Methodist Blogs Weekly Roundup # 73

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

Steven Manskar wrote that the eucharist is a sort of Declaration of Independence.

Allan Bevere wrote about the Christology involved in a personal relationship with Jesus.

Andy Stoddard lectionary blogged for July 3 and 6.

Chris Morgan interviewed a prominent female UMC pastor about women in the ordained ministry.

Beth Quick is in a hurry, but posted a summary of Annual Conference growth.

Betty Newman wrote about engaging the world.

Brian Russell wrote about speaking the Gospel in a language that draws people in, that evangelism doesn't mean abandoning holiness in order to communicate with people, the implications of humanity being created in the image of God, and how God sanctified the Israelites.

Richard Hall wrote about having conversations through the medium of blogging.

Josh Tinley looked at the roles of prophets in modern times.

CBRN wrote about a Creationist view of biological symbiosis.

Dave Faulkner preached on Jesus' relationships with his own people.

Dave Morris thinks that the biggest problem in the American church is laziness and the tensions of living in a community that promotes individual freedom.

Dave Campouse wrote about US soccer recruiting.

Sally Coleman wrote about the academic study of the occult, how the British clergy fit into that nation's class system, and how sleeping late is good for the environment.

Steve Heyduck wrote that people need hometowns and what he learned from his first job working at McDonalds.

Gerry Charlotte Phelps wrote about the death of Henry Morris, a prominent Creationist writer.

Daniel McLain Hixon wrote about the anti-intellectual tradition in Christianity, why he identifies as paleo-orthodox, and why men are dropping out of church.

Henry Neufield wrote about what the Together for the Gospel conference has declared on salvation, constructive ways to celebrate July 4, the political involvement of Black churches, dishonest quoting from ID advocates, and when worship turns into idolatry.

Chris Roberts wrote about Christians stumbling over the command to love.

Jay Voorhees wrote about historical ignorance of racial conflict.

Jeff Croft remembered July 4.

Just As I Am taught that most Christians are called to be underdogs.

Lake Neuron wrote about the Apollo space program, a blogger meetup in Nashville, and the movie Cars.

Larry Hollon wrote that poverty is a root cause of political instability, the work of Jews for Jesus, the way out of despair for Somalia, a new watchdog agency for African governments, publishing personal contact information on blogs for the sake of harassment, and growing up Pentecostal.

Mitchell Lewis wrote about the appropriateness of patriotic symbols in military chapels and whether or not military officers should resign over policy disputes.

Matthew Johnson wrote about the new Harry Potter book.

Michael Daniel wrote about the difficulties and making peace between Israel and the Palestinians and the UMC practice and belief of the Eucharist.

Rick Mang looked at the Gospels in the light of reading Brian McLaren's new book The Secret Message of Jesus.

Todd Bergmann compared a Christian's faith to a car engine.

Sandpiper wrote that our love for God should be like a triangle.

Lorna Koskela reminded readers that they are to love everyone, including the unlovable. She also wrote about God's plans to bless us and how a person's love language effects how they can be hurt.

Sky Lowe-McCracken examined the development of the UMC episcopacy.

Tony Mitchell wrote about what the Bible teaches on teamwork.

Paul Martin wrote that the UK's prisons are full of the wrong people and that the English should simply accept that they don't have the world's best soccer team.

Jim McKay wrote about a recent hotdog eating championship and mysterious political deaths and their accompanying conspiracy theories.

Russ Phillips wrote about declining interest in Christian youth summer events.

Derek Tang wrapped up the World Cup.

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Update: Paul Martin and Derek Tang's listings fixed.