Methodist Blogs Weekly Roundup # 27

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

Andy Bryan wrote about the murder of Brother Roger, the DaVinci Code movie, and Cindy Sheehan.

Gerry Charlotte Phelps blogged about balancing evangelism and helping the poor, emphasizing repentence in evangelism, and the movie The Great Raid.

Chris Morgan wrote about admitting when you need help.

At Bandits No More, Richard asked for prayers for Gaza and wrote about how to be perceptive to other people's needs, being the apprentice of Jesus, and understanding evangelism through the story of Ruth.

Ben Thomas wrote about how pastors can often be the most effective by being absent.

Ben Witherington blogged about what humans can learn from penguins and Paul's understanding of wealth.

Beth Quick wrote about the theology of summer camp and observing the different ways that people take communion.

Cole Wakefield noted that John Wesley is dead and blogged about attacks on the Christian Alliance for Progress.

At Connexions, Joel Thomas blogged about manners displayed by liberal and conservative bloggers. Richard Hall wrote about the shooting of a Brazilian man by London police.

Dave Warnock wrote about his first service at a church on his circuit.

David Camphouse noted the disappearance of the Western Jurisdiction from the Book of Discipline and wrote about the incident in which Jesus called Peter 'Satan'.

Dean Snyder blogged about how Mark Tooley is responding to the upcoming Lake Junaluska conference, how the Bishop of the Western North Carolina Conference is responding to the same, a Biblical right to work, what churches can do to create full national employment, what the government can do to create full employment, and why the Red Bird Missionary Conference is growing.

Steve Heyduck wrote about discerning a thirst for God and being a contagious Christian.

Gavin Richardson blogged about responses to his thoughts on homosexuality and the death of Brother Roger.

Greg Hazelrig noted that change in a church can be scary.

Growing Up wrote about what she's learned about the impact of Jesus on the lives on individuals by watching CSI.

Guy Williams just became a father.

Inside Mike's Head said that artists are the prophets of modern times. He also wrote about trusting the Bible as a guide.

James Spring blogged about why John Wesley hates you.

Jay Voorhees wrote about Pat Roberton's call for the assassination of Hugo Chavez, conflict resolution within the UMC (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!), and that the decline of UMC membership is due to its success.

Joel Furhmann blogged about finding God's calling to faith through tragedy.

Jonathon Norman wrote about the necessity of confronting our own sin, the failure of the church to address poverty, the death of Brother Roger, and what he's learned from monasticism.

Josh Tinley blogged about women's rights in Iraq, financial compensation for college athletes, declining talk radio ratings, Sen. Frist on Intelligent Design, and conservative attacks on the Christian Alliance for Progress.

Ken Carter wrote about what you can learn about salvation through Passover.

Maobi blogged about how corporate management can slow business progress, affirmative action in Malaysia, the traditional Chinese festival for the dead, looking back at 48 years of Malaysian independence, how to reform the UN, credit card fraud in Malaysia, and how he know's that he's saying sensible things considering how he's infuriating commentors.

Matthew Johnson wrote about the life of an evangelical pacifist.

Methodist No Spin Zone wrote that the Bible clearly identifies homosexuality as a perversion, that he's tired of debating liberal Methodists on homosexuality, and Bob Edgar's statement that liberal stances are Christian stances.

Michael Daniel blogged about Cindy Sheehan and 'moral authority' and how people have responded to the BTK Killer's sentence.

Octomusing wrote about an anti-poverty rock concert in the UK and Methodist giving to world relief.

Phil Smith blogged about making a church 'leaver-sensitive'.

Wes Magruder wrote about the creation of a Cameroonian hymnal.

Theresa Coleman wrote about Christian compassion (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!)

See Through Faith blogged about getting tired of being compassionate, defining poverty, that Jesus gives individuals meaning in their lives, making worship meaningful for children, reading Wild at Heart, Methodist ordination in Finland, and spiritual adultery.

Stephen Fife contrasted Brother Roger and Pat Robertson and wrote about the death of Brother Roger.

Tim Sisk recommended reading the Patrick O'Brien novels and the spiritual impact of the act of confession.

Wabi Sabi blogged about his recent experiences getting kids involved in worship services.

Shane Raynor wrote about the Lake Junaluska controversy, the wisdom of Methodist scholar Albert Mohler, the God's Word Translation, the death of John Wesley, and Cindy Sheehan.

Hopefully this will be my last MBWR on dialup. Anyway, corrections or additions, as always, leave a note in the comments or e-mail locustsandhoney2005 at yahoo dot com. I'm going to bed. Goodnight.

Corrections:

John Wilks wrote about how God still loves sinners, even if he excludes the from the Kingdom. He also wrote about Pat Robertson's call to assassinate Hugo Chavez, the proper way to handle doctrinal disputes, Paul's views on sexual immorality in the church, how the apostles reacted to the leadership of Jesus, how certain churches and ministries can become a cult of personality, and the responsibility of being one of God's workers.

Donald Sensing blogged about Bush and public relations, a right to work, the Lake Junaluska controversy, cosmic particle impacts, re-evaluating multiculturalism, and sexual discrimination at Virginia Tech.