Church in the Woods?

[Hardcase]

I was thinking the other day how I used to be. I know that's scary!

I was saved at a pretty young age. My Mom and Dad were not every Sunday church folks. We ran a dairy which made it a little harder to get to church. When I got older I started to drift away from church. My church was in the fields or the woods! I was close to nature and maybe closer to God than I realized. I have been told several times by hunters and fishermen that don't attend church, that their church is out there!

It's hard to argue that fact, but now I know that we need to fellowship with other Christians at church! The Lord was worked through our little group of Christian Sportsmen to bring a few in, but we have a long way to go.

How about you all do you hear the same thing from outdoors folks too? How do you handle it?

[Schrader]

For me, going into the woods is like being in your granddads shop admiring things that he's built or made...or maybe a collection of some sort that he has acquired over the years.

I always feels closer to God when I am outside, spending time in and with his creation. I think that everything he has made contains bits and pieces of who he is.

Its one of the main reasons I enjoy fishing, trapping, hunting, hiking and scouting so much.

Schrader

[Josh A]

There is something about the outdoors and nature that can bring that spirit of peace into our lives. As I have started trapping and spending more time in the outdoors year round I have found this to be true. I have always enjoyed fishing in the spring, summer, and fall. I always just thought that feeling of peace and calm was because I was doing something I enjoyed, but now I think it is more than that. When I am trapping it goes against my nature as far as what I like. I do not like the cold, I am not a morning person but I get alot of the same fullfillment form trapping as I do fishing. It has to be a God thing. It has to be.

[gd3006]

I always feel the closest to God when I'm spending time in the outdoors. However, it says "forsake not the gathering of yourselves together". Now, I may not get the peace of the outdoors, but it is important to recieve the support of like-minded individuals. JMHO

gd