“To me, my Christian faith is all about being held, comforted, forgiven, strengthened, and loved--yet somehow that message gets lost on most of us, and we tend only to remember the religious nutters or the God of endless school assemblies. This is no one's fault, it is just life. Our job is to stay open and gentle, so we can hear the knocking on the door of our heart when it comes. The irony is that I never meet anyone who doesn't want to be loved or held or forgiven. Yet I meet a lot of folk who hate religion. And I so sympathize. But so did Jesus. In fact, He didn't just sympathize, He went much further. It seems more like this Jesus came to destroy religion and to bring life.”

British adventurer and television presenter, born 1974

Bear Grylls is a British adventurer, television presenter, and former SAS trooper. He is known for survival work on television and for setting several world records in hostile environments. Born Edward Michael Grylls, he became widely recognized through programs such as Man vs. Wild, Running Wild with Bear Grylls, and The Island with Bear Grylls. His public reputation is built on wilderness survival and endurance. Across his television series, he has presented challenges in remote and demanding settings, bringing practical survival skills to a broad audience. His work often centers on resilience, outdoor hardship, and the demands of operating in difficult natural conditions.