God in church or nature? Yes.
Church isn’t designed to be an alternative to the real world. Worship is a time and space apart from the world in order for us to find our way out into the world.
Worship isn’t a man-made place distinct from the beauty of the natural world; at its best, church is a place where we realize God’s glory in the world we find ourselves in. …
Do I find God in a church? or out in nature?
Yes. … In church I hope to sharpen my senses so I can discover the house of God everywhere.
—James C. Howell, Everywhere Is Jerusalem
