OK, so the first attempt at learning greek ended rather abruptly. It seems that trying to self-motivate myself with something like that while on a computer is a more difficult task than I’d ever imagined. There’s just so many distractions just a click away.

But I always tell people “nothing ventured, nothing gained”, and it seems that may apply to learning Greek as well. If I haven’t put something on the line, it’s not going to happen. So I plunked down my $44 at Amazon for a textbook/grammar (Mounce’s “Basics of Biblical Greek”, which comes very highly recommended) and began anew two days ago.

So far, so good. The text seems to be excellently written, and I’m optimistic about how I will fare. Now if I can just keep it up, I should know enough Greek in 2-3 months to pass my proficiency exam. I hope.

The reason for all this, of course, is impending enrollment at Trinity, a seminary in Deerfield, IL. Provided that they accept me, I’ll be headed off there next fall. Needless to say, there’s something exciting about going to school just to learn more about the Bible, history, Christianity, and all that comes with being a pastor. If it’s even half of what I expect it to be, it will be time and money very well spent.