RANGER DWIGHT
"Ranger D"

Ranger Dwight has loved the outdoors for as long as he can remember. His grandfather grew up in the wilds, deep in the woods, and he shared with Dwight his love for nature. He had a passion for all the wonderful things in the out-of-doors that most people never get to experience. Thus, he encouraged in Dwight a spirit of adventure and curiosity about nature.

From boyhood, Dwight learned great lessons, such as how NOT to get lost in the woods—and how to be patient and sit still long enough to enjoy seeing all kinds of wildlife up close. He also learned the names of many kinds of trees and how they could be used.

When Dwight was young, he also visited almost every state park in Michigan and loved every minute of exploring them to learn about the plants and animals that grew and lived there. He also spent a lot of time with his family camping along the shores of Lake Michigan, taking in the beautiful sunsets over the water.

Later, as Dwight grew to be a young man, he joined the Special Forces of the U.S. Army. While there, he spent much of his time learning how to survive in the wildest areas of the outdoors.

After his military service, Dwight married, and he and his beautiful wife Deb had three lovely children. During their children’s growing-up years, they moved to the northwest part of Montana. For seven years, they lived fifty miles from the nearest town. Right in their own front yard while living in the mountains, they were visited by all kinds of wild animals: grizzly bears, black bears, elk, deer, beavers, bald eagles, moose, badgers, and cougars.

In 1985 Dwight started a publishing company called Remnant Publications. He felt God urging Him to print and sell Christian books and other literature all over the world, spreading these materials far and wide like the leaves of autumn. Now, Remnant has broadened its scope to include other media to help spread the gospel message to a more extensive audience, and part of these endeavors includes taping a weekly television program called Bible Alive. This program takes ancient Bible stories and teaches viewers how to make these stories practical in their lives today.

Remnant Publications has returned to Michigan where Dwight grew up. Currently, he and his wife live in the Michigan woods, where they can listen to owls hooting and watch curious wild animals romping nearby. Now their three children are grown, and Dwight and Deb have five grandchildren.

Today, Dwight continues to love the outdoors, where nature is truly God’s second book!

You can send your questions to Ranger Dwight here: rangerdwight@rpmail.info

RANGER JIM

Jim Snelling has had a passion for nature all of his life! He has warm memories of when he was a boy spending time with his dad out in God’s great outdoors as his dad patiently taught him about nature--God’s second lesson book. He has dedicated his life to instilling a love for nature in others—especially children. He has given nature talks for over fifty years at various schools, summer camps, churches, camp meetings, Pathfinder fairs and other events! He is well known for his incredible rock collection, and if you are fortunate enough to attend one of his presentations, he may give you one of his beautiful rocks. He is a talented photographer and loves to photograph anything God created, especially birds. He spends many hours bird-watching and loves bass fishing from his boat.

For the last 25 years, Ranger Jim has been a popular tour guide for the Adventist Historic Village in Battle Creek, Michigan. He is married to Jo Anne and they have three grown children and seven grandchildren.