Monthly Archives: February 2009

The Gilmour Bedroom, Before and After

Posted on 2009/02/08 by ngilmour

So here’s a photo album that shows the bedroom devoid of furniture and then with the new items… and lightsabers. Happy Birthday, Mary! Bedroom Furniture

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Furniture Approaches

Posted on 2009/02/07 by ngilmour

Look for pictures soon–for Mary’s birthday (it’s a big ol’ birthday, let me tell you), we’re getting new bedroom furniture.? She found a good deal in the Sunday circulars on a set she particularly liked, we checked all over town … Continue reading →

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This Just Made my Day

Posted on 2009/02/06 by ngilmour

So I was messing about on Open Office, putting off looking at another freshman paper draft, and I found a most excellent feature on OpenOffice.org’s writer program.? The open source word processor package has an onboard bibliography manager that can … Continue reading →

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Big Thoughts and Sheep Stealing

Posted on 2009/02/05 by ngilmour

I’m always glad when my students bring up what I’m afraid to.? After comparing A Country Wife to Wedding Crashers and the comic relief scenes in Doctor Faustus to Beavis and Butthead, I was somewhat apprehensive about comparing the Second … Continue reading →

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An Experimental Return

Posted on 2009/02/04 by ngilmour

As I’ve written here before, I had a three-and-a-half-year run contributing on the threaded discussion boards at theooze.com, and I do not regret those years.? During that span I was able to make a (relatively) smooth transition from the seminary … Continue reading →

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God’s Intervention and Buried Coins

Posted on 2009/02/03 by ngilmour

Revision meetings are this week, so there won’t be any news from the Enlightenment until next week. In lit survey we finished up Doctor Faustus (though the discussion spilled into the hallway after class) and started our discussion of Everyman, … Continue reading →

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Virtue and Theology

Posted on 2009/02/02 by ngilmour

Ten Virtues for Theological Study There’s not much to add to this Ben Myers post; in fact, I’ll just post the text of the list here. 1. Patience: In theological education, the process of learning is more important than the … Continue reading →

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My Kind of Nostalgia

Posted on 2009/02/01 by ngilmour

Pope Benedict XII Explains Beatific Vision I know that academic theology is not everyone’s cup of tea, but in his regular “this day in history” piece this week, Fred Sanders of Scriptorium Daily ended his piece on this medieval debate … Continue reading →

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