Bible Devotions

Bible Devotions: Lock Stock & Barrel
Devotional Reading for Outdoorsmen (New Testament)
by Don Hamlin

Welcome to my web page. You'll find information on how to order my book, Bible Devotions: Lock Stock & Barrel; the study guide, Bible Devotions: Hook Line & Sinker; and other products. You'll also find excerpts from the book, great links, info about me (at bottom of page), and info on books in the works. Drop me a line if you need a speaker for your men's, boys, camp, retreat, or outdoor event.

Designer of the
.400 Prairie Fire
handgun & rifle cartridge,
the Highlander knife sheath,
and other useful things!

Excerpts from Lock Stock & Barrel
(New Testament):

Big Bore Brothers -
Wielded against dangerous game, the big bore is all that stands between the frailty of the hunter and the ferocity of the creature. The gun does not please itself, of course, and it is gladly carried by the user. Now he can muster the confidence to face the man-eater. He can test the waters of his own courage. He can face his adversary with new-found boldness. Old fears gradually vanish. He matures into someone who has learned how to encounter his enemy, knowing that the big bore will not always be at his side.

Wolves in Sheep's Clothing -
Our Savior's warning wasn't so much about teachers proclaiming false things as much as it was about false teachers making believable claims.

Tricked to Death
While they put the truth in their pockets, He put the Truth on the cross.

Varsity Letter
Christ didn't die for second place ribbons.

Lanterns, Torches, and Weapons
Falsely accused, He is inhumanely crucified to death and sealed in a grave. But now His accusers worry. The Lamb's blood has been spilt. He is unstoppable.

Trapped at the Table
Snared in the trappings of their table, Israel struggles, even today, with what to do with Jesus.

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To order Bible Devotions: Lock Stock & Barrel,
send request to: dhamlin@hisurfer.net
Books are $10 each, plus actual shipping costs.

Orders will be sent with invoice payable upon receipt.

Bible Devotions: Hook Line & Sinker -
The Study Guide for Lock Stock & Barrel (New Testament)

The Guide is a reproducible Bible study resource for each
Lock Stock & Barrel devotion and is useful for individual use,
outdoor events, camps, men's meetings, boys groups, and retreats.

easy to read format discussion generator
reproducible pages three hole punched

$15 each, plus actual shipping cost.
Contact me to request free sample pages.

Bible Devotions: Lock Stock & Barrel
Devotional Reading for Outdoorsmen (Old Testament)

is in the works!

Look for it this summer, 2009...

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Recommended internet sites:

www.24hourcampfire.com
Where the outdoors flame always burns bright

www.accuratereloading.com
Hunting, reloading, gunsmithing, and other gun-related things

http://ammoguide.com
Virtual reality for the modern reloader

www.bpsports.net
Baptist Press Sports - sports with a spiritual attitude!

www.brendaahearn.com
Brenda Ahearn, professional photographer

http://www.buyamerican.com/
Your best online shopping site for American made products

www.cabelas.com
World's Foremost Outfitter

www.campbellsville.edu
Find your call at Campbellsville University
Affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention (SBC)

http://www.charliedaniels.com/soapbox.htm
Charlie Daniels soapbox
visit his home page at: http://www.charliedaniels.com/index.htm

www.creekbank.net
The website of author and speaker, Curt Iles, from Louisiana

www.kearneyfbc.com
First Baptist Church of Kearney, Missouri

http://www.madeinusaforever.com/
Hundreds of products all made in the USA

http://mdc.mo.gov/
Missouri Department of Conservation

www.mec.ca
Mountain Equipment Co-op
Canada's leading supplier of quality outdoor gear and clothing

http://www.msrgear.com/
Backcountry gear from Mountain Safety Research

www.nra.org
National Rifle Association

www.realguns.com
Excellent source for reloading, ballistics, and gun talk

http://www.remington.com/
Home of America's oldest gun maker

www.SierraTradingPost.com
Christian owned outdoor outlet store

www.tcarms.com
Thompson Center Arms
with links to fish & game sites of all 50 states

A LITTLE ABOUT ME
I'm a native Virginian from the Cumberland Mountain region but was raised mostly in northern Ohio near Lake Erie. I became a Christian at the age of eleven. As a young adult, I answered God’s call to vocational lay ministry. I hold a bachelor's degree in Christian Education & Church Music from Campbellsville University (KY); a master's degree in Recreation from Indiana University; and non-degree studies from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Kansas City, MO), and two community colleges in Ohio. My work experiences include medical, factory, railroad, warehouse, construction, camp ministry; and staff positions in local churches, and state and national levels of the Southern Baptist Convention.
My wife, Jody, and I have been married for 27 years. Our daughter and son-in-law, Emily and Dusty, live in Kentucky. Our son, Kyle, is a student at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. In addition to my outdoor interests, I love to travel, having been in all the lower 48 states, Canada, and Mexico.
In addition to my full time work in Christian Education, Outreach, and Recreation, I have led or spoken at numerous events in Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, and South Dakota. Events included worship, outdoor gatherings, men's groups, boys camps, fishing retreats, seminary classes, wild game dinners, and other recreation events.

To receive weekly outdoor sports devotions with study guides,
contact me at:
dhamlin@lockstockbarrel.org
or at:
dhamlin@hisurfer.net

(Your e-mail address
will be kept confidential.)

For personal or group Bible study resources, visit:
Outdoor Devotionals
These are excerpts from
my next book,
Lock Stock & Barrel
(Old Testament).

Contact me for more information about:
- Speaking to your men's, boys, or outdoor sports event or group meeting.
- Stocking books in your store or media center.
- Sharing information
about the .400 Prairie Fire wildcat cartridge and the Highlander knife sheath

In the works...

Bible Devotions:
Lock Stock & Barrel - Devotional Reading for Outdoorsmen
(Old Testament)
summer 2009

Bible Devotions:
Sandbox to Sandlot -
Solomon Speaks to Boys
(Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,
& Song of Solomon)
co-writing with my son

Silent Subjects
A Boy's Bible Study
parental discretion
will be advised

Grit with Grace
Masculine Christianity from Formable Boyhood to Formidable Manhood
co-writing with my brother

Bible Devotions:
Lock Stock & Barrel
is consistent with the doctrinal statements of
The Baptist Faith & Message
(June 14, 2000)