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Scripturally Sound"Out here in this cabin it's kind of anescape or retreat where we can getaway from all of our worries." SenaClay Wilams. Nick MichaelStudents find weekly fellowshipWI really enjoy being out at the dockbecause it's really nice to be able toadmire God's work while we learnabout Him and challenge ourselvesto be better servants. ~ FrestY'l'a'I BrettDiIon. Noah DarnellThe spiritual atmosphere of Harding \vas an appealingreason for many students who decided to attend. Whilemany chose to attend a morc traditional church setting onSundays, the hardest paft for many students was finding whichWednesday night Bible study provided a good fit for them.The dock cleva and dlC log cabin cleva were two Wednesdaynight Bible studies that were relatively new this past year. Thedock clevo was held in a gazebo that overlooked the River OaksGolf Course.Sophomores Devin Stewart and Jordan PO\vell and secondyear freshman Joshua Wolf started dus devotional in the 2007·2008 school year. After attending other devos and not findingthe right fit, they decided to begin their owo. The armosphereof this devotional was designed to be small and very open.Freshman Kristin Evans felt that this was the devotional forher. She feh like she belonged and made a lot of new friends.Stuart typically Jed the devotionals and encouraged everyoneto open up with each Other and talk about different topics. Therelaxed st}ie created a truSting em~ronment Everyone shared commentsand stories instead of having ooc particular speaker.''! t seems like the devotional really connects people and helpsus to realize that we are not dealing \vith life all by ourselves,"Evans said. "This cleva really helps me connect \vith people 1would have never met otherwise."The log cabin cleva was associated \virh the Chi Sigma Alphasocial club. It was held in an old member's parents' log cabin. Themajority of people who attended \vere members of Chi SigmaAlpha, but it was nOt lirnited to club members. T\vo freshmenthat got very involved \vith the deva over the past ycar wereMichael Starks and Benjamin Johnson.''\Xlhen I went to the devo for the first time, I was kind ofskeptical," Johnson said. ''l did not know many people, butwhen 1 arrived, 1 felt like 1 was part of the group. They are allreally good guys and girls."TIlls Bible study helped freshmen connect \vith the membersof Chi Sigma Alpha as well as other H arding students."I met a few new people at dlis deva, and everyone there reallygave me the feeling that 1 was welcomed, not just\vithin the groupand 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 backgroundscoming together that agree on one thing: Jesus Christ is ourSavior," he said.The log cabin devo was more personal and encouragedopenness among the group as they reJa.xed and praised God inthe living room of dle cabin."The biggest affect that the [devol had on me was whenwe split runo] prayer groups," Starks said. ''It really showed methat the people in the group were very caring and watchful forone another."Both the dock and log cabin devos created a more intimatesetting through the small group size and provided a mid·weekencouragement for irs members."AhnOSt every \veek we talk about how we can improve ourspiritual lives," Evans said. ''\'\Ie pray for each other and findpeople to remind us to read our bibles., so having that account·ability has helped me grow a lot."Bethany Loftis104 people~