Methodist Blogs Weekly Roundup # 46

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

Big Giant wrote about glossolalia.

Clif Guy blogged about the IT job market.

At Bandits No More, Richard Heyduck wrote about how perspective changes perception and the appropriateness of beautiful church buildings. Steve Heyduck wrote about defining Generation X.

Ben Witherington wrote about the problem of lust and what the church should do about it (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!).

Beth Quick blogged about Christmas services at her church.

Betty Newman eulogized her Dad (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!), and wrote about dropping the role of daughter and Bible translations.

Brian Russell wrote about reading the Bible missiologically and the Feeding of the 5,000.

Bruce Alderman blogged about defining God.

Dave Warnock wrote about Bible translation and Bible reading plans.

Dave Camphouse wrote about blogging fame, being left out of the MBWR, and conceptualizing evangelism.

Derek Tang offered his sports awards to worthy candidates.

Steve Heyduck wrote about accepting God's leash.

Gerry Charlotte Phelps blogged about her New Year's Resolution -- spiritual health.

Greg Crofford wrote about the Apostle James' view that life is vaporous.

Greg Lee preached on Christmas selfishness and wrote about the value of regular church attendance.

Isaac's Redemption wrote about original sin.

Jay Voorhees blogged about making Christmas morning services child-friendly and making the church a place of reconciliation.

John Wilks wrote that American Chrstians can't claim to be persecuted and what the Second Coming tells us about the character of God.

Josh Tinley held his annual awards show and wrote about buying a new toilet.

Larry Hollon wrote about human rights concerns in the Philippines, the creation account in the Gospel of John, reporting on a UMC pastor from Crawford, Texas, the way seminary prepares pastors to miscommunicate, and memories of trains.

Maobi blogged about a legal controversy in Malaysia. I'm unsure if I understand it, but it is apparently a dispute over the possession of a dead Mt. Everest climber who was either Hindu or Muslim, depending on who you talk to, and therefore where he should be buried. Again, I confess total ignorance of Malaysian politics, so I might not understand.

Gavin Richardson gave advice about what to blog about when you have blogger's cramp.

Mark Winter blogged about New Year's Resolutions.

Matthew Johnson did likewise.

Michael Daniel wrote about a Chrstian view of financial debt and a Christian view of gun ownership (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!).

Nick Robinson wrote Biblical limericks.

Pjeffy wrote about the significance of different Christmas worship services.

Joe Tiedemann blogged about the experience of being the Christian guru for his family.

Dan Gates wrote about pro-gay UMC pastors and offered New Year's Resolutions for conservative Methodists.

Patti Wagner blogged about teaching the craft of writing to children.

Lorna Koskela wrote about the book After God's Own Heart, Brian McLaren's A Generous Orthodoxy, problems in corporate prayer, being a Christian to welcomes everyone, and jigsaw puzzles as a model of spiritual journey.

Steven Webster wrote about the prophetess Anna in the Gospel of Luke and speculated about her place in Judean history.

Theoblogical thinks that churches should more firmly oppose the war in Iraq and that the goal of Christian action is reconciliation.

Tony Mitchell wrote that Methodists should take action for the poor and downtrodden for our New Year's resolution.

Tough Times reflected on the cyclical nature of Christmas and the New Year.

Shane Raynor wrote about Bible translations.

Andy Stoddard blogged about the faith of Tony Dungy, a football coach whose son committed suicide.

Corrections? Additions? Do you know of a blog that should be included in the MBWR? Leave a note in the comments or e-mail locustsandhoney2005 at yahoo dot com.

UPDATE: Andy Stoddard added to the list.