Category Archives: Church stuff

Return to the Arena part 3: Too Many Foci

Posted on 2009/04/13 by ngilmour

Return to the Arena Part 1 Return to the Arena Part 2 Those of you who read my “kids these days” book reviews in the summer of 2008 know that I’m no great cheerleader for the culture of “multitasking.”? Neil … Continue reading →

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Return to the Arena part 2: The Giant Speakers of Mordor

Posted on 2009/04/12 by ngilmour

Return to the Arena part 1 I know it’s been almost a week since I posted about CIY, but reflecting on my teaching comes first here at HLW, and posting Micah pics also comes first, so I do not apologize, … Continue reading →

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Preachy Atheists

Posted on 2009/04/11 by ngilmour

The New Atheists? Easter message? ?Grow up or die? | spiked. It’s always nice to read a bit of complex thought, especially when proponents of us-versus-them have been pounding away at a division of the world into… us and them.? … 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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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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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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The Good Kind of Elitism

Posted on 2009/03/28 by ngilmour

I read about T. David Gordon’s Why Johnny Can’t Preach: The Media Have Shaped the Messengers over on Jared Nelson’s blog a couple weeks ago, and the book sounded interesting enough that I laid down a few bucks and got … Continue reading →

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I realized something in Sunday school yesterday…

Posted on 2009/03/23 by ngilmour

Ruth is about three-quarters barking mad. Let me back up. ?Ruth, the eighth book of the Old Testament, is our text for the next several weeks of Sunday school. ?I’ve taught Ruth in churches and at UGA, and one of … Continue reading →

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After twelve years in the minors, I don’t try out.

Posted on 2009/03/16 by ngilmour

Okay, I just did. I saw Internet Monk’s post this morning about his “Evangelical Untouchables” project, and it just seemed too interesting.? I sent off a couple paragraphs this morning, and I suppose now I’m waiting for the results of … Continue reading →

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Back to Egypt

Posted on 2009/02/22 by ngilmour

When Mary and I returned from Indiana and West Virginia at the beginning of January, we started a new series on Exodus for the teens at church, and we decided fairly early on in the planning process that we’d do … Continue reading →

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How I Teach on Sundays

Posted on 2009/02/09 by ngilmour

I’ve actually not taught a Sunday school lesson since 2008, and the break has been a nice one. I’ve been able to get more done on my own dissertation, get accustomed to the new courses I’m teaching at UGA, and … Continue reading →

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Like Christmas, but Every Week

Posted on 2009/01/04 by ngilmour

Sundays not the Same Today Normally I don’t get halfway through Darrell Huckaby’s weekly column before I roll my eyes and give up.? That’s alright; he probably doesn’t read this blog either.? Darrell is one of many local columnists in … Continue reading →

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Athens Christian Church Christmas Pageant 2008

Posted on 2008/12/16 by ngilmour

I finally got some pictures off of my camera onto the family computer, and these are from the Athens Christian Church Christmas Play from December 15, 2008.? I realize the selection is somewhat Micah-centric, but whaddya gonna do? If I … Continue reading →

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My Last Sunday School Lesson of 2008

Posted on 2008/12/14 by ngilmour

I just uploaded my fifth and final “History of Christmas” handout to the Sunday school page, and I’m feeling good about it.? It hasn’t been my best series of Sunday school lessons, but I think that’s a function of the … Continue reading →

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An Advent Sermon and a Christmas Season Song Service

Posted on 2008/11/30 by ngilmour

I suppose I’ll see how this goes when I step up to the plate this morning. I always preach the lectionary–it keeps me honest, meaning that I sometimes have to deal with texts that aren’t necessarily my speed.? I can’t … Continue reading →

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No Eucharist for ANY OF YOU!

Posted on 2008/11/25 by ngilmour

SC Priest: No communion for Obama Supporters I have to admit that I’m more conflicted about this story than some of my liberal friends would likely want me to be.? But I do think that the Eucharist is serious enough … Continue reading →

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A Separate Peace in a War that Nobody Cares About

Posted on 2008/11/24 by ngilmour

Just for the sake of some of us in the pews, could we agree that if St. Francis or Martin Luther wrote the hymn, arrangers are not allowed to do cute syncopations with it?? I really can’t stand tricky praise-bandish … Continue reading →

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Election Results

Posted on 2008/11/16 by ngilmour

No, not the electoral college and all that.? The congregation of Athens Christian has elected me deacon.? I start serving the next time the elders and deacons assemble. That’s all for today.? Papers to grade and all.

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A Most Important Vote

Posted on 2008/11/02 by ngilmour

Tuesday?? Nah.? I’m talking about seven days from now when the congregation of Athens Christian Church votes whether or not to appoint me a deacon.? Marv, our preacher, informed me not long ago that in the latest round of nominations … Continue reading →

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Amos Lessons Begin Tomorrow

Posted on 2008/09/27 by ngilmour

I know not everyone who reads my blog is into the whole Sunday school scene, but I am a regular and dedicated teacher on the first day of the week, so I try to share my materials with folks (especially … Continue reading →

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