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Ron Kruger has been an outdoor writer/editor for over 30 years, with credits in most every outdoor magazine. Today, he writes a weekly syndicated column for Western Kentucky newspapers, free-lances to various magazines and last year had a mainstream book,

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Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Christian reflections on the death penalty: 1 of 27
Those Christians who support the death penalty try to justify their personal views by quoting passages from the Old Testament. Modern Christians continue to override the words and examples of Jesus by referring to the Old Testament passages and New Testament letters anytime they wish to justify their personal agenda.But what ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hunting Appreciating hunters: 1 of 17
Tommy Strake was a trapper.In the little town where I grew up back in the 50s, most everyone fished or hunted for sport, and many did both. But Tommy actually made his living off the land, I think.There were a lot of rumors about Tommy, some of them told to me by my mother in the same tone she used about bats getting tangled ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Your definition of happiness: 14 of 159
So much of the time our attention focuses on the things beyond our reach at the expense of the many blessings at our feet. One of the keys to happiness on Earth is not in having everything we want, but in wanting everything we have. This, simply put, is an attitude of gratitude.I'm not talking about losing a loved one or some... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas The consequences of lying: 1 of 10
Does anyone still actually believe that "honesty is the best policy," not just in business and politics, but in sports and social intercourse as well?We consider most of this "bull" harmless and even think some of it is funny. Almost every humorous situation in a situation comedy is set up by some kind of lie or deception. Th... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ethics Beyond the principles of good and evil: 3 of 28
Philosophers such as Anthony Flew have suggested that evil does not exist except in the biases of our judgmental evaluations. In other words, it is we who define it, judge it, punish it, and perpetrate it. It's our baby. Since the reality of life depends entirely upon our attitudes and beliefs, evil is a very real aspect of ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Subcultures The culture of drugs and its devastating effects: 5 of 40
Ironically, while raging a political "war" on illegal drugs, we are hypocritically creating a massive drug culture with legal substances being psychologically pushed upon us by pharmaceutical companies.Doctors are becoming little more than legalized drug dealers, because drugs are the easiest, quickest, and most profitable wa... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God How can you not believe in God: 3 of 21
Faith is the belief in something we can not see or prove, so, by its very nature, everyone has doubts, most of which they keep private, and many of which they deny, even to themselves. That's why many people who base their faith around a certain dogma are so aggressively defensive of it. Especially in fear-based religions tha... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Illusions: Things aren't always as they seem: 1 of 7
The way we see the world is similar to a movie in which frames pass rapidly in front of the lense to create the illusion of movement and change. When each single, frozen frame, like a still photograph, is in front of the lense, that is the only reality. Once it passes, it no longer exists on the screen. Another takes its pla... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Reflections: Principals of living the life of a believer: 1 of 7
Prayer is the foundation of living the life of a believer.Prayer is so powerful it can, indeed, heal and change the world, but prayer's most powerful effect always is upon the person uttering the prayer. The problems of the innermost being are not solved by psychological analysis or theological suppositionsbut by that soul's... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Does God test our faith: 4 of 27
Despite how strongly one professes their faith, it is by it's very nature a fragile thing, because it is, after all, faith, not certainty. Every man of faith is occasionally plagued by innermost doubts. It has appeared to me, however, that those who most aggressively and angrily defend their faith are those with the least cer... More..