Derek Kaser to the Rescue

Many thanks to my nephew Derek Kaser, who rode to the rescue of this blog when I’d waded in over my head in matters of database versions.  24 hours ago I managed to shut myself out of editing this blog.  12 hours ago I’d managed to erase all the content.  By 8 hours ago my [...]

Georgia Christmas Pictures 2009

It’s much easier to upload photos with one hand and hold the baby with the other than it is to write a blog post, however brief, in the same manner.? So enjoy these pictures of Micah, Miriam, pageants, presents, cookies, and all sorts of good stuff in Georgia in the days leading up to Christmas [...]

Micah Says Moo 2009

Alright, so casting contingencies dictated that he should be livestock once more.? But he is the fastest moving Nativity cow you’ve ever seen.? I guarantee it.

Hammer in Hand: A Review of Through the River by Jon and Mindy Hirst

Through the River: Understanding Your Assumptions about Truth I should start this post with an apology to Mike Morell and the other folks at Ooze Viral Blogs: I’m certain they sent me this book some time in October, but I’m just now finishing up, well past the 30 days that we’re supposed to take to [...]

The Dilemma of Women’s… Chess

Snowdrops (Women) Beat Old Hands (Men) I hope I don’t alienate too many readers writing this publicly, but I always sweat a bit when the topic of women’s sports comes up in conversation.? On one hand, if I assert that women’s capabilities are at least equal to men’s in arenas of athletic endeavor, the question [...]

Micah with Katana

Just a bit of finals week/Christmas cheer for you. No particular reason.

Christmas Card Pictures

Generally our policy is to send cards to folks who send us cards, but for the rest of you out in Internet land, here are the pictures that contended for slots on the 2009 Gilmour Christmas card: Christmas Card 09 Candidates

Christian Humanist Podcast Episode 7: Wars on Christmas

RSS Feed Show Notes I was quite a bit snotty this week (as was the Internet Monk in his weekly podcast, but I promise we’re not the same person), but David and Michial were more than brilliant enough to pick up my slack as we discussed some of the changes that Christmas has undergone across [...]

Haggai Must Have Been a Baptist

Identifying Biblical Writers by Church Affiliation They’re not as snappy as lightbulb jokes, but there is an undeniable nerdy humor in this John Mark Reynolds post.

I stand tagged: The Bible in 5 Lines

Tripp Fuller tagged me with this meme, so here’s my attempt at it (in just a few minutes so that I can get back to a conference paper): Written Proclaim faithfully Call to worship Grace given, encompassing all God creates, delivers, loves, redeems I suppose I should have laid out the terms of the meme: [...]

Thoughts for a Fish part 2: What’s Good about Conversation? Plenty.

I promised a few days ago that I’d follow up on my critique of hipness with a post that’s more affirmative, and although I’m still going to be asking questions as I go, I’m nonetheless going to shoot for an overall stance of appreciation.? So here it goes. One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic As I mentioned [...]

Christian Humanist Podcast Episode 6: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Podcast RSS Feed Show Notes Appropriately enough for a show on science fiction, this week’s episode encountered no significant obstacles from software updates and the like.? Obviously the topic is gigantic, and as usual, we opened up more questions than we answered, but that’s part of the fun of our podcast, methinks.? Take a listen [...]