Monthly Archives: July 2009

Higher Things Youth Ministry

Posted on 2009/07/30 by ngilmour

Higher Things: A New Model for Youth Ministry from iMonk “Adolescence is a transitionary period from childhood to adulthood; it is not a subculture. Our task as adults is to get them through adolescence, not perpetuate it.”? That sentence alone … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Modest Proposal

Posted on 2009/07/28 by ngilmour

Arm the Senate! from E.J. Dionne I have to admit a bit of fondness for polemics like this.? There’s not all that much sophisticated thinking to it, just the direct application of strange thinking to commonplace situations.? It’s the simple … Continue reading →

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Summer Vacation in Hot-Lanta Pictures

Posted on 2009/07/25 by ngilmour

It was a whirlwind of a week, that’s for sure. The pictures in the album are roughly in chronological order. Enjoy, and if you have any questions, post a comment, why don’t ya? Summer Vacation Atlanta 2009

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Day Two in Hot-lanta

Posted on 2009/07/23 by ngilmour

There are two things that surprise a traveler and three that make one shake one’s aching head: experiences that surpass the hype, overhyped experiences that don’t, and genuine patterns of bad business. The Georgia Aquarium truly is a modern marvel.? … Continue reading →

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Myth-Making at the Science Museum

Posted on 2009/07/22 by ngilmour

Day one of our in-state vacation is in the bag.? In the morning we visited the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, and after a late lunch, we spent the afternoon swimming in the hotel’s pool, ordered pizza to the hotel … Continue reading →

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Off to Hot-lanta

Posted on 2009/07/21 by ngilmour

I’ll admit that this is my kind of vacation, the kind that only takes an hour and a half to return from.? We depart tomorrow morning, stopping along the way to take care of some paperwork in Dacula, and we’re … Continue reading →

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Swim Lessons

Posted on 2009/07/20 by ngilmour

We’re taking off for our four-day vacation in Atlanta tomorrow, so I cleared the camera’s memory card. Here are a few pictures, mostly of swim lessons but one of Micah’s new room. His room is almost done, and we start … Continue reading →

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Two Weeks’ Notice

Posted on 2009/07/18 by ngilmour

Yesterday was my last Friday at Bogart Library. [edit: I'm actually working July 31; strike that last statement.] I’ve been working there, as a side job, since 2002, and I’m going to miss it.? I’ll enjoy having weekends free and … Continue reading →

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Another Technical Triumph, Gilmour-Size

Posted on 2009/07/17 by ngilmour

I try never to call myself technically savvy, computer-literate, or other such things–the moment I do, somebody’s going to ask me to install, update, or fix something that’s beyond my scope.? Nonetheless, I do take some joy in those moments … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Being Consumed by William T. Cavanaugh

Posted on 2009/07/14 by ngilmour

Back in May, when I reviewed Will Samson’s book Enough, Robert Pankey (whose suggestions I tend to take seriously) suggested that I look at William T. Cavanaugh’s latest for the sake of comparison.? And so, never being one to turn … Continue reading →

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I’ve never been so tempted to go Anglican

Posted on 2009/07/12 by ngilmour

I know folks have probably already seen this from the link on Ben Myers’s blog, but I got a chuckle out of it.

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Apophatic, Apophantic, and why I had to look them up

Posted on 2009/07/11 by ngilmour

I always appreciate people who comment on this blog, and I’m especially flattered when people link to things I’ve written.? So I was positively glowing when I discovered that anholmwiler (a screen name, no doubt) had responded to my post … Continue reading →

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Practices and Dignity

Posted on 2009/07/10 by ngilmour

David Brooks on Dignity. I read this little piece this morning, and once again, Brooks writes some pretty good stuff when he isn’t? being a GOP partisan.? (He’s not unlike Tom Tomorrow that way, though I doubt he’d appreciate the … Continue reading →

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Micah’s Summer Pictures

Posted on 2009/07/04 by ngilmour

These won’t be the last, but they are the ones from our summer trip. So here are the Indiana pictures: Summer Trip 2009 Indiana And here are the West Virginia pictures: Summer Trip 2009 West Virginia And here are some … Continue reading →

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Off to the Office

Posted on 2009/07/02 by ngilmour

Now that the previous occupant has vacated, and now that we’re back in town from family travels, this morning I’m finally moving several boxes of books into my Emmanuel College office. In a month and a week faculty workshops start, … Continue reading →

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