Monday, September 22, 2008

A Walk in the Woods

I'm feeling nice and refreshed after a long weekend of backpacking in the hills of western North Carolina. Breathing in fresh mountain air, rock-hopping over fast-flowing streams, drinking in 360-degree views from 6,000 feet, and sharing it all with a group of guys I love like brothers - good times.

Thanks to Pastor Brian Rose of LowCountry Community Church for leading the excursion and making sure we had some discussions that ran deeper than a backpacker's frying pan. Using Jesus' Sermon on the MOUNT, Brian devised a study that helped us learn some essential qualities of a MOUNTain Man. I think we all came away feeling closer to God, and closer to one another. And there was plenty of time in between to laugh and act like 5-year-old boys, which we did our fair share of as well.

See below for a few snapshots of this memorable time in the wilderness.

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