I've always liked a challenge...

I've been challenged by professors before. You know, those science classes where it's a multiple choice question about the creation of the world and you're forced to answer either "D. over millions of years" instead of "A. by a divine being" because you know you've failed the rest of the test so you have to give him the answer he wants. (but maybe you just put a few...or 20...arrows to the actual answer) :) If your a Christian at a secular school chances are pretty good you've encountered that, but never this.

I can't say I'm surprised...like I've kinda been waiting to encounter it but still.

Having a professor ask me to write an essay telling him that God is evil is not something I'm gonna do. The essay was based on 1 Samuel 16:14 where God takes his anointing off of Saul and "an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him". The essay was something along the lines of, "If Satan does not exist yet, what does this tell us about the character of God?" I didn't know how to respond, most of us in that class had no idea. but we all just had to shoot up a prayer for some much needed wisdom, take a deep breath, and write.

I guess this is what you get when you take Bible as Literature from an atheist.

funny thing is when he gave us this question...I was terrified. I had no words. It looked like he had this smirk the whole time too, like "haha. I've got them stumped." but I couldn't help but laugh a little. All of me was thinking, "You may ask me questions that give me more questions, but there's no way you're shaking my faith." I mean, I'm more than ok with asking God questions. I may not have all the answers for this man, but God does and if I don't understand everything while I'm on this earth...I'm still gonna believe with all my heart.

Look out. I'm gonna learn a lot this semester. :)