Methodist Blogs Weekly Roundup # 72

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

Allan Bevere preached on being tough enough to follow Jesus.

Andy Stoddard lectionary blogged for June 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30.

Brian Slezak wrote about some church computer thingy that I don't understand. Or at least that I don't understand in 20 seconds. It has something to do with church management software. Or llamas in drag. One of the two.

Richard Heyduck wrote about the moral progression of Biblical teaching.

Beth Quick reviewed the books Little Earthquakes and Angels and Demons. She also liked the new Superman movie.

Brian Russell wrote that Christians living a missional lifestyle need to learn how to speak in the language of the people around them, seeing the value in every person.

Bruce Alderman wrote about the limits of science for understanding faith.

Richard Hall has located a wide variety of useful web tools for myriad purposes.

Dave Faulkner wrote about uniting and dividing forces in the homosexuality debate within the Methodist Church (UK).

Dave Warnock explored the dynamics of tolerance in other people's opinions.

Sally Coleman wrote about New Age healing practicies from a Christian perspective, an emerging Christian community in Northumbria, and told the story of the woman who was healed in Mark 5:34.

Gerry Charlotte Phelps wrote about the spread of Christianity in Iraq.

Greg Lee preached that God leads the ministries of the church, not you. He also wrote that American Christians should respond to immigration from Latin America with missionary efforts to those immigrants.

Henry Neufield wrote about gender barriers in the church, synthesizing science and faith in evolutionary theories, and whether playing Christian music at a skating rink violated human rights.

Jay Voorhees wrote about the new Firefox software Flock and an execution in Tennessee.

Jeff Croft attempted to define charity as a mission of the church.

Ken Carter preached on the Lord's Prayer.

Lake Neuron is fond of the NPR show Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

Larry Hollon wrote about cheap laptops for developing nations, what the Bowling Alone thesis has to say about Methodist evangelism programs, the need for church leaders to be media saavy, and defining the Christian community in modern times.

Mitchell Lewis offered suggestions for helping people overcome loss.

Mark Winter reviewed the new Superman movie.

Matt Kelley wrote that people can't claim to be spiritual, but not religious.

Craig Moore wrote about Spain's moves to give rights to apes.

Michael Daniel wrote about the proposed flag-burning amendment and the shape of the debate about gay adoption.

Mike Voigts has a heavy cross to bear, for he is a Chicago Cubs fan. But he did enjoy the new Superman movie.

Neil Bishop wrote about what we can learn from the story of Jairus' daughter.

Jared Williams wrote about the Annual Conference in East Ohio.

Praise Habit wrote about church serving as a source of entertainment.

Sandpiper wrote about the risk of the Christian life, that everything in God's creation is worthy of praise, the grace present in Wesleyan baptism, and the love languages of Christians. She also told a story about love in the midst of a cold winter.

Lorna Koskela wrote that our lives are supposed to be living ministries, even if we are not ordained. She also wrote about joyful thoughts in the Pslams and finding joy in God and chocolate.

Sky Lowe-McCracken wrote that salvation is not just personal, but social (meaning in community).

Tony Mitchell wrote about the moral impacts of war.

Jim McKay wrote about the President refusing to obey laws that he signs and the 2006 NBA draft.

Scott McKay wrote about using labels and ideas that we don't really understand.

Russ Philips wondered what Annual Conference activities actually extended the ministries of the local church.

Rob Adams prayed for churches to respond to the needs of their communities with compassion.

Pslogger wrote that we should boldly tell others that we have been redeemed.

Kevin Barker wrote about the North Carolina Annual Conference.

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