Methodist Blogs Weekly Roundup # 10

Here's the week in review in the Methodist blogosphere:

Dave Warnock critiqued Sun Ray Server software, caught blogger Tim Ray time travelling, and disdained the election manifesto of the British National Party. He also wrote favorably of a new wiki program, the Methodist Church issuing a statement against racism, investing in BlogShares, and improvements made to Wikipedia. And again, he also wrote about a number of computer technology issues completely over my head.

James Gibson celebrated his first blogoversary, found hilarity in the Left's reaction to Benedict XVI, and blogged about the possible alliance between the UMC and ELCA, how revolutionary the Gospel message was and is, and eulogized Diane Knippers.

Chris Arveson returned to the blogosphere after a month-long absence. He blogged about the allure of convenience and the good and bad effects of guilt.

Beth Quick went to the General Board of Church and Society spring meeting (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!) and blogged about it. She also wrote humorously about the addictive affects of e-mail, Earth Day, a new UMC newsfeed, and the election of the new Pope.

Ken Carter blogged about Earth Day and a book about racism and murder in North Carolina.

Theresa Coleman wrote about the exhaustion that is ministry and seminary, catblogged, and wrote about a dramatic reading of Genesis 1 and John 1 and poured jokes on Pope Toast. Theresa also had a lengthy posts about helping older women be content, wisdom gleaned from chicken salad and (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!) what she has learned in Contextual Education. Theresa wrote about her Meyers Briggs test and the new pope.

David of ConXian wrote about a film called The Meatrix, a legal settlement between Iliff and its former president, and praying through the Lectio Divina.

Jordon Cooper preached his 500th sermon and wrote about the growth of Canadian liberal bloggers, the portable Play Station, AdScam, how the US could wean itself off of oil and Canadian reactions to the new pope.

Donald Sensing wrote about religious tolerance in Islam, the Business Week story on blogging, comparisons between Bush and FDR, the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, a debate on conscription, shopping for digital cameras, drying up the Iraqi insurgency, the value of interreligious dialogs, American private donations for tsunami relief, discovering Wes Magruder's blog, Schwarzenegger calling for closing the U.S.-Mexican border, the moral and doctrinal challenge of Benedict XVI. There's probably more that Sensing blogged about, but his archive function isn't working at the moment.

Pen of Gutless Pacifist blogged about Africa Malaria Day and compared Tom DeLay to Britney Spears.

At Connexions, Richard Hall wrote about the shrinking Antarctic glaciers, Hollywood and violence, prison as a holy place, a new blog on Christian environmentalism, and the Methodist Church and the Gambling Act.

Gavin Richardson blogged about what the Desert Fathers had to say about materialism, the Rapture which apparently I missed, the new blog map generator, the Virgin Mary appearing in an underpass, and the new pope.

Gregory Lee wrote about how sin can creep up on you.

Jay Voorhees blogged about the appointment system in the UMC and the Emergent movement.

The Methodist returned from a lengthly hiatus from the blogosphere and blogged about the death of his dog.

Methotaku wrote about leaving the UMC for the Episcopal Church, the formation of a homosexual Christians' group at UTA, and the new pope. She also blogged about anime, but I'm not sufficiently familiar with the field to summarize it.

Chris Morgan blogged about how important it is to learn the basics of the Christian faith (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!), God's relationship with nature, and the new pope.

Wes Magruder wrote about making Methodist materials available in French.

Raymond Rooney asked whether Christians are selling the Gospel or cultural conformity.

Jonothan Norman wrote an eloquent prayer here (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!). He also wrote about war from a Methodist prospective, the itinerancy system, and an Episcopal priest becoming a druid.

Scandal of Particularity wrote about teaching Wesleyan thought to teens, the balance between the needs of accurate doctrine vs. social justice here and here. At least, I think that's what she's saying -- I'm too sleepy and brainfuzzy to be sure. She also wrote about the new pope.

Greg Hanson blogged about the importance of praying for government officials.

Cole Wakefield wrote that you can be anti-Pope and not anti-Catholic, compared life in Tennessee and Arkansas, SoulForce taking on Focus on the Family, and popeblogs here, here, here, here, and here.

Shane Raynor blogged about Wal-Mart, Methodist boycotts, the new pope's theology, the proposed union between the UMC and the ELCA, the death of Diane Knippers, and why the UMC should switch to the TNIV translation.

Do you know of a blog that should be added to the MBWR? Leave a note in the comments.