Monthly Archives: May 2009

RIP Dust Comics

Posted on 2009/05/31 by ngilmour

This actually happened a couple months ago, but I’m never up to speed with such things, am I? As I mentioned in my recent exchange with Slim and Ben, one of the coolest things about the CIY conference that I … Continue reading →

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Discussing Catechism, Milligan Style

Posted on 2009/05/30 by ngilmour

If you’ve been following the comments in the right column, you’ll see that Ben Lee, a good friend, has jumped in on the discussion that Slim and I have been having about youth ministry, technology, and what good (if any) … Continue reading →

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Want to Host your Own Site?

Posted on 2009/05/29 by ngilmour

I don’t normally do advertising on here, but 1and1, the company that hosts this site, is doing a promotion until the end of May (which, I realize, ain’t that far from now), and the rates are really nice.? So if … Continue reading →

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Dante 2009: The Inferno

Posted on 2009/05/29 by ngilmour

I took the plunge this summer and decided to leave Mark Musa’s translation of Dante on the shelf. I looked at five different candidates, and I decided to use a 40% off coupon at Borders to get John Ciardi’s translation.? … Continue reading →

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The Book that Almost Turned me Atheist

Posted on 2009/05/28 by ngilmour

I can read most Enlightenment-era atheists without a problem; I taught David Hume and Tom Paine (both of whom or neither of whom was really an atheist, depending on whom you ask) this spring, and although I could reproduce the … Continue reading →

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Dante: The Video Game

Posted on 2009/05/27 by ngilmour

Endpaper – Fiction reaches a new level I’m not sure whether to laugh or to cry. Better yet, I’ll just wait until I can get it cheap on eBay.

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Day 83: We Need Answers Now!

Posted on 2009/05/26 by ngilmour

The Real Life Ticking Bomb Scenario. Tom Tomorrow put this up a couple weeks ago, but it deserves a look if you’ve not looked yet.

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I scored 93.94%. How about you?

Posted on 2009/05/25 by ngilmour

ISI Civic Literacy Quiz 2009 This little quiz took me about ten minutes to finish, and when the quiz revealed the two questions that I missed, I realized I had been gaming the quiz on one of them (answering how … Continue reading →

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Fish on Eagleton on Ditchkins on God, Again

Posted on 2009/05/24 by ngilmour

God Talk, Part 2 I know it was last week’s column, but I did enjoy Fish’s wit last week.? (I’m sure I’ll be back to hating him next month–I can’t decide what I think of him.)? The column starts out … Continue reading →

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Boys’ Month

Posted on 2009/05/23 by ngilmour

Well, it’s actually just two weeks.? Mary got on a plane last night to go help with her parents Ollie and Sue, who were in a car wreck a couple weeks ago.? Micah’s going to stay in school a couple … Continue reading →

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Soliciting Funding

Posted on 2009/05/22 by ngilmour

GodBlogCon has undergone a name change so that it doesn’t sound so much like a Star Trek convention.? Their new name is the Christian Web Convention, and they’re still doing their thing at Biola University, home of the Scriptorium Daily … Continue reading →

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Officer Training in the Colleges

Posted on 2009/05/21 by ngilmour

ROTC and the Future of Liberal Education First, before I forget it, how great is it that the president of Harvard is named Faust?? That’s a goldmine for newspaper headlines as far as I’m concerned.? “Budget Cuts Call for Faustian … Continue reading →

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Changes to the Sunday School Page

Posted on 2009/05/20 by ngilmour

Actually, the new name of the page (as you’ll see if you point your mouse down there) is “SundaySch.”? I had to do something relatively brief so that it would appear on the tab. Because I’ve been producing as much … Continue reading →

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Micah the Ring-Bearer

Posted on 2009/05/19 by ngilmour

You want Micah in a tuxedo? We got Micah in a tuxedo! Michial and Victoria’s Wedding

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CIY Revisited: A Dialogue with Slim: Part 3

Posted on 2009/05/18 by ngilmour

Slim’s Latest Response Ben Lee’s Recent Post on Related Topics I included Ben Lee’s post because, whether unknowingly or in the spirit of unabashed plagiarism, he’s engaging the same kinds of questions that Slim and I have been trying to … Continue reading →

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If it’s Proprietary, Don’t Monkey with it

Posted on 2009/05/17 by ngilmour

I learned that lesson a few days ago–I downloaded a third-party utility that was supposed to be able to convert .rtf files into .lrf files (the native format for the Sony Reader), and I got visions of turning Early English … Continue reading →

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More Good Stuff from Scriptorium

Posted on 2009/05/16 by ngilmour

Why Protestants Should Read Thomas Aquinas part 1 Why Protestants Should Read Thomas Aquinas part 2 Why Protestants Should Read Thomas Aquinas part 3 Why Protestants Should Read Thomas Aquinas part 4 These posts come from a speech that Fred … Continue reading →

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Ooze Viral Blogger Review of Enough by Will Samson

Posted on 2009/05/15 by ngilmour

I heard about this project from the good folks at the Ooze a while ago, and, never able to resist free books, I signed up.? The terms of the deal are that, when I want to, I can request a … Continue reading →

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The Return of Anxiety Dreams

Posted on 2009/05/15 by ngilmour

I wondered if and when this would start happening. ?Last night I had a dream that I was attending some sort of banquet at Emmanuel College (where I start as an assistant professor this fall). ?When I got there, I … Continue reading →

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A Conservative Feminist?

Posted on 2009/05/14 by ngilmour

Brainstorm: Over 50 Years Ago! – Chronicle.com. It’s refreshing to see on occasion that there are folks who both value those who have gone before and recognize that some progressive ideas are also likely good ideas.? The pair doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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