On episode 23, host Steven Crawford starts by diving into one of his many favorite verses in the Bible -Romans 8:1-2. After the faith segment, Steven is joined by his dad Steve Sr for a fathers day edition of the podcast. Steve does a deep dive into the family history of hunting whitetails in Michigan, along with some of his favorite memories growing up in the Michigan whitetail woods with his dad! You won't want to miss this one!! SUBSCRIBE AND ENJOY! LIVE FOR JESUS Y'ALL!
Jun 22, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetail podcast! On episode 22, host Steven Crawford is joined by good friend and fellow Christian Tommy Enslen. The majority of this episode, Tommy and Steven go into a deep and sometimes emotional discussion that revolves around a couple verses from Romans chapter 3 and Romans chapter 12. Toward the end of the podcast, Tommy and Steven share their Michigan turkey hunting stories from this past spring as both had turkey hunts they will never forget for much di...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 22
On episode 21, host Steven Crawford does a deep dive into Romans 2:28-29; which warns Christians to not focus on the outward appearance of a Christian, but the inward appearance (the heart) which is what ultimately makes you a true Christian. Afterwards, he shares the story of the greatest turkey hunt of his life as he was able to fill his Michigan turkey tag right behind his house on his own property! SUBSCRIBE AND ENJOY! LIVE FOR JESUS Y'ALL!
May 05, 2025•39 min•Season 1Ep. 21
On episode 20, host Steven Crawford is joined by fellow Christian and a Whitetail enthusiast you might know from the outdoor channel- Jeff Lindsey from "The Lindsey Way." Steven starts by jumping into The Sermon On the Mount in Matthew Chapter 7, as Jesus explains the path to destruction is wide, and the path to everlasting life is narrow. After this, Jeff jumps on and they go into a discussion on how "The Lindsey Way" has kept Christ at the center as their show has boomed in popularity over the...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 20
On episode 19, host Steven Crawford dives in Acts 4:12, "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved." After the scripture discussion, Steven is joined by his great friend Rob Enslen to relive their recent hunting trip they went on to wrap up the 2024 season. This truly was a trip of a lifetime as both Rob and Steven both tagged a whitetail and mule deer on a 4 day trip. Stories reliving the season are what helps get us th...
Jan 05, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 19
On episode 18, host Steven Crawford dives into "Jesus Politics" during this election season & looks at an exciting early November rut forecast that should have all you whitetail addicts in the tree the first weekend of November! LIVE FOR JESUS Y'ALL! SUBSCRIBE AND ENJOY!
Oct 30, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 18
On episode 17, host Steven Crawford recaps 1 year of being a born-again Christian, and dives into Luke 6:22-23. After the Red Letters Portion of the podcast, Steven is joined by good friends Calvin Beeke, Blake Ledger, Jack Shull, and Sam Hogan for their annual Michigan Round Table discussion before the 2024 Michigan hunting season kicks off!! SUBSCRIBE AND ENJOY! LIVE FOR JESUS Y'ALL!!
Oct 01, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails Podcast! On episode 16, host Steven Crawford begins by diving into Pauls Letter to the Galatians in chapter 5, verse 14; Arguably one of the most powerful verses from Paul. "For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." In a time of great turmoil and hate in our country, especially with this upcoming election, this is a great reminder in how Christians NEED to live their lives. Its not our job to judge, ...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails Podcast! On episode 15, host Steven Crawford is joined by fellow Michigan Christian and Hunter Joe Koetsier. They start by going in depth into Luke 11:11-13; discussing the importance of seeking a relationship with the Lord and asking him for guidance during the good and rough days in life. God loves you to a degree that we can't possibly humanly imagine, sometimes we need to remind ourselves of that and that he isn't against us, but ALWAYS for us. Aft...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 15
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails Podcast! On episode 14, host Steven Crawford is joined by fellow Christian and Whitetail enthusiast K.C. Smith of The Element. We jump into Luke 1: 39-45, where Luke goes into detail of the first encounter of John the Baptist and our Lord Jesus Christ, when Mary and Elizabeth meet up when John and Jesus were still in the womb! After our deep dive into Luke 1, we discuss staying faithful in a secular world and how K.C. incorporates his faith into his ou...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails Podcast! On episode 13, host Steven Crawford goes in depth on Romans 15:13. This verse is a great reminder that no matter what you're going through in life, placing your trust and faith in God will bring you peace and joy in whatever situation you find yourself in. We live in a very broken world, but verse's like this one that Paul wrote to the Romans before his arrival into Rome, remind us that Jesus already won. He already overcame the world; that si...
