I agree with you JD as I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. Why can't evolution be part and parcel of a creator's plan?
As for your "Big-bang" comment, if at one point the universe was once the size of a baseball then it begs the question, "What was outside of the baseball"?
As for the 7-day plan, I once read that Genesis was not written to explain the process of creation but the purpose of creation. Supposedly, it is more about grasping spiritual truths, not scientific or historical facts.