Scripturally Sound "Out here in this cabin it's kind of an escape or retreat where we can get away from all of our worries." Sena Clay Wilams. Nick Michael WI really enjoy being out at the dock because it's really nice to be able to admire God's work while we learn about Him and challenge ourselves to be better servants. ~ FrestY'l'a'I Brett DiIon. Noah Darnell 104 people ~ Students find weekly fellowship The spiritual atmosphere of Harding \vas an appealing reason for many students who decided to attend. While many chose to attend a morc traditional church setting on Sundays, the hardest paft for many students was finding which Wednesday night Bible study provided a good fit for them. The dock cleva and dlC log cabin cleva were two Wednesday night Bible studies that were relatively new this past year. The dock clevo was held in a gazebo that overlooked the River Oaks Golf Course. Sophomores Devin Stewart and Jordan PO\vell and second year freshman Joshua Wolf started dus devotional in the 2007· 2008 school year. After attending other devos and not finding the right fit, they decided to begin their owo. The armosphere of this devotional was designed to be small and very open. Freshman Kristin Evans felt that this was the devotional for her. She feh like she belonged and made a lot of new friends. Stuart typically Jed the devotionals and encouraged everyone to open up with each Other and talk about different topics. The relaxed st}ie created a truSting em~ronment Everyone shared comments and stories instead of having ooc particular speaker. ''! t seems like the devotional really connects people and helps us to realize that we are not dealing \vith life all by ourselves," Evans said. "This cleva really helps me connect \vith people 1 would have never met otherwise." The log cabin cleva was associated \virh the Chi Sigma Alpha social club. It was held in an old member's parents' log cabin. The majority of people who attended \vere members of Chi Sigma Alpha, but it was nOt lirnited to club members. T\vo freshmen that got very involved \vith the deva over the past ycar were Michael Starks and Benjamin Johnson. ''\Xlhen I went to the devo for the first time, I was kind of skeptical," Johnson said. ''l did not know many people, but when 1 arrived, 1 felt like 1 was part of the group. They are all really good guys and girls." TIlls Bible study helped freshmen connect \vith the members of Chi Sigma Alpha as well as other Harding students. "I met a few new people at dlis deva, and everyone there really gave me the feeling that 1 was welcomed, not just\vithin the group and the Chi Sig membe~ but to Harding as a whole," Smrks said. 'They really show Christ in what they do at the log cabin." Johnson agreed that despite the group's diversity, they con· tinued to keep Christ at the center. "1 ('S a mixture of people from aU sorts of backgrounds coming together that agree on one thing: Jesus Christ is our Savior," he said. The log cabin devo was more personal and encouraged openness among the group as they reJa.xed and praised God in the living room of dle cabin. "The biggest affect that the [devol had on me was when we split runo] prayer groups," Starks said. ''It really showed me that the people in the group were very caring and watchful for one another." Both the dock and log cabin devos created a more intimate setting through the small group size and provided a mid·week encouragement for irs members. "AhnOSt every \veek we talk about how we can improve our spiritual lives," Evans said. ''\'\Ie pray for each other and find people to remind us to read our bibles., so having that account· ability has helped me grow a lot." Bethany Loftis
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