grand adventure. I was off to find my father. And finding my father would lead to finding security.Security is perhaps one of our greatest needs as humans. Romantics say love is our greatest need. Philosophers say knowledge is our greatest needs. Mystics say transcendence is our greatest need. But what if security is in-fact our greatest need? Who would we be as a people, as a church, and as a nation if we felt a sense of security in our lives? Not superficial security where life is predictable, but a sacred security. One that?s firm in our identity.Affirmation by a father is something we all need, whether we want to admit it or not. Not having my father around in my most critical adolescent years created an insecurity in me that I eventually transferred over to my faith. I even transferred it over leaders and other authorities in my life. A breeding ground for insecurity. It wasn?t until I found the secrets of beauty and adversity, and found the Father in the wild, that I became healthy and whole.This journey is an introspective look at faith and freedom, and finding a father, with crisis as a catalyst. It?s a journey across the wilderness of America, through prairies and mountains, across National Parks and along interstates, and ultimately the highways of the heart and mind.ReviewMost people only dream of the reality of taking a trip out west or seeing the countryside of America from the seat of a motorcycle on Route 66.  In Father in the Wild, author and Pastor Dave Herring places the reader in the front passenger seat of his mind--through the adverse roads of life; times that we can all relate to as we come face to face with our failures and the desire to find the true calling God has laid in our hearts.  Through endless grassy prairies and over mighty mountains, I was absolutely inspired and found great comfort in knowing that trials and adversity are something we all face.  Simply stated, this book is unlike any other and is sure to leave you feeling like you have arrived with a smile on your soul.Jonathan E. Hickory, Veteran police officer, Chaplain, speaker, and author of Break Every ChainAbout the AuthorDave is a creative, pastor, & family man. As a writer, photographer, & musician, he?s always got a project in his heart, head, & hands. As a pastor, he helps people of all walks & situations live a life to the fullest. As a family man, he?s ensuring that all of those he loves become better than he?ll ever be. A survivor of a broken home & life-threatening condition, Dave has learned the value and limits of relationships & time. He lives his life in the now, the most important time of all.