Methodist Blogs Weekly Roundup # 77

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

Allan Bevere wrote that pastors should cling tenaciously to their callings and not wilt under pressure and the uselessness of the United Nations.

Andy Bryan wrote about interfaith worship services as a form of evangelism.

Andy Stoddard lectionary blogged for July 31.

Richard Heyduck wrote about Christian leadership theory.

Brian Russell wrote that Christian leaders should shape the ethos of their communities and how pastors can live out the Sabbath today (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!).

Bruce Alderman wrote about a practical atheism that most American Christians live in.

At Connexions, Joel Thomas wrote about the influence of AIPAC in American politics.

Sally Coleman wondered if one can be sensual without sexual.

Gavin Richardson wrote about a strange, sudden leadership change at a local megachurch.

Gerry Charlotte Phelps wrote about Iranian President Ahmadinejad's ambitions to elimiate the US and Israel and the perceived conflict in churches between funding evangelism and funding missions.

Daniel McLain Hixon wrote about the Church of England elevating women to bishops.

Greg Crofford wrote about evangelicals believing in global warming and placing the national flag inside the church. He also has questions about the theology of Left Behind.

Greg Hazelrig wrote about weathering the storms of life.

Henry Neufield wrote about anti-Semitism and The Passion of the Christ, the dangers of using insufficient military force in Iraq and Lebanon, the use of the trilemma in Christian apologetics, and reviewed the book God After Darwin.

Jay Voorhees wrote about pastoral accountability in the United Methodist system.

Josh Tinley didn't vote in a local election and explained why, but he did write about the crazy Muslim/Christian man who shot those Jewish women in Seattle and pastoral accountability in the United Methodist system.

Just As I Am taught about reconciling broken relationships.

Ken Carter reflected on Al Gore and his new documentary and preached on the Lord's Prayer.

Jan Kindle wrote that people should relate to each other as the primary colors do.

Larry Hollon wrote about the rise of political centrism in America, people physically multi-tasking too much, and the causes of mainline decline.

Mitchell Lewis attended a reunion of the 3/4th Cavalry and analyzed Mel Gibson's drunken rant.

Mark Winter reached the reign of King Asa on his systematic read-through of the Bible.

Matt Kelley wrote about the delicate intersection of faith and politics.

Matthew Johnson wrote about a famous Arkansas Razorback.

Keith McIlwain wrote about taking a spiritual Atkins Diet (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!) and bad statistics in church growth studies.

Michael Daniel has uncovered my diabolical scheme and wrote that the way that Christians believe in the truth of the Bible is through the sufficiency of grace.

Craig Moore wrote about terrorists' use of human shields.

Mike Lamson thinks that Christians should stop using the term 'missionaries' because we should all be missional, but shouldn't treat people or areas as projects for conversion.

Pulpit Perspectives asked what is the purpose of education in reference to standardized testing.

Sandpiper wrote about penal substitution theology and why Aslan instructed Peter to clean his sword.

Lorna Koskela wrote about the relationship between confession and atonement.

Sky Lowe-McCracken reviewed the firefighting movie Ladder 49 and Hauerwas's view that one must show up at church.

Smallest Angel mourned the first anniversary of her miscarriage. Please keep her in your prayers.

Steven Webster wrote about Bishop Whitaker's view of homosexuality.

Jonathan Marlowe wrote about the Minnesota megachurch pastor who refused to place a flag in his church and the theology of Bishop Whitacker.

Dale Lature wrote about isolation and theological formulation and the fallacy of classifying people as evil.

Thoughts From a Clay Pot wrote about overreacting to child safety concerns.

Tony Mitchell preached about the need for Christians to be aware of the signs of the times and how they direct us to respond to social justice issues.

Paul Martin wrote that he has lost confidence in the leadership of Tony Blair.

Willie Deuel wrote about retaining African identity while being Christian.

Russ Philips wrote about how apportionments are payed at different times of the year in his Conference.

Derek Tang is getting married.

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UPDATE: Derek Tang added and Greg Crofford's list extended.