After tragically losing his father as a child, David Wootten lived a lost and reckless life of rebellion as a teen and young adult that ultimately led to joining the Army. A career ending injury in Iraq coupled with struggles with PTSD, alcohol and drugs left him on the verge of losing his family and even his life. It wasn't until a pastor introduced David to the sport of archery and to a God he thought had abandoned him that he finally found the love, peace and purpose he had been searching for.&nbsp; &nbsp;  &nbsp;          &nbsp;

341- How Archery and Jesus Saved My Life - David Wooten

Did you know that God knows all about you? &nbsp;He knows the good, the bad, and the ugly. Yet He still desires a relationship with you.&nbsp; Join Jon this week as he takes a brief look at this topic. &nbsp;Praying that this encourages your soul!

342 - Devotions with Christian Outdoors - Fully Know

Rick Devericks is a medically retired 20-year Special Operations Green Beret Army Veteran from Brunswick, Ohio. Rick’s military service to our nation has taken him through 10 combat deployments in six different countries. Rick now lives in North Carolina near Fort Bragg with his family. He is passionate about his family and God, but also about veterans, archery, hunting, and the outdoors. Rick started shooting archery at the age of 15 and soon thereafter found himself enthusiastic about the sport. He quickly began competing at a national level. He placed first in the National Field Archery Association’s tournament, and he placed in the finals in both the International Bowhunting Organization’s Indoor World and the Archery Shooters Association’s national tournaments. Rick also competed at a state and local level and won several championships. Archery eventually had to take a back seat to the military, but as Rick reached retirement, he eagerly jumped back into the sport, once again, competing and placing in several local competitions. Rick later completed in the 2017 Department of Defense’s Warrior Games in 2017, taking home two silver medals. He later took a Gold Medal in Archery at the 2021 Invictus Games. Hoping to support other veterans, wounded warriors, and share his love for archery, Rick started coaching the Warrior Games SOCOM archery team in 2019. Today Rick continues to shoot archery and compete as often as possible, but his primary focus is on coaching and helping others enjoy and appreciate archery. &nbsp;          &nbsp;

343 - Disabled Veteran and SOCOM Coach - Richard Deverecks

This week Jon takes a look at the idea of what it means to have the faith of a child, talks about the fact there are no outcasts when it comes to Jesus, and that Christ followers can be guilty of hindering others from seeing Jesus clearly. &nbsp;Hope this challenges you and encourages you as well. &nbsp; As always if you wish to discuss this topic further, or discuss having Jon speak at one of your events, reach out at jon@christianoutdoors.org

344 - Devotions with Christian Outdoors - Faith of a Child

This week Jon shares a story about a hunt that resulted in two punched tags. &nbsp;He looks at Philippians 3.14 makes some applications. &nbsp;Trusting this gives you a little encouragement and that you are having an amazing week!

346 - Devotions with Christian Outdoors - 5 minute hunt

Anyone who has hunted turkeys in the Southeast for any period of time has seen a sharp decline in the huntable population of the wild turkey. I was fortunate enough to grow up in the good old days of the wild turkey here in South Carolina. Spring mornings filled with thunderous gobbles from 7-10 different birds every morning was heaven for this hunter.&nbsp; Today, those same woods are silent. What happened? This is the question we are attempting to address in this episode. Today we have Travis Sumner back with us to discuss the decline of the turkey in the southeast. His knowledge, experience and land management practices have created a reputation as one of the most knowledgeable people on this topic.&nbsp;           &nbsp;

347- The Decline of Turkeys in the South East- Travis Sumner

Taurus USA has long been considered the best carry sidearm.&nbsp; But there is a lot more to Taurus than the perfect carry sidearm. Whether you want to carry a compact .380, or a 9mm or maybe you prefer the full frame 1911 models. There is one for you to choose from.&nbsp; For those of us who lvoe hunting with handguns, nothing beats the Raging Hunter. Now with 5 caliber options, and 4 different barrel lengths, the Ranging Hunter is the epitome of hunting handguns. I love the .44 magnum with the 6.5" barrel for everything that walks on the planet!&nbsp; But if you want more kick, there is the .454 Casull, and the .460 Rem Mag. or the .500 S&amp;W. But there is a lot more to the Taurus family and today we will learn more about Heritage Manufacturing, and Rossi Firearms. The discussion goes into detail of how all three brands are meeting the market demand for specific firearms in the industry.&nbsp; &nbsp;

351 - The Taurus USA Family of Firearms with Caleb Giddings

First off, I'd like to apologize for not getting the devotions up the last few weeks. &nbsp;We have had some technical difficulties that altered our ability to upload.&nbsp; This episode was uploaded several weeks ago after Jon got home from his time away in the mountains.

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