May 24, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails Podcast! One episode 12, host Steven Crawford jumps into 1 Peter 2:23-25. These verses tie together great with "Good Friday"; the day that Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins. Christians love to talk about the resurrection, and rightly so, as it is the greatest ending of the greatest true story every told. However, we don't talk enough about Good Friday and everything Jesus endured for us that day as he was mocked, betrayed, beaten, and ul...
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails Podcast! On episode 11, host Steven Crawford jumps into the Gospel of Mark, where he does a deep dive into Mark 8:34-38. This is a well known verse where Jesus declares, "For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever wants loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it." As true, bold Christians we must deny ourselves and our own selfish desires each day, and take up our cross and follow Jesus. It's easy to get caught up spend...
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails podcast! On episode 10, host Steven Crawford does a deep dive on John 14:15-17, and what it means to "practice the presence of the lord." Sometimes when we are going through difficult times in life, we feel far away and disconnected from God, but he is ALWAYS with us. Practicing being in his presence (because we always are), can help us get through difficult times and situations. After the Red Letters portion of the podcast, Steven talks about his 2023...
Jan 18, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails podcast! On episode 9, host Steven Crawford jumps into the Gospel according to Matthew, where he does a deep dive into Matthew 18:21-35 "Jesus tells the Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor." In these verses, Jesus tells the story of the Master who forgave his servant his debt, but afterward the servant didn't forgive another servant the debt owed to him. What Jesus is trying to teach is the power of forgiveness and the consequences of living in unforgive...
Oct 27, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails podcast! On episode 8, host Steven Crawford shares the big news and his life!! Kaely and Steven were baptized on October 1st, and after Steven shares his experience he dives in 2 Corinthians 5:17, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." When Kaely and Steven were baptized, they became new creations in Christ; their old selves have passed away, and they are now reborn in t...
Oct 05, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails podcast! On episode 7, host Steven Crawford is back for part 2 of a 3-part series talking about how to balance family, work and the outdoors with Nate Griswold- a friend an avid Michigan public land hunter. Before the discussion with Nate, Steven shares some big personal news, then jumps into the gospel of Matthew, where he does a deep dive into Matthew 18:15. This verse goes like this, "If your brother or sister in God's family does something wrong, g...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails podcast! On episode 6, host Steven Crawford kicks off part 1 of a 3-part series talking about how to balance family, work, and the outdoors with co-owner of Latitude Outdoors Kevin Leach. Before the discussion with Kevin, Steven jumps into the gospel of Matthew, where he does a deep dive into Matthew 6:14-15. These verses talk about being forgiving to others who have wronged you, in order to be right with God. In these verses, Jesus declares "For if yo...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetail podcast! On episode 5, host Steven Crawford jumps into the Gospel according to John, where he does a deep dive into John 8:7. This is well known verse where Jesus declares "He who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." We are all guilty of judging others in one way or another, and Jesus declares multiple times in the gospel that we must refrain from doing this. We are eager to call out other peoples sin, but we usually do it before we loo...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails podcast! On episode 4, host Steven Crawford jumps into the Gospel according to Matthew, where does a deep dive into Matthew 10:34-39. It is in these verses where Jesus declares that he did not come to bring peace, but rather division. Jesus was so bold in his faith that he knew that his teachings and sermons would bring division and cause an uproar during his time. As Gods children, our faith is constantly being tested, and we can either turn away from...
