Methodist Blogs Weekly Roundup # 78

Here's the week in review in the Methoblogosphere:

Allan R. Bevere wrote about the calling that compels ministers and how Christians should respond to Mel Gibson.

Andy Bryan wrote that Christians should be willing serve as "Nathans" -- those who nurture others out of sin. He also wrote about how the church respond to change.

Andy Stoddard lectionary blogged for August 7, 8, 9, and 10.

Richard Heyduck wrote about Christian leadership theories, specifically John Maxwell's.

Beth Quick reviewed the book The Devil Wears Prada.

Betty Newman prayed over communion.

Brian Russell wrote about how the OT establishes a mission for the People of God.

Josh Tinley wrote about charges that the film Talladega Nights mocks Christians.

CBRN wrote about the ambularity of Australopithecines. Now say that five times fast.

Dave Faulkner preached on the underlying meanings of Christ's miracles.

Sally Coleman preached on God's desire to walk us back from the cliff edge and wrote about dealing with anger and the secular and sacred divide in Christian cultures (Best of the Methodist Blogosphere!).

Steve Heyduck wrote about risk-free lifestyles.

Sleepwriter reflected on the Serenity Prayer.

Gerry Charlotte Phelps wrote about the need for rest and that Lebanon is the aggressor in the Israeli-Hezbollah War.

Daniel McLain-Hixon reviewed the book Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures by the Pope.

Greg Crofford wrote about a smattering of interesting things from the first nine chapters of Genesis, what African churches are doing to fight AIDS, why Joe Lieberman should understands what other Democrats don't, what to pray for in the war on terrorism, and reviewed the old Danny Kaye musical The Court Jester.

Greg Hazelrig wrote that we should let Jesus shine his light to expose our stumbling blocks and the Wesleyan view of the imagio dei.

Guy Williams has thoughts on the "bread of life" passage from John.

Henry Neufield wrote that the Incarnation is the core doctrine of Christianity, the redemptive consequences of that doctrine, that the Democractic Party needs a positive agenda other than being anti-Bush, the shades of meaning behind the word 'missionary', the relative value of people offering opinions on subjects that they are not experts on, the shape of the Democratic primary election in Connecticut, how airline security is changing, determing essential and non-essential Christian doctrines, how fear is a dynamic of election races, the easier road of clinging to doctrines instead of living like Jesus.

Chris Roberts wrote that pastors must be living examples of holiness.

Jay Voorhees wrote about innovations at major emergent discussion fora and the process of his church embracing the emergent movement.

John Battern wrote about how the Walk to Emmaus program helps abused women, the silence of British Muslims in response to the terror plot, dealing with genocidal orders from God in the OT.

Just As I Am taught on the importance of giving out of an awareness of grace.

Ken Carter preached on the Lord's Prayer.

Larry Hollon wrote about photo manipulation in Lebanon.

Mark Winter wrote about the curious tradition of editing out inconvenient parts of the Bible.

Matt Kelley says that it's an unavoidable fact that churches compete with each other.

Matt Johnson things that N.T. Wright has been misrepresented by critics.

Keith McIlwain is fond of the musician Pete Best and wrote about the five major problems in the Democratic Party and why he thinks highly of the personal character of Bush and Blair.

Craig Moore thinks that many Westerners don't understand the terrorist threat.

Michael Daniel wrote about how the Methoblogosphere should respond to debates on war, the roles of state actors and non-state actors in the Israeli-Hezbollah War, and God's grief over our separation from him.

Neil Bishop wrote about what makes a healthy church according to Ephesians.

Peter Raser preached on the church being an institution of service.

Todd Bergman wrote that the Bible teaches that being made in the image of God means that we must pursue excellence.

Theresa Coleman compared the UMC itinerancy system with arranged marriages (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!).

Sandpiper compared the Parable of the Prodigal Son and the King David's relationship with Absalom, the fragility of the Christian faith and the fragility of certain chemical compounds, and feeling God's energy with static electrical transference. You certainly can't fault Sandpiper ofr a lack of creativity. She also wrote about the grace of change and composed a marvelous story about a man's encounter with an angel.

Lorna Koskela presented a Wesleyan view of Romans 8.

Sky Lowe-McCracken identified areas of mediocrity in the UMC (Best of the Methodist blogosphere!).

Brett Royal reviewed the software program eBible.

Dale Lature wrote about the synthesis of Christian faith and anti-Communism in American foriegn policy and Community Server as a blog host.

Tony Mitchell preached on the Biblical figure of Absalom.

Scott McKay tried to understand the crime of vandalism.

Kevin Baker wrote about why he is a United Methodist.

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UPDATE: Chris Barker added.