Term Paper

So I was thinking of something to write my paper on and I decided to write my paper on the story of Esau. There is a verse my preacher always quotes from Romans 9:13 Saying Jacob have I loved yet Esau have I hated.

I always wondered what the heck this verse meant and I think that I'm going to try and figure it out.

Wanda vs. Sarah

On Tuesday in class a presenter talked about his hatred of Wanda's new character Sarah. I thought I was the only person who absolutely thought that when Wanda changed into Sarah she became a completely different person. I loved Wanda, I loved her fire and her willingness to break the rules yet as soon as she became Sarah she lost all her luster as a character. It was like in order to be with Jacob she had to give up who she was as a person. I hated it. Wanda was almost dead, yet as soon she started talking as she was giving birth the old Wanda returned. She wasn't afraid to speak her mind and tell the women how she thought. It was a beautiful moment. I was sad when Wanda died and it made me think if Wanda remained as Sarah in the end would I have felt the same way? And I don't think that I would have. Sarah was a boring character who lacked depth and emotion and only when she was able to revert to Wanda did she become her original self.

Jacob vs Jacob

It wasn't until a couple of days ago that I actually realized that the Jacob in Singer's "The Slave" and the Jacob from the Bible were actually really similar. Ya I noticed the references mentioned comparing Wanda to Sarah but I never really made any connections. I feel sort of stupid for not noticing but I was so caught up in the story that my mind wasn't able to see anything different. Now that I have finished the book I can look back and see these connections. It also helps that a few people have presented on the idea.

Song of Solomon

Wow Song of Solomon is totally an erotic poem. I couldn't believe how sexual this book was. I was excited that my group was assigned this book. When I first started reading the book I was pretty confused with what the heck it was even about. Then as I started breaking down the verses I saw how sexual the story really was. Talking about the woman's body and comparing it to completely strange things. It was weird but amazing at the same time.

Veggie Tales and Newsboys!

Ironically as I was Blogging about Jonah there happened to be a commercial for a Veggie Tales movie based on the life of Jonah, called "Jonah!" I absolutely love the Veggie tales. I wanted to add a little something on my blog about the Veggie tales and as I was surfing the net I found a fun music video by the Newsboys (a christian rock band) based on the story of Jonah. It was a great combination I was pretty excited about.

Jonah

As I was flipping through every ones blog I can upon Nat_Lee's blog on the Story of Jonah. She compared Jonah's escape into the belly of the Fish in the same way we escape through drugs, sex, drinking and entertainment. I can definitely agree with her that we escape from reality all the time. This got me thinking in what ways do I escape from reality? What was my "whale" I began to think and almost immediately realized that I attempt to escape reality every day. Whenever I don't feel like actually doing homework or being at all productive I decide to take a nap. This is my "whale" I'm completely separated from the world and everyone in it. Whenever I want to run from my responsibilities I sleep. Its a better alternative to actually doing work.

Psalm

I love the Psalms, they are probably my favorite part of the Bible. There are those I can turn to whenever I need a spiritual lift, or ones i need to straighten out my moral compas and those I turn to when I need advice. What I love about the Psalms is that there are so many different ones to choose from it is the first Book I turn to.

One Psalm that I especcialy love is Psalm 102 "A cry in Distress"
'A prayers of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pureth out his complaint to the Lord.

Psalm 16 "Praise for deliverance from death"
"I said in my haste all men are liars"

Nun
"Thy word is lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"

Psalm 121
"God's sustaining power a Song of Degrees"
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help


Gandalf: Look to my coming on the first light of the fifth day, at dawn look to the east.