God's Great Outdoors

Every family has it’s struggles and problems. Some of more than others, but there are occasionally those families that seem to deal with far more than their share. But through the struggles of life God can help us get through them in better shape with better attitudes. On today’s program we will meet a family that has gone through what they call, The Peaceful storm. A storm is a good description, the peaceful part often is hard to grasp. But this family has found a way to allow God, His leading and protection in their lives.

Many fishermen live their entire life always searching for their one trophy that never gets caught.Hunters are the same and there are even things outside of fishing and hunting that drive people to strive for that one special goal. Sometimes God uses those special things in our lives to draw us closer to Him. On today’s show we will meet a young fireman that had a dream of one day catching a very special fish and it wasn’t until he gave into God’s will that he was able to fulfill his dream.

On today’s program we will learn a lot about the ways that God supplies for our needs and sometimes for our wants as well. We’ll talk to someone that has spent most of his life helping others to learn biblical financial management. We’ll hear stories of some amazing hunts and how God works through the gifts of finances to bless us and others.God has given all of His children some amazing blessings and we need only to praise Him and enjoy them.

As a radio program and podcast, we spend our lives as story tellers.  There are times that the best time of the day in fishing and hunting is the time spent around the table, fireplace or campfire telling stories.   Many strong long-term friendships are formed at these times and in these places.  Country people, I believe are the best story tellers on earth and on today’s program we will spend a morning with two young Alabama boys that can spin a yarn with the best of them as well as bring out the best in the other southern story tellers. 

There is a special relationship between a father and a son.   Often it's a bond that will carry far beyond the death of either one or the other.  In our lives we truly don't know how much of an impact we have on our children or others that we have come in contact with.  We need to realize that people that we see and talk to on a daily basis are watching us closely to see if our words match our deeds. On today's program we will hear from someone who had a father that had an impact on those around him, far more than he had realized and his life continues to impact others years after he's been gone.

All through life all of us take falls.  Some are painless, some cause skinned knees, some break bones, some can permanently cripple us and the worst can cause death.  While we all fall often, 1 out of three that hunt from a tree stand will fall from those stands over our hunting career.  For years most of us climbed into trees without a thought of falling.  We climbed and sat at the edge of disaster and did nothing about it. On this weeks program we will meet with two brothers that were given a vision that changed not only their lives, but it has changed and saved countless lives in the process.  We’ll hear stories from those that were saved from certain disaster and lived to tell about it.

someone once said, “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” Jonathan Ive, a senior vice president of Apple Incorporated, modified the line of thinking in his famous quote, “good is the enemy of great.” The quote was used as the first sentence of the first chapter of the New York Times best-selling book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins.Today’s guest exemplifies all of these thoughts and sayings.  Not many hunters can say they've passed up 150 inch whitetails with their bow, hoping that they will make it through another season as well as grow bigger, if they do make it.  But he did and he learned in the process that sometimes our sacrifices pay off and occasionally they fulfill our biggest dreams

We all at times wonder what God is up to in our lives. God attempts to show us things and somehow we can't see what it is He wants us to see. When we keep our hearts open to His leading we can be led and it will change our lives.On today's program we will hear how God moved through a life of abundance young man that had lost his way, he had walked away from the path that God had laid out for him. Then one day, God gave him vision, not for his own benefit but for those with a much bigger need and for their families. Now years later he has made a big difference in the lives of so many families and he has been blessed in return.Listen closely as our host, Dean Hulce, brings out the story of a calling that not only changed the life of the one being called, but also of hundreds of others along the way. Let's join Dean now on the trail to adventure in the woods and swamps a gulf coast state.

Our nation has taken manhood and diminished it to something that is a bad thing.  Our media has made strong men look like fools to take away the role of men in our families, communities and even in our churches. On last week's program we met Ray Howell.  Ray was abandoned by his father at 5 years old and then his grandfather tool over as a father figure, just to pass away when Ray was just entering his teen years. These losses left him in a bad place emotionally. Today we'll hear from both Ray and His wife Krysta about how God showed Ray how He was looking out for him for years and preparing him for His service in leading children through archery,  to a walk that will change their lives for all eternity

Many professional athletes can only dream of retiring at the top of their game.  A few have been able to do that but when they do go out it is because they have reached an age where it is no longer possible to compete at the level where they have in the past.  Most of us would stay at the top as long as we possibly can.  We claw and scratch to do all we can to not lose our place at the top. But there are a few that could go on and maintain their top production for a much longer time and they step down anyhow.  Today’s guest is one of those that step down, still holding world records in archery and powerlifting as well his business career.  He was hunting all over the world and had collected nearly every species of big game with his bow and many of them scoring high in the record book.