Category Archives: Other Blogs

A New Web Experiment

Posted on 2010/01/30 by ngilmour

So for a while there I was a Conservative Reformed Mafia consigliere, and I’m still officially (though not productively, and I’m sorry, linda and Andrew and Joe) a writer over at i wonder as i wander, and now I’m embarking … Continue reading →

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The Dilemma of Women’s… Chess

Posted on 2009/12/15 by ngilmour

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 … Continue reading →

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Haggai Must Have Been a Baptist

Posted on 2009/12/07 by ngilmour

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.

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I stand tagged: The Bible in 5 Lines

Posted on 2009/12/04 by ngilmour

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, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2009/12/03 by ngilmour

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 … Continue reading →

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Picking up the Gauntlet part 2: Dialectic, not Metanarrative

Posted on 2009/10/19 by ngilmour

First an explanation of my long delay between posts: as a first-year teacher in Emmanuel College’s system, and for the first time teaching when my home life has no bedtime and no wake-up time, I planned poorly.? Midterms took more … Continue reading →

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James K.A. Smith on Reading

Posted on 2009/09/02 by ngilmour

Reading Habits I really enjoyed this e-interview that Smith recently posted on his blog. ?The whole thing is worth reading and thinking on, but my favorite exchange came at the end of the interview: What would you tell a college … Continue reading →

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Much Love to This Year’s Job Hunters

Posted on 2009/09/01 by ngilmour

More Drivel from the New York Times As this year’s job hunting season ramps up, I figured some clarity from Marc Bousquet might be welcome. ?This post is from his blog, and he wrote it back in April: Why golly, … Continue reading →

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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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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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A Couple Philosophical Questions for the (more recent) Jesus Manifesto

Posted on 2009/06/26 by ngilmour

Before I begin, I should be clear about what I’m writing about.? I do enjoy reading the left-leaning The Jesus Manifesto website, but that’s not what I’m talking about here.? (Incidentally, that site has done its own interrogation of Sweet … Continue reading →

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On Killing and Abortion

Posted on 2009/06/08 by ngilmour

I’ve heard about but haven’t had much time to think about the recent murder of abortion doctor George Tiller. I know that “Pro-Life” personalities were quick to get in front of television cameras and denounce the crime, and something struck … Continue reading →

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How People Actually Become Atheists

Posted on 2009/06/07 by ngilmour

Another One Gets Off the Evangelical Bus I know I’ve been citing a lot of iMonk lately, but he’s had good things to write lately, so whaddyagonnado?? My post on the closest I ever got to atheism aside, Spencer is … Continue reading →

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Relevant Ed Back Up

Posted on 2009/06/03 by ngilmour

Todd Baldwin and I started our Milligan careers with a lot of classes together as we embarked as fellow Bible majors.? Then I went for a Philosophy major and he for a Communications major.? Now I’m teaching English and Todd … Continue reading →

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Some Dantean Thoughts from Internet Monk

Posted on 2009/06/02 by ngilmour

On Being Too God-Centered I had reservations about iMonk the first few times I read him, but he’s grown on me, and the first time I downloaded his podcast and heard that Kentucky accent in my headphones (there’s really nothing … 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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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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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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