And we’re off….
September 16, 2004
So life hit today. I have a lot to read. My Intro to Christian Ed class (ED101) has about 10 books, sometimes a book a week (200+pages), so…it’s all starting to add up and I’m realizing that…yes, there is a lot of work to do. I also had my first Hebrew class today and I’m trying to figure out why that’s supposed to make me a better pastor…?!?! It’s pretty exciting to know I’ll be able to read some Hebrew, but I’m sure I’m going to lose it after I stop the class, unless I keep up with it…so who knows. At any rate, life is busy here. Ran into Tony Jones today (I’m standing him up as I type this…Hebrew and OT kept me home this evening), it’ll be fun to be here with him. Work is going well, I put in my 2nd shift at dinner tonight. It’s really a fabulous job, you get an additional free meal, as well as the chance to see EVERYONE come through the lines and you get to know a ton of more people. My new good friend Nick and I wore cowboy hats our first night working, and everyone loved it! Tonight we wore Trucker hats, which was good, but not quite as good as the cowboy hats. Anyone have any suggestions for crazy/wacky things our crew can do to liven the lunch/dinner-lines up a bit?
Life is good here. I’m loving the community, and as soon as the Eastern Star gets my scholarship check to me (they sent it to Whitworth…lame), life will be all good. Well, blogging break is done. If you’re interested in hearing the Convocation Address by Dr. Iain Torrance, our new President, click here, it’s rather interesting. Goodnight.
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Adam Walker Cleaveland: 
September 17th, 2004 at 12:14 am
You could do a little singing if you get bored working. Maybe a contest for the people in line…best artwork made out of food there maybe.
September 17th, 2004 at 2:46 am
Yea, I suffered through two semesters of Hebrew. It took about six weeks to figure out I’d need to commit nearly five years of disciplined study in order to “know” biblical hebrew.
Oh yes, we are training 21 st Century leaders.
Rick
September 17th, 2004 at 5:56 am
lol someone here started learning Hebrew on a leadership course. Left church and had no need of it. Now occasionally picks up a book to study Hebrew again and then puts it down because it doesnt really seem to be important.
The neighbours dont really seem to care about Hebrew mmmm
Lucy
September 17th, 2004 at 12:27 pm
I think you are in the other Hebrew session because you look to be learning way different things, which is interesting. We finished up learning the alphabet today, which I think is very rad. I can’t wait to be able to read it!
September 17th, 2004 at 12:53 pm
Hebrew isn’t for everyone. I happen to love it! Though it doesn’t necessarily make me a better pastor, it does give me a deeper appreciation for the literature of Scripture. I took it with Dr. Danny Carroll at Denver Seminary were we focused on poetics in Amos. It was amazing to read the word plays which are often very hard to adequately express in English. The artistry of Hebrew is wonderful! I found it far more fun and interesting than Greek.
Grace and peace,
Steve
September 17th, 2004 at 3:23 pm
Adam,
You are hitting it pretty hard. That’s a lot of hours your taking.
I haven’t done the Hebrew thing yet, but I’m in way over my head in Greek. From what I know of you, you will not like learning the basics, but like Steve said, you’ll enjoy putting all the pieces together later.
Jason
September 17th, 2004 at 5:29 pm
well there’s always hawaiian shirt friday. “so, you know, if you want to you can go ahead and wear a hawaiian shirt and jeans.”
September 17th, 2004 at 8:21 pm
When clueless wardrobes bring you down theres only one solution… DRESS UP AS A PIRATE!
September 17th, 2004 at 8:32 pm
My vote goes with cowboy hats, Hawaiian shirts, pirates, baseball hats, ridiculous wigs, and mickey mouse ears. (…and not all together) enjoy!
September 17th, 2004 at 11:16 pm
bro - pretty soon you’re going to love the Hebrew. And no, it’s not going to make you a better pastor (especially if you lose it after you finish the class). But it does have the potential to let you have a good understanding of some text, better than you would without it, and would put you in a position to ask some great questions. Learn to love it, bro. It’s beautiful.
September 17th, 2004 at 11:18 pm
i like the idea of singing….or whistling a happy tune…You are Supposed to whistle while you work, aren’t you?? If all else fails……Hum!