on a quest for SM he opens himself to every spiritual snake oil salesman in sight. It wasn’t long after the apostles died that men, seeking SM, left other Christians to hole up in the caves of North Africa. But these recluses failed to find what they sought. That is because, like all who do such things, they were self-centered. Proverbs 18:1 says, “He who separates himself from others seeks to satisfy his own desire; he rolls headlong against all sound wisdom.” They wanted