Methodist Blogs Weekly Roundup # 61

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

Steven Manskar wrote about life in a sin-denying culture.

Andy Bryan said that Easter should be a time for telling stories about Jesus, as we do after a funeral. He also wrote about the miracle of forgiveness.

Andy Stoddard lectionary blogged for April 10, 13, and 14.

Brian Slezak wrote about what the church can do to appeal to Generation X.

At Bandits No More, Richard Heyduck wrote about how churches and campus ministries can support the faith of college students (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!).

Beth Quick pondered roads not taken out of fear of risk.

Brian Russell wrote that the Resurrection should be shocking.

Bruce Alderman wrote a satirical piece on attemps to debunk Jesus.

At Connexions, Richard Hall wrote about the scandalous shame of the cruxifiction and Joel Thomas wrote about letting go of pride in the church community.

Josh Tinley wrote about how different schools of creation or responding to the discovery of a unique fossil, how a negative income tax would work, and some proposed commercials for the UCC (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!).

CBRN wrote that random mutations cannot produce evolutionary progress.

Cybervicar wrote that we need Jesus to invade our personal space and we also need to each make a personal journey to the tomb and be assured that Jesus has risen.

Dave Morris blogged about how we often misunderstand blessings and taking Mondays off.

Sally Coleman wrote about the pain of mothers who have lost children.

Steve Heyduck blogged about a bad documentary attempting to cast doubt about Jesus, that we shouldn't always try to be true to ourselves, and emotionalism in the Moussaoui case.

Gavin Richardson wrote about whether the sacraments could be given online.

Gerry Charlotte Phelps wrote that the dying French and Italian economies may send immigrants from those countries to our shores, defining unemployment and how illegal immigration effects it, and that our unwilligness to share our faith is not shyness, but stinginess.

Greg Crofford blogged about how you can keep Easter sacred for your children and what he learned from gym classes.

Greg Hazelrig wrote about finding hope in the Resurrection and living a life of preparation for the coming of Jesus.

Greg Lee reflected on what Jesus meant when he said from the cross "It is finished."

Guy Williams blogged about a new prayer initiative for Wesleyan campus ministries.

Henry Neufield wrote about how Christians and pagans have traditionally viewed sexuality, the radical nature of the crucifixion, dating the Book of Daniel, whether or not the US should export democracy, theological freedom, the value of literary criticism in Biblical study, and that people who reject evolutionary theory do so out of emotional need.

Chris Roberts wrote that we crucify Jesus everyday.

Jay Voorhees blogged about a cross-nailing worship service and the meaning of God in a tornado.

John Battern wrote about the stress that pastors face during Holy Week.

John Wilks blogged about the tragic atmosphere of the Last Supper, that God loves as a father, not as an owner, and that Easter should be kind of scary.

Just As I Am taught about the nature of repentance.

Ken Carter blogged about the implications of God loving us and that Jesus was lord of the outcasts.

At Kindlings, Jan wrote about what it means to be appointed by God.

Larry Hollon wrote about how the younger generation is inherently skeptical.

Mark Winter blogged about the faith that we can sustain due to the Resurrection, that Jesus was king on the cross, how we are each changed by the cross, and the memorial of Jesus that we have in communion.

Mark Youngman wrote that the Resurrection wasn't about saving us from hell, but saving us to transform lives here on earth.

Keith McIlwain listed the best Jesus movies that Hollywood has created.

Michael Daniel tried to define American culture and wrote about the proper place of emotional appeals in legal courts.

Mitchell Lewis wrote about celebrating Easter among the troops in Iraq, that we must forgive others as Jesus did from the cross, and that we can fly with God confidently.

Nate Loucks shared his thoughts on American Idol and what the Church can do to help kids grow up right.

Neil Bishop blogged about the meaning of the Resurrection.

At New Reality Blog, Ric said that we need to take all sins, not just out pet sins, seriously.

Nigel Coke-Woods wrote about misrepresentation of creation beliefs in the British media.

Olive Morgan blogged about an interesting pastor-exchange program in the Methodist Church (UK).

Pastor Laura wrote about a form of evangelism that misunderstands what it means to be saved.

Joe Tiedemann blogged about the origin of the term "Good Friday".

Jason Wooleever wrote about making confirmation classes spiritually effective and Biblical views of masculinity and femininity.

Theresa Coleman wrote that we should not just celebrate Jesus' resurrection, but mourn his death.

Lorna Koskela blogged about the Eucharist being an act of Christian unity and reviewed the book Lord, Please Help Me in the Laundry Room.

Sky Lowe-McCracken wrote that the US government and the UMC are fiscally irresponsible.

Kurt Boemler blogged about how friends react when you become a Christian.

William Hardt commemorated the creation of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference.

Jonathon Marlowe wrote about how important it is to retake Easter from the Easter Bunny.

Tony Mitchell preached on what communion means.

Shane Raynor blogged on the pro-gay organization Soulforce.

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