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Tim Gilmour

Tips from Tim Gilmour (Growing Spiritually in Academic Life Series)

November 4, 2018 by Tim Gilmour Leave a Comment

Life in the university promises a chance to think about the big questions in life, to reflect on who we are and what we're learning. But all too often, life as an academic seems so busy as to overwhelm any chance at contemplation; it can be a struggle to figure out even how to have daily time with God. For our fall tips series, we're asking writers to share a brief tip or idea on building your spiritual life in your role as an academic. Last week we kicked off the series with a post by Mary Poplin. This time we share a … [Read more...] about Tips from Tim Gilmour (Growing Spiritually in Academic Life Series)

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: bible, bible study, Prayer, sabbath, Scripture, tips for the academic's spiritual life

A Prayer for Christian Academics This Summer

July 8, 2018 by Tim Gilmour 1 Comment

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This summer, we're sharing prayers for and by Christian scholars in our network. We hope this is a chance for readers to connect with each other and with God, to be encouraged, and to pray together. May this series remind us of how the church is connected across time and space in the love of Jesus Christ our Lord. Today's prayer is by Tim Gilmour, a longtime ESN participant and a professor at John Brown University. Dear Lord Jesus Christ, Thank you for saving us and calling us to be with You in glory. Please … [Read more...] about A Prayer for Christian Academics This Summer

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Prayer Tagged With: Prayer, Prayer for Christian Scholars, Summer 2018 Prayers

Teaching Tips: Engineering in the Real World

April 18, 2017 by Tim Gilmour Leave a Comment

Here at ESN, we've found that some of our most appreciated posts share practical tips on learning various academic skills that emerging scholars can use to serve God and their neighbors. Teaching is a key way to serve students and love our neighbors by sharing knowledge, and it's also something many emerging scholars are learning how to do.  So in Spring 2017, we're sharing teaching tips from people in our network. We hope readers will get some good ideas from each other, and also get a glimpse into how Christian … [Read more...] about Teaching Tips: Engineering in the Real World

Filed Under: Life in the Academy, Resources for ESN Members, The University Tagged With: Engineering, Teaching Science, Teaching Tips, Teaching Tips Series Spring 2017

Learning to wait on God in North Korea (Scholar’s Compass)

July 16, 2015 by Tim Gilmour

Pyongyang Metro, courtesy of  David Eerdmans, via Wikimedia Commons:  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MetroPyongyang.jpg "What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own … [Read more...] about Learning to wait on God in North Korea (Scholar’s Compass)

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: North Korea, Prayer, Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, Scholar's Compass, science, teaching, waiting, work

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