Monthly Archives: April 2009

The Medieval Mix at its Best

Posted on 2009/04/08 by ngilmour

Yesterday’s class was a blast, though once again I proved that I’m not quite educated enough to teach Middle English texts. Our opening exercise, my favorite part of today’s class, had my students split up into groups of three or … Continue reading →

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Bad, Bad Teacher

Posted on 2009/04/07 by ngilmour

I will bring books and materials to class. I will bring books and materials to class. I will bring books and materials to class. I will bring books and materials to class. I will bring books and materials to class. … Continue reading →

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Return to the Arena part 1: Wherein I Say Nice Things About CIY

Posted on 2009/04/06 by ngilmour

I’ll go ahead and repeat the truism that someone coming back home from a long stay in a foreign place notices things that people who never left simply take for granted.? My own journey into Christian faithfulness started in the … Continue reading →

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A Pastor on Books

Posted on 2009/04/05 by ngilmour

Keep Reading! I haven’t sent out kudos to the Standard recently, but I promise it hasn’t been for want of good articles.? Our tradition’s little magazine has done a nice little series about the nature of truth, run columns about … Continue reading →

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Sunday School-ish Additions

Posted on 2009/04/03 by ngilmour

I’ve not mentioned it up here on the front page, but I did upload the handouts for a three-part series on the Stone-Campbell movement that I taught to the teens and the first of a two-part series on the history … Continue reading →

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??t Wyf…

Posted on 2009/04/02 by ngilmour

I really do enjoy Chaucer, I’ve found.? We did the Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale today in class, and I discovered that the Wyf (a holdover from the Old English neuter noun for woman–a lesson in the difference between … Continue reading →

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A Particular Kind of Ministry

Posted on 2009/04/01 by ngilmour

Engaging the University I’ll admit that, having attended a small Christian college, I’m no expert on the campus ministries that operate on the campuses of the large universities.? Given that they usually meet at night and that I’ve been married … Continue reading →

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