Musings

So this was the week when I was able to speak with all of you one-on-one. It was great to get to know a little bit more about each of you. I am excited to learn even more as the semester goes on.

We have begun to talk about Ishmael. I'd have to say I have some major problems with the book. They speak against the creation story for one, which is okay as this is fairly common thought. But my real problem is that they then use the Bible for a historical document later in the book. It's a little troublesome to me that they would decry it on one hand and use it in the other.

The truly interesting part is that I'm teaching the creation story in Sunday school tomorrow. AND as part of the lesson we discuss how God created man to rule over the earth - quite along the lines of Ishmael actually (or against it depending on your view).