Christian Carnival CLXXVIII

Posted by Michael on June 27th, 2007 filed in Christian Carnival

Christian Carnival 178 is up at … Chasing the Wind! I have the honor of hosting this week’s carnival, affectionately known as Christian Carnival 178, 2^89th, hexadecimal B2, or binary 10110010. Whew, and I think there were almost that many entries.

They’re presented here in roughly the order submitted; if you’re a blog author and you don’t see you entry, I’ll be happy to modify the list below. I had to exclude 1 entry from this week’s Carnival; while “positive” in nature, it didn’t represent a Christian viewpoint. And I excluded two humanistic, scientific anti-Christian blogs for obvious reasons.

if you’re a visitor and curious about Carnival entries, click on a few and read this week’s best Christian blogging.

Justin presents Science’s Overlooked Problem posted at Politics & Religion. A look at the most overlooked problem in science.
At Trivium Pursuit, a consideration of Bible Study Software, submitted by Laurie Bluedorn.
Daniel Condurachi presents What To Do To Be Punished posted at Daniel Condurachi’s Blog.
Justin Merth presents A Father’s Day Lesson in Pride posted at In The Word.
At Sun and Shield, a question for this week is ” An intelligently designed universe? ” Among other things, Martin muses about why there is so much fuss over changing the teaching of biology to accommodate a belief in a young earth, and so little over changing the teaching of astronomy.
Messy Christian presents 5 reasons why I love Jesus posted at Messy Christian. This meme actually got me thinking about how I got on this Christian journey (I wasn’t born a Christian - my parents and siblings are Buddhists). What attracted me to Jesus indeed?
Mark Olson presents In Which I Am Confused about Slavery and Freedom posted at Pseudo-Polymath. In which I am (now) confused about what is meant by slavery and it’s evils.
Dana presents Keeping in touch or personal touch? posted at Principled Discovery.
Dunstan presents Seeking God posted at The Protomonk. A review of Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict.
Adam Faughn presents Psalms 1-25: Links posted at The Faughn Family of Four. I have been posting a series of devotional thoughts on each psalm. This post contains links to the first 25 psalms in the series.
This year’s hot vacation bible school package is called “The Great Bible Reef - Dive Deep Into God’s Word.” Is going to an ecumenical, environmentally-themed VBS better for your kids than actually spending time in creation? Don Bosch chews on this question over at The Evangelical Ecologist.
Peter Kirk presents ESV Bible no longer says wizards must die! posted at Speaker of Truth. Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings fans can breathe more easily! The Bible no longer says that Harry and Gandalf must be stoned to death.
“If we go wrong on the nature of faith, everything in the Christian life will go wrong.” So says John Piper on faith. But what is the nature of true faith? See what the disciple Jesus loved wrote on faith as Light Along the Journey this week posts on The Faith of the Apostle John.
Diane R presents Trash Watching posted at Crossroads: Where Faith and Inquiry Meet. Lately in the Christian blogsophere, again, we are reading about the necessity of Christians seeing movies. Should they?
Weekend Fisher considers one of the most-ignored commands of Jesus in Love your enemies at Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength.
Rey from the Bible Archive starts exploring the ramifications of Paul’s Measure of Faith.
Jennifer in OR presents The Story About Ping posted at Diary of 1.
Rodney Olsen presents Back in time posted at The Journey. I recently went trawling through my audio archives and found interviews I recorded with Rick Joyner, Jack Deere and Neil T. Anderson. I talked to all of these men back in 2005 but thought that there may still be some interest in what they had to say at the time.
Thomas Gilson presents Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit’s Power; by J. P. Moreland posted at Thinking Christian. The three legs of Moreland’s “Kingdom Triangle” may–or may not–be the three most important things Western Christians need to do to make a difference in our world. Two of them, however, are very likely the most important things we have been lacking.
At Everyday Liturgy, Thomas posts about Private Prayer and Religious Liberty. A discussion concerning the recent resignation of a trustee of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary over the use of private prayer languages. The paradox, private prayer languages are denounced by an organization that champions itself as a promoter of religious liberty, is commented on.
William Meisheid presents Judgment Is Not For The Faint Of Heart posted at Beyond The Rim…. A few thoughts on the nature of judgment and prophets.
Henry Neufeld presents Notes on Mark 9:30-42 posted at Participatory Bible Study Blog.
At Random Acts of Verbiage, Matt tells us about The Stranger: A Month of Sundays. I take a look at an article put out by a local paper that sent out 31 reporters to check out 31 different churches around Seattle. It was quite disappointing.
Jeremy Pierce presents Stem Cell Rhetoric posted at Parableman. An examination of some of the rhetoric of the Democratic presidential candidates in response to President Bush’s veto of legislation that would have funded embryonic stem cell research.
Douglas Jones presents The Quest for the Holy Grail and the Second Coming of Jesus posted at Madison Thacker.
Justin presents Christianity’s Downfall posted at Politics & Religion. Part one of a multi-edition series about the downfall of modern Christianity - and what we can do to stop it.
At Chrysalis Cafe, the emerging megachurch Mars Hill is discussed. Not all megachurches are the same

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23 Responses to “Christian Carnival CLXXVIII”

