After a few days of orientation and a weekend of festivities concluding with the Opening Chapel service on Sunday, School has officially begun and I am no longer just a Greek student but a full fledged Seminarian.
For the record I am taking classes this quarter on New Testament Bible, Christian Dogmatics, Liturgics, Gospels and New Testament Greek readings as well as beginning my field work in a church near Fort Wayne.
Oh yeah on Saturday the 9th, I celebrated 45 years of life and on October 8th I will celebrate 45 years of regenerated life. God through his Son Jesus Christ has richly blessed me even though I don't deserve any blessing. Please keep all seminarians at CTS and CSL in your prayers. Satan will be doing his best to undermine our studies over the next 4 years.
God Bless
Scott Strohkirch
September 11, 2006
September 06, 2006
Tragedy in Australia
Millions of Crocodile Hunter fans are mourning the death of Steve Irwin this week. Though I have never been a big fan of his show over the years I could not help but think of the passion that Steve Irwin felt for these animals. Most of the animals he worked with were dangerous carnivores who saw him as lunch but that did not deter Mr. Irwin from getting into the area in which they roamed. I think the reason it is hard for me is that Steve Irwin and I are the same age and when someone who is the same age dies it makes you face a little of your own mortality.
I mentioned that Steve Irwin displayed a passion for the animals and I am sure that he felt the same of the stingray that pierced his heart and took his life. Christ had passion for us his people and we did to Christ what the stingray did to Mr. Irwin. I don't know if Mr. Irwin was a Christian or not. I hope that he was and I pray that he knew and loved his savior Jesus Christ and that he is in heaven with him. I hope that after I meet my Lord in Heaven that Steve Irwin is also there and shouts out "crikey".
Mr. Irwin will be missed by all of us because his passion was contagious and his legacy will hopefully live on in those zooligists who saw what Steve Irwin brought to the job daily. His children and wife will miss him most of all because they were able to know him beyond his fame and fortune as the "Croc' Hunter". My heart goes to them most of all because the grieving for them will last a lifetime.
Most of all I hope that we can all show passion in the vocation to which we serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you Mr. Irwin and Thank you Jesus.
Millions of Crocodile Hunter fans are mourning the death of Steve Irwin this week. Though I have never been a big fan of his show over the years I could not help but think of the passion that Steve Irwin felt for these animals. Most of the animals he worked with were dangerous carnivores who saw him as lunch but that did not deter Mr. Irwin from getting into the area in which they roamed. I think the reason it is hard for me is that Steve Irwin and I are the same age and when someone who is the same age dies it makes you face a little of your own mortality.
I mentioned that Steve Irwin displayed a passion for the animals and I am sure that he felt the same of the stingray that pierced his heart and took his life. Christ had passion for us his people and we did to Christ what the stingray did to Mr. Irwin. I don't know if Mr. Irwin was a Christian or not. I hope that he was and I pray that he knew and loved his savior Jesus Christ and that he is in heaven with him. I hope that after I meet my Lord in Heaven that Steve Irwin is also there and shouts out "crikey".
Mr. Irwin will be missed by all of us because his passion was contagious and his legacy will hopefully live on in those zooligists who saw what Steve Irwin brought to the job daily. His children and wife will miss him most of all because they were able to know him beyond his fame and fortune as the "Croc' Hunter". My heart goes to them most of all because the grieving for them will last a lifetime.
Most of all I hope that we can all show passion in the vocation to which we serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you Mr. Irwin and Thank you Jesus.
September 02, 2006
Well we are finally in September. Usually at this time we are getting prepared to send our children back to school, but now that we live in Indiana school started 2 weeks ago and our children have already been bringing home homework. We have been getting into a groove of getting up with them in the morning and driving them and the neighbors to school. Pretty soon I too will be getting up to attend my classes.
With Summer Greek out of the way I can focus on other classes though I will be using my Greek quite a bit more than other students in the past have done. Concordia Theological Seminary has re-designed their curriculum to include a more thorough use of the Greek language than it did before. We will also be using hermeneutics throughout our coursework.
I will have 14 credits this fall quarter so I will not be here as much if at all. I have also taken leave of the forums I have been acquainted with for the past 4 years. I look forward to the challenges that God has in store for me here at the sem.
Above all pray for us who are just beginning this trek.
Pax Christi
Scott Strohkirch
With Summer Greek out of the way I can focus on other classes though I will be using my Greek quite a bit more than other students in the past have done. Concordia Theological Seminary has re-designed their curriculum to include a more thorough use of the Greek language than it did before. We will also be using hermeneutics throughout our coursework.
I will have 14 credits this fall quarter so I will not be here as much if at all. I have also taken leave of the forums I have been acquainted with for the past 4 years. I look forward to the challenges that God has in store for me here at the sem.
Above all pray for us who are just beginning this trek.
Pax Christi
Scott Strohkirch
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