I heard a wise man say onetime "If a hypocrite is the only thing between you and God, then that still puts the hypocrite closer to God than you."

Having said that, while active in my church 8 months out of the year, I don't attend church much during my 4 month hunting season by CHOICE, so I guess I am a hypocrite.

I don't try and justify or rationalize, or try to deflect the issue by pointing out what someone else is doing that might be even MORE wrong. I acknowledge that a better balancecould be achieved with alittle efforton my part, but I CHOOSE to dootherwise, right or wrong.

Like many of you, I feel a closeness to God when alone surrounded in the beauty of the outdoors.

Ohhh. wait a minute....that sounds like rationalizing and I said I didn't do that.