Christian Carnival CCXXI
Welcome to the 221st Christian Carnival! Below you will find fascinating articles from around the blogosphere. Thank you all for coming and participating!
Journeying Forward presents From Brokenness to Wine – Let Him Squeeze posted at Journeying Forward.
—A reminder that brokenness will be made useful in the hands of our Almighty God.
David A. Porter presents The Life Changing Story of Zacchaeus posted at A Boomer in the Pew.
—David outlines his thoughts on John MacArthur’s "A Sinner meets a Seeking Savior."
ChrisB presents Capital Punishment Reform posted at Homeward Bound.
—Whether you think capital punishment is acceptable, essential, or abhorrent, you can further the cause of justice by telling your legislators you want to see these simple reforms.
Alli Diller presents Is it Wrong to be in Debt? posted at God & Mammon.
—Continuing on the subject of debt, I’ve heard some Christians teach that it is a sin to borrow money and go into debt. One primary verse used in the argument against debt is Prov 22:7, as we discussed in the last post: "The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender."…
Diane R presents The Most Segregated Hour? Well…..Maybe Not How You Might Think posted at Crossroads: Where Faith and Inquiry Meet.
—Maybe church racial segregation talk is becoming a straw man to mask the real segregation in our churches?
Jessica Jones presents Confessions of a Mother posted at Practical Nourishment.
Jody Neufeld presents Reaching Out ? Leaving Something Behind posted at Jody Along the Path.
Drew Tatusko presents Should We Believe in Evolution and Still Care? posted at Notes From Off Center.
—If our planet is to survive and remain habitable we must, as the top of the food chain and direct cause of environmental toxicity, re-engineer the planet. As human beings who are conscious of evolutionary processes, we are responsible to consciously and intentionally direct evolutionary processes around our obligations to each other and the planet.
Martin presents The Philosopher’s Stone posted at Enigmania.
—With God all things are possible, but what about this thing?
Ali presents Does Jesus overpay? posted at Kiwi and an Emu..
—Written as if to Calvinists, but it applies to Arminians and even those Open Theists as well! If Jesus’ death was sufficient to pay for the sins of the whole world and yet we know that the whole world has not been redeemed, hasn’t Jesus overpaid?
This week at Light Along