Jul 10, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 4
On episode 3, host Steven Crawford is joined by good friend and fellow Christian David Droge. We jump to the Old Testament in this episode- The first half of the podcast they go into a deep discussion that revolves around Proverbs 13:20, "Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm." We can probably all look back at our lives at some point and remember a time when we were hanging around the wrong group of people that eventually affected our lives in a negative way. ...
Jun 23, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails podcast! On episode 2, host Steven Crawford jumps into the New Testament and the Epistle of James to go over two of his favorite verses of the Bible- James 1: 2-3, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance." We all go through trials every single day, and we can face them head on by leaning into God, or we can try to solve them ourselves a...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the Red Letters & Whitetails podcast! On episode 1, host Steven Crawford is joined by good friend and fellow Christian Tommy Enslen. The first half of the podcast they go into a deep discussion that revolves around Matthew 6:27, "Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" We are all guilty of worrying too much on a daily basis, and verses like these help you take a step back and appreciate what is truly important in life. The second half of the podcast Tommy a...
May 15, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 1
On episode 73, host Steven Crawford announces the new name and new direction of the podcast. I don't want to give away the announcement in the show notes, so hit that play button! I will say this....I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PODCAST! GOD IS SO GOOD!
May 01, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 73
On episode 72, host Steven Crawford is joined by Vince Battiata of Chasing Public to discuss the challenges and successes of his first season back in Michigan after living and hunting in Tennessee for over a decade. Vince and his fiancé Audrey are hardcore public land hunters that get after it year around, and it was very interesting to hear his take on Michigan public land hunting and how it differs from what he was used to in Tennessee. Topics also discuss were regulation changes we'd like to ...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 72
On episode 71, host Steven Crawford is once again joined by fellow Michigan hunter Mitchel Patterson as Mitchel shares his story of connecting with a stud Michigan buck during the late season in Mid-December. Mitchel and his brother Duncan put in a lot of hours last year knocking on doors for permission, and were finally able to secure permission on a small piece in southwest Michigan that ended up being a gold mine. After Mitchel's story, Steven finishes with a bible verse from Revelations 21:5...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 71
On episode 70, host Steven Crawford is once again joined by his dad as they recap their epic elk hunt adventure in Montana last month. We recap the hunt by breaking it down day by day starting with day 1 that had 50 mph wind gusts and 12-14 inches of snow dumped, and finishing with the best hunt of my dads life on day 6 of the hunt! I won't spoil the story, you'll have to listen for yourself! SUBSCRIBE AND ENJOY!!
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 70
On episode 69, host Steven Crawford is joined by his dad from their motel in MONTANA the day before their big elk hunt. We briefly discuss how deer season back in Michigan is going, but then we transition to talking about the elk hunt we are about to embark upon. This is a hunt of a lifetime for both of us and something we've dreamed about doing together for years. We discuss goals, what we are looking forward to most, and the challenges that await us!! I wrap up with a Bible verse from Romans 1...
Nov 05, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 69
On episode 68, host Steven Crawford is joined by friend and fellow Michigan hunter Sam Hogan as Sam shares his story of connecting with an absolute giant 150 inch Michigan Buck he killed just a few short days ago! No, this buck wasn't killed on a well managed farm. Small permission piece with high pressure around it, or what I like to call "The Michigan Way!" This is a story that you don't want to miss! After Sam's story, Steven finishes with a bible verse from John 5:24 "Very truly I tell you, ...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 68
On episode 67, host Steven Crawford has multiple guests on for a round table of sorts with a few Michigan whitetail hunters to get the blood boiling as October 1st is THIS WEEKEND!! The guests include former podcast guests such as Jack Shull, Trevor TenHarmsel, Blake Ledger, and Vince Battiata. All the names mentioned above I'd put in the "stone cold whitetail killer" category. Each guest talks about their plans, hopes, and goals for the 2022 season, how they are approaching opening weekend, and...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 67
