Red Letters & Whitetails Podcast

On episode 33, host Steven Crawford does a deep dive on 1 John 2:15-16 which references the love of the world, and "If anyone loves the world, the love of the father is not in him." After some scripture, Steven gives his not-so immediate reaction to the New Michigan hunting regulations! SUBSCRIBE AND ENJOY! LIVE FOR JESUS Y'ALL!

On episode 32, host Steven Crawford is joined by fellow Christian and Michigan Outdoorsman Bobby Roop. During the first half of the episode, Steven and Bobby dive into The Book of Galatians; specifically chapter 2, verse 16.  After spending time in scripture, Bobby and Steven tackle the topic that seemingly every Michigan Deer Hunter has on his or her mind - the upcoming vote the NRC is making the...

On episode 31, Steven Crawford dives into Matthew 11:28-30 - Finding rest and peace in Christ Jesus. After the Red Letters portion of the podcast, Steven is joined by cousin and great friend Joe Hanisko as they relive their elk hunt in Montana and go into a deep discussion around the challenges of truly living in the moment during high-intensity moments of your life. There is always so much build...

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! On episode 30, Steven Crawford dives into Matthew 1:21-23 and what we truly need to be focused on this Christmas season!! After the Red Letters Portion of the podcast, Steven is joined by four separate guests to tell their most memorable 2025 hunting story. Guests include Trever Tenharmsel, David Droge, Mitchell Neeb, and Steve Crawford Sr! As hunting season winds down i...

On episode 29, host Steven Crawford dives into Ephesians 6:10-13; THE ARMOR OF GOD. After the Red Letters Portion of the podcast, Steven is joined in ELK CAMP at 2H OUTDOORS in Montana by Guides Cade McParland, Spencer Kramer, Charlie Greiner and hunters Nick Kissane, Joe Hanisko, Jordan Cooper, Mitchell Neeb, and Dan Lorenz. This episode was recorded live from the guides bunk house, so have some...

On episode 28, host Steven Crawford dives into Ephesians 2:8-9. FOR BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED THROUGH FAITH. NOT A RESULT OF WORKS. After the Red Letters Portion of the podcast, Steven is joined by good friend Nick Kissane as they travel out to Montana for their week-long elk hunt. They start by sharing both of their whitetail success stories from this past week in Michigan, as both Steven and...

On Episode 27, host Steven Crawford dives into Ephesians 2:4-5. CHRIST DIED FOR US KNOWING WE WERE STILL SINNERS!! IT IS BY GRACE YOU HAVE BEEN SAVED! After the Red Letters Portion of the podcast, Steven is joined by good friend and public land animal Blake Ledger; Blake shares his success story of his public land stud he killed on October 3, and previews the next couple weeks in October. As the t...

On Episode 26, host Steven Crawford dives into 1 Timothy 2:5-6. The ONLY mediator between God and mankind is Christ Jesus! After the Red Letters Portion of the podcast, Steven is joined by good friends Sam Hogan, Jack Shull, and Blake Ledger for their annual Michigan Round Table discussion before the 2025 Michigan hunting season kicks off! SUBSCRIBE AND ENJOY! LIVE FOR JESUS Y'ALL!

On episode 25, host Steven Crawford gives his thoughts on what has happened over the last couple weeks since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. 

On episode 24, host Steven Crawford starts by diving into another powerful verse, Romans 6:23. After the faith segment, Steven is joined by avid whitetail hunter Dylan Tenharmsel. Dylan has filled many tags on mature whitetails in Michigan and other surrounding states; seemingly very consistently on short weekend trips throughout the midwest. In this episode, we hear about how Dylan was raised in...

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...

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 tu...

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 pro...

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 di...

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 Ste...

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!

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!!

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 thi...

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 im...

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 Lu...

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...

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 ta...

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...

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 thr...

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...