Monthly Archives: April 2008

Ben Jonson is Alright

Posted on 2008/04/30 by ngilmour

I spent part of this morning wrapped up in a sweatshirt, dreading the next strong breeze, and the other part enjoying the gradually warming day, both down at Fort Yargo State Park, at a picnic table on the lake, reading … Continue reading →

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A Pedagogical Idea I Must Put into Text

Posted on 2008/04/29 by ngilmour

I don’t know why I’ve never articulated it this way, but starting next year, when I assign asynchonous revision (i.e. having the students revise papers before class, in lieu of a reading assignment, and bring their comments to class to … Continue reading →

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One Issue or No Issue?

Posted on 2008/04/29 by ngilmour

Mandy Smith’s “They Will Know We Are Christians by our Vote” from the Christian Standard, April 6 Letters to the Editor, Christian Standard I know that the Harolds Orndorff (from the letters to the editor link) don’t represent the sum … Continue reading →

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Scripture and Literature

Posted on 2008/04/28 by ngilmour

Before I get too far I should say to any former student who reads this that I might well be talking about the text of your portfolio’s introductory essay (quite a few people make the categorical division that I’m going … Continue reading →

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A Good Tom Tomorrow for a Change

Posted on 2008/04/26 by ngilmour

Bad Apples I haven’t posted links to too many Tom Tomorrow cartoons recently, because to be frank, they haven’t been all that great for a few months.? Frankly, his dealings with policy and politicians directly is ham-handed and not often … Continue reading →

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Setting Sail on a Sea of Portfolios

Posted on 2008/04/26 by ngilmour

I’ve got my first five graded.? About thirty to go.? I’m eyeballing Tuesday as a potential marathon day: if I can put in hours from the time Mary takes off to the time I have to pick up Micah (Mary’s … Continue reading →

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Job Movie Project Results Are In

Posted on 2008/04/23 by ngilmour

The voting was CLOSE.? Every one of the nine movie proposals got some votes, and both winners won by a margin of ONE VOTE.? (Yes, you Floridians, I’ve already recounted.)? I’m not going to post the titles here yet, as … Continue reading →

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The Last Revision Meeting!

Posted on 2008/04/22 by ngilmour

In twenty minutes I meet with four students, and my teaching semester will be over.? I’ve still got portfolios to grade and comps to wrap up, but it’s a milestone nonetheless. I’m looking forward with great anticipation to May 28.? … Continue reading →

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New Toy

Posted on 2008/04/21 by ngilmour

Why yes, that is an enormous new gas grill. And yes, it is on my deck. Happy Birthday to Daddy! [Update: I should mention that the grill cooks much differently than my brother-in-law’s former grill, which served me well through … Continue reading →

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New Gadget Crush

Posted on 2008/04/20 by ngilmour

Sony Reader I have to preface by saying that I did not switch to DVD until I got a player as a Christmas gift. I did not start carrying a wireless phone until Mary was deep into her pregnancy with … Continue reading →

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Short Order Homiletics

Posted on 2008/04/19 by ngilmour

I got a call from Jan, my preacher’s wife, last night.? Marv, our preacher, was in a car wreck.? No major injuries, but his physician suggested that he take it easy for a few days.? So in steps the pinch … Continue reading →

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Thanks to all the Facebookers

Posted on 2008/04/18 by ngilmour

I must have received a dozen or more birthday greetings for the big three-one yesterday on my Facebook wall.? I heard from Milligan alums, UGA colleagues, former students, and all sorts of folks.? And I thank all of ‘em. I … Continue reading →

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This is how I spend my birthday

Posted on 2008/04/17 by ngilmour

I’m fifteen minutes away from my last of five meetings today.? I’ve been up since 4:00 this morning reviewing documents for said meetings, and I’m likely to be awake entirely too early from now until the end of May. Beyond … Continue reading →

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Halfway to Liberty

Posted on 2008/04/16 by ngilmour

Twenty papers down, fifteen to go.? I went well over the halfway mark yesterday, and providing that nothing drastic comes up this afternoon, I should be able to close within half a dozen papers or so of the finish line … Continue reading →

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Job Movie Project: Day Two

Posted on 2008/04/15 by ngilmour

The last five groups presented their ideas for Job movies today. We laughed. We cried. We hurled. (Folks my age will get that last bit.) Votes have already started coming in for the favorite Job movie, so here are the … Continue reading →

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Not Quite 6000

Posted on 2008/04/14 by ngilmour

Once again I fell just short of 6000 points with this board. 5994. I don’t think one gets much closer than that. The diagram is a bit deceptive; the basic pellet tower in the center of the board was a … Continue reading →

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Updated Sunday school resource page

Posted on 2008/04/13 by ngilmour

The tab above once marked “Angels” is now simply “Sunday school.”? I’ve added a section with my experimental Allelon Sunday school curriculum and one with my current series on the Pauline letters.? The resources are free for anyone to take … Continue reading →

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Evan Almighty, my new movie-I-know-but-haven’t-seen

Posted on 2008/04/13 by ngilmour

I’ve now graded three different Evan Almighty papers from my freshmen. It’s joined Veggie Tales and Michelangelo as the most popular topics for paper four, whose basic assignment is to write about some artifact based directly upon a Hebrew Bible … Continue reading →

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Job Movie Project, Day One

Posted on 2008/04/12 by ngilmour

We had some good candidates for the next great Job movie present this Thursday, and although I’m waiting to post too many details, here are the basic upshots of the first four: Joanna: Think Job, but as a chick flick. … Continue reading →

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Interesting Read

Posted on 2008/04/10 by ngilmour

I know that the standard AM radio line “he doesn’t have any plans beyond pretty speeches” has given way to “his preacher has been drinking the Elijah Muhammad juice,” but I just skimmed this little document, and I’m starting to … Continue reading →

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