With the polarization of America, (heck the world,) that has been going on I have been seeing, more and more, the sentiment that social media has caused it. I would totally disagree. I realize that the tech giants sensor the narrative, and that the polarization of ideas sells, but I really believe all that social media has done is expose the brokenness of the human heart. Humans have tried to live with the false sense of security that humanity is basically good, and if we try

I recently finished the book Jedediah Smith by Barton H. Barbour. It was a great read for those of you who are interested in Western History. Jedediah, for those of you don't know, was a Christian Mountain Man who had a hand opening up the west through trapping beaver. He would have been a Famous, Pacific Northwest personality like Lewis and Clark if it weren't for him being killed before he got his memoirs edited and published. Although his memoirs were never published God s

I am always amazed when I talk to an elk hunter who won’t hunt an area, that they know is full of elk, because of its in-accessibility or the work involved to access it. “Better take your fork, knife, and a bunch of time to eat, if you are going to kill an elk down there.” Something along those lines are what I always hear. Maybe its genetic, or part of my military mindset, but that type of thinking has never sat well with me. The thought that always screams through my mind

We have never seen times like this, but that doesn't mean we weren't told they would happen. Check out this short video: As bad as it is, we shouldn't be surprised. There is a Ancient Document that has forecast these days. In the second letter to the Thessalonians a Christian named Paul wrote. 5  Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6  And now you know what is holding him back,so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7  For the se

That's a strong statement, maybe a bit salty, but absolutely true. Nowadays it seems like there is a .org for everything. Some with real purpose in conservation, and others looking out to conserve their pocketbooks, but all of them will lose in the long run if they don't understand the importance of the 3R'S. What are the conservation 3R's? Recruitment : A focused effort at bringing people into the outdoorsman lifestyle. As the family unit broke down so did the traditional

Before you run me out of christiandom with pitchforks, or use these words to plant a seed that you use to shape your life after Conan, let me define the term in the context I am using it. Against popular belief Barbarians weren't a race, nationality, or culture. The term was actually used as a stereotype. In Paul's day it was used for people that were outside of Rome's influence. They were considered crude, uneducated, rural bumpkins that were not bright enough to become civ

These are hard times. Sure, in America, there is no reason anyone should go without the basic elements of nature life...food,water, and shelter, but man does not live by bread alone. Counter popular belief, we aren't just living in a material world. Life isn't dictated by mere blood, guts, and grey matter. The Lord knows us, He knows how carnal our thinking can be. In 2 Corinthians 4:18 he reminds us, "while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which ar

There are lessons that can only be experienced. Sure, books and classrooms open our hearts for when these lessons come, but reality only sets in when one has to live through the syibus of hard knocks. We never see Jesus come to the, weather beaten, fishermen of the Galilee and say follow me, I will make you schoolmasters of men. Rather, He professes, "I will make you fishers of men." (Mark 1:17) Common religion would dictate that life's realities exist in religious structures

Its tradition for us to stop in at the local mountain lake resort and grab a mt. dew and lemon fruit pie after a long day chasing elk. Back in the old days, people expected to see camo clad adventurers, and usually asked, “Did ya catch anything?” Over the last couple of years that has changed. As we visit the same resort, people tend to treat us different. Camo, is treated like the pinstriped suits of someone who might have escaped from a correctional facility. I have had mom

Romans 5:3-5  Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.  And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. "It will put hair on your chest," was what I always heard when I complained. My uncles had their way of telling me how to toughen up, without ever having to tell me to, "t

You hear it all the time, "I would rather be in the outdoors thinking about God, than being in a Church thinking about the outdoors." I understand the thought, but honestly, are the two at odds with each other? If God is, who He says He is (and He is), isn't He is exactly the same in both places? And if that is the case, how does this statement strike home with us? As a avid Outdoorsman this statement has always intrigued me. It also called me out, as I have been "that guy"

In a world that seems to be running out of time why do we waste so much of it? Eph: 5:15-16 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fel