Russ Miller, who is the founder of the Creation, Evolution & Science Ministries, visits with Gerry and they talk about the battle over this topic. Many scientific facts point to our Creator God speaking our world and the universe into existence. Russ guides tours in Arizona’s Grand Canyon, showing from the rock and fossil records, evidence that backs up the Bible’s account. He shares about the struggles that come to ministries that stand on the Word of God, sometimes refuting what world science has to say. It was during one of these incredibly low times that Russ Miller asked God to make Himself clear in his mind that he was really doing God’s will in educating and equipping others through the ministry of Creation, Evolution & Science Ministries. God clearly showed His love and support for him and his life’s direction.
June 6, 2016
Gerry’s at a God’s Great Outdoors winter/spring Trail To Adventure! conference the ministry conducts across the USA, for pastors and laymen, teaching about the numerous ways to do outdoor outreach. At this evangelistically directed instructional event located in Green Bay, Wisconsin he is joined on this week’s program by Pastor Paul Carlson. The two look at the huge potential of reaching out to the un-churched people around us who spend time recreating in God’s Creation, but don’t know the Creator, Jesus Christ. Paul also shares on his book titled, “A Guide To Bugling Bulls” that he has written and is a compilation of his years of hunting elk. Besides a tool to help one hunt elk, it is a devotional that reflects on the many true stories and can direct anyone in a closer walk with God or to begin that new journey.
May 30, 2016
Gerry is at the Rushing Wind Retreat Center in Ontario, Canada during a couple’s marriage event, as he visits with this week’s guest. Keith Cline tells how as a rural mail carrier in north central Nebraska, he listens to God’s Great Outdoors while running his route. After hearing of the couples fishing retreats, he asked his wife Lori if she’d want to go “up there” for their 35th wedding anniversary. “Yes!” was her answer and when he booked, they landed the honeymoon cabin “to boot!” Keith also shares about the Special Youth Challenge deer & spring turkey hunts he is a part of in Nebraska and takes place in other locations across the nation. Put on for disabled and terminally ill youngsters, the ministry is seeing youth and adults come to Jesus Christ. Plus, Keith relates on the Select Arrow Ministry that allows him to speak across the country on Isaiah 49:2, “…he made me into a polished arrow…” and how God shapes us all.
May 23, 2016
At the Trail To Adventure! conferences that GGO conducted across the USA, one of the key points is teaching the “4 P’s”. They consist of “Prayer, Planning, Perpetration & More Prayer!” This is also what the guest on this week’s broadcast, Steve Finn, practiced – prayer and more prayer. The founder of Chestnut Mountain Ranch, located near Morgantown, West Virginia, relates on how much he and his family sought God in prayer. This became a practice before and during (is done even today), as they looked toward establishing a boy’s home and school to reach troubled youngsters, with the goal to create Godly men. Having been in a single parent home and later a police officer he has experienced the same struggles these boys do, feeling led to make a difference in their lives. After working at one of the boy’s homes in Georgia, he and his wife targeted West Virginia with its high dropout and suicide rate!
May 16, 2016
Pastor Dan Williams from Manitoba, Canada visits with Gerry at the June couple’s retreats that take place each summer at the Rushing Wind Retreat Center in Ontario, an hour above International Falls, Minnesota. The two share how the location is remote to the point that those who attend are brought in by float planes. This is a fishing trip that many folks dream of, and so opens the door for bringing along unsaved friends and relatives who need Jesus. Dan tells the story of his desire to catch a big lake trout and despite the bad weather conditions decided to go way up lake and try for one. On heading back, the storm had really blown in and the wind wouldn’t allow the boat through a narrow, shallow area. Dan tried gunning the motor and broke the shear pin, which was only the beginning of the adventure!
May 9, 2016
This week’s broadcast is on Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Gerry visits with Billy Parker and his wife Laura during the annual Archery Trade Assn. Show that was held in Indianapolis, Indiana in February of 2015. Both of these outdoor recreationalists share stories of the adventures and the battle that is encountered because of a tiny insect at least eight months of the year. Ticks! Laura has been infected with both Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, but early detection helped in her treatment being a quick ordeal. Billy however, went a number of years before his Lyme Disease was discovered causing extended and daily treatments that lasted many months. Their hope is as they tell this story, is it will help keep others from having to go through the same mess they experienced!
May 2, 2016
The listeners may remember the famous escape artist, Harry Houdini. (1874–1926) He was an American illusionist, stunt performer and it was said he could get out of anything! This week’s guest on the radio broadcast is from Realtree Outdoors TV Show, David Blanton. While hunting whitetails in Kansas he was told of a monster buck that had been seen for several summers, but disappeared in the fall when buck’s antlers harden, reappearing again the next summer. Where was he going? Thus “Houdini” became the whitetail’s moniker. David became obsessed with hunting this incredible animal to a point where the Holy Spirit revealed his heart wasn’t right with God, needing turned 180 degrees; it’s quite a true story!
April 25, 2016
This week, the Trail To Adventure radio broadcast will have you riding high in the saddle! Gerry visits with Toni Mattson of the Trinity Equestrian Center located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Toni shares how the Trinity Equestrian Center use horses with people that are disabled, mentally challenged, criminally incarcerated, wounded veterans and all others, to make a difference in their lives and help them find the creator God, Jesus Christ. Gerry and Toni visit together in Green Bay, Wisconsin at a Trail To Adventure! Pastor and laymen teaching conference that helps people learn how to do evangelistic outdoor out reaches.
April 18, 2016
As he was traveling to speak at a Game Dinner in western Wisconsin, Gerry rendezvoused with Arnie Wolf, who is the owner of Rushing Wind Retreat Center in Ontario, Canada. The two men are joined by Larry Drossart who shares about his personal struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and many of his fellow veterans as well. Arnie mentioned to Larry of his desire to do some type of wounded warrior (style) event at his fishing camp located a little over an hour above International Falls, Minnesota. That struck Larry hard as that day he’d heard of 4 Wisconsin veterans who’d committed suicide and felt something had to be done to stop this trend. Speaking that summer not only impacted Larry and his relationship with Jesus Christ, but helped another man in camp too! Since then the special week has grown in attendance and in the scope of how it’s helping other Vets with their struggles also.
April 11, 2016
Gerry is joined on the Trail To Adventure! by the Heislers, at the tail end of the Family Fun Fossil Hunt that God’s Great Outdoors does near the Creation Museum each year. Jon & Deb reflect on the couple’s retreats that takes place in Canada each summer at the Rushing Wind Retreat Center in Ontario, an hour above International Falls, Minnesota. The two share how they are ministered to at the event, even with the special attention required because of Jon’s health issues. This includes full access to time out on the water in God’s beautiful Creation as Jon’s heath has him using a wheeled walker. The couple tell how the owners of Rushing Wind, Arnie and Dee Wolf have even helicopter-ed in a fleet of pontoon boats to this remote fly-in fishing camp, so everyone can be out on the water. Jon also tells of a wounded warrior (style) event there that is helping Vets find Jesus and heal from their past emotional damages!
April 4, 2016