Thinking Christian Says:
December 31st, 1969 at 6:00 pm
Chasing the Wind
BlogWatch Says:
December 31st, 1969 at 6:00 pm
Chasing the Wind has the Christian Carnival for this week.
Everyday Liturgy Says:
December 31st, 1969 at 6:00 pm
Christian Carnival 178 is now posted at Chasing the Wind . Make sure you stop by and thank Michael for hosting by loitering like an 8th grader at your local 7-Eleven. Everyday Liturgy’s contribution this week was Private Prayer and Religious Liberty
Principled Discovery Says:
December 31st, 1969 at 6:00 pm
The Christian Carnival over at Chasing the Wind. What is a carnival? Wikipedia answers. Let’s see, what else has been emailed to me recently: Nancy has written her first e-book. About giving your sons haircuts yourself. As you may have noticed from his pictures, the dog
Watcher of Weasels Says:
December 31st, 1969 at 6:00 pm
The Carnival of the CapitalistsThe Carnival of EducationThe Carnival of the InsanitiesThe Carnival of the LiberatedThe Carnival of Principled GovernmentThe Carnival of the RecipesThe Carnival of the VanitiesThe Christian CarnivalHavel HavelimThe Watcher’s Council
C h r y s a l i s Says:
December 31st, 1969 at 6:00 pm
What about Christians and tattoes? Check out Sis. Julie’s 3-part series and lively discussion at Julie’s Jewels. 5. Edit: This week’s Christian Carnival, a digest of new postings from around the Christian blogosphere, is here courtesy of the Chasing The Wind. [IMG ]Megachurches: What say YOU? Photo Credits: Physibeth, Bjorn, amazon.com, Bjorn (Flickr)
The Faughn Family of Four Says:
December 31st, 1969 at 6:00 pm
Another article (Psalm 1-25: Links) was submitted and accepted to The Christian Carnival (this was #178). To see the entire list of articles in the carnival, click here.
The Bible Archive - Bible Archive Home Says:
December 31st, 1969 at 6:00 pm
May 30 Parableman (actual carnival link) June 6 The Bible Archive (actual carnival link) June 13 Nick Queen (actual carnival link) June 20 The Evangelical Ecologist (actual carnival link) June 27 Chasing the Wind (actual carnival link) #179: July 11 Everyday Liturgy #180: July 18 Mere Orthodoxy #181: July 25 Brain Cramps for God #182: Aug 1 Crossroads #183: Aug 8 The Bible Archive #184: Aug 15 Parableman #185: Aug 22
Participatory Bible Study Blog » Blog Archive » Christian Carnival B2 Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 6:41 am
[…] . . has been posted at Chasing the Wind. Why B2? Because Michael presented the number in various formats, and I chose that one. Nice break […]
Pacesetters Bible School Newsletter » Blog Archive » Christian Carnival 178 Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 6:42 am
[…] . . . (or B2 or 10110010) has been posted at Chasing the Wind. […]
Anne Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 7:24 am
Thank you for hosting the Carnival.

Odd about the “Carnival Spam” you received. When I recently hosted the Lutheran Carnival, I also got spam from people submitting links to the Carnival who just filled out the entry form and sent it in, nevermind if their entries belong there. Likewise I got entries that weren’t even written by Christians and weren’t on-topic …
Michael Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 7:35 am
You’re welcome Anne, and I’m blessed to be able to serve in this capacity this week.

The *spam* looks intentional. One looked to be getting links for a self-improvement book or lecture series. The other two looked like they were trying to get unobservant Christian hosts to link to them. It’s a new twist in carnival submissions sine the last time I hosted.

I enjoyed your reminder to love those who hate you. Our enemies are not of this world.
Pseudo-Polymath » Blog Archive » Morning Highlights Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 7:57 am
[…] Chasing the Wind has the Christian Carnival for this week. […]
The Bible Archive » Blog Archive » Christian Carnival Announcement Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 9:25 am
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Parableman: Christian Carnival CLXXXVIII Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 10:28 am
[…] Jeremy at 7:03 AM Want this badge? The 178th Christian Carnival is up at Chasing the […]
e-Mom Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 11:52 am
This is a very nice group of Christian bloggers. Thanks for including my link this week. :~) Blessings, e-Mom
Threads from Henry’s Web » Blog Archive » Intelligent Design and Answer All Questions Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
[…] this week’s Christian Carnival I found two posts on science and religion that interested me. One I agree with completely, and I […]
In The Word » Christian Carnival CLXXVII Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
[…] Christian Carnival is a blog-magazine. The host collects posts for the week and displays them on his or her blog. This week the carnival is hosted at Chasing The Wind. […]
Adam Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Thanks for hosting this week (and for including my article). Good job!
Shalene Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Hi, I was just curious, how does one join your carnival? I have two Christian blogs, and would love to be a part of something like this.
Rebecca Writes - Rebecca Writes - Recipe Round Up: Quick Supper Fixin's It Is Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
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Christian Carnival CLXXVIII « Light Along the Journey Says:
June 28th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
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Michael Says:
June 29th, 2007 at 7:47 am
Whoa. Wow, look at all the people.

e-Mom, you’re welcome. Sorry for not replying to your email; I can only see the first sentence from work, then it’s blocked by Websense. I got home too late to get to email, but I was able to add your posting, no trouble at all.

Adam, it was a privilege to host this week. Thanks for stopping to say hi.

Shalene, the Christian Carnival is open to all who post from a Christian perspective. More details are at the Christian Carnival Google Group.