Methodist Blogs Weekly Roundup #8

Dave Warnock took the denominational quiz circulating around the Christian blogosphere. He also blogged about privacy concerns with Google searching, taking his kids to a local science museum, and investing in BlogShares.

James Gibson wrote about Bishop Gene Robinson's recent remarks that Jesus might be gay, called Cain a sissy, and contemplated the death of the Pope. He also wrote about growing homosexualism in the ELCA, provided the text of two letters by Nigerian Archbishop Peter Akinola on the division between the ECUSA and the rest of the Anglican Communion, and rejoiced at his separation from the theological Left.

Beth Quick noted cognitive dissonance in a reading of the novel Les Miserables. She also provided a recipe for vegan chocolate chip cookies, noted the odd results of a recent survey on religion in American life and Maryland legislation requiring companies of a certain size to provide health care to employees.

David of ConXian went through a blizzard so terrible as to cancel church in Colorado!

Donald Sensing described democracy as an antibody to a clash of civilizations between the West and Islam. He quoted Orson Scott Card on what causes religions to rise and fall. Sensing linked to information on an anti-terror rally by Muslims in Washington, D.C, explained the advantage that potential fathers-in-law have if they are intelligence officers, and noted that John Paul II failed to understand that Islamic terrorists could not be reasoned with. Sensing noted that the culture of death has permeated modern sexuality, asserted that there was no significance in the handshake between Israeli and Syrian leaders at the Pope's funeral, and linked to (Best of the Methodist Blogosphere!) a horrendous computer problem. He described the defeat of the insurgency in Iraq and the pacifism of the Pope.

Pen of Gutless Pacifist blogged about the tendency to diefy mortal humans in funerals, overheard Gen-Xers reflecting on the death of the Pope, and compared the Papal succession process to the TV show Survivor.

Grandma Jean attempted to provide rational analysis on Catholic tradition regarding the Schiavo case.

At Connexions, Richard Hall described common ground between Muslims and Christians, noted spiritual hypocricy in mourning the Pope, confessed to being tired of the long Pope news cycle, and experimented with blogging via e-mail.

Gavin Richardson described the effect of blogging on his youth ministry, grappled with the danger that his brother faces in Iraq, and rejected the suggestion that Jesus is gay.

Wendy of Lakeland Community Church Blog noted that Jesus looks upon us with love and not condemnation.

John Wilks took the denomination test and found out that he's Anglican and described a Christian epistimology.

Wes Magruder photographed a clash of two worlds, compared doing God's work when exhausted to fishing with torn nets, and scouted out locations for future churches in eastern Cameroon.

Jennifer of Scandal of Particularity quoted Archbishop Rowan William's Easter sermon at length, remembered Oscar Romero, and mourned the Pope.

Greg Hanson considered recharging his spiritual battery.

Jay Voorhees blogged about the difference between the expansive church and the inclusive church, offered free gmail invitations, letting God lead the way in a pastor's career direction, problems in itinerancy in the UMC, rejected schism in the UMC, the UMC noticing the Emergent movement and sexual immorality among Methodist pastors.

At Web Parish, Shawn Smith pondered about the relationship between what he's studying at Asbury Theological Seminary and practical ministry. Michel looked at how people have responded to the death of the Pope. Susan Ferguson was strongly affected by a painting of Jesus Christ. J.D. Walt mourned the death of the Pope.

Shane Raynor blogged about the future of the UMC in the inner city, the UMC and the National Association of Evangelicals, the language of conversion in the church, a Florida Conference employee being sued for embezzlement, Terri Schiavo and end-of-life decisions, gun control, the Tennessee Conference settling a sexual assault lawsuit, the future of WesleyBlog, and the evangelicism of Pope John Paul II.

Cole Wake wrote about the NBC miniseries Revelations. He asked 'where are the good Christians?' Wake also wrote about the low-cal, diet Christianity (minimal effort required!), criticized official mourning of the Pope, Christian-themed programming on TV, the lessons of the Epistle of James, emerging from a fundamentalist past, and the scam of the prosperity gospel.

Gregory Lee has a loooong list of reflections on the Resurrection. He also pondered the reason for the continuing existence of the UMC and mourned the death of the Pope.

Ken Carter mourned the death of the Pope.

Matthew Johnson pondered the meaning behind the parable of the vinyard workers and clarified a mis-statement on Wesley's theology.

Theresa Coleman compared PhD and DMin degrees, catblogged, and held a complex discussion on the theology of Communion (Best of the Methodist Web!).

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

Apologies in advance for any mistakes. I've been in a tremendous hurry today.