God and Nature 2

We were happy to have Bret Stephenson back teaching God and Nature 2. Bret taught the course from a more philosophical angle. In large, the class was an exercise in deconstructing Platonic dualisms that have shaped our reading of the Biblical story. Among other things, we discussed the paradox of wilderness, eco-feminism, and the problem of suffering. A lesson learned?: how inescapably dualistic we are in our thinking. May our minds be renewed in the power of the Holy Spirit…

Mid-week we had some serious celebrating to do. As Lisa turned 21, we celebrated with a good ol' fashion pool party. It was like a childhood memory - boys doing weird flips and who knows what into the deep end of the pool, races across the length of the pool, a see-how-long-can-you-hold-your-breath contest (the winner: Peter Lion @1:57), and cold drinks by the pool side at the end of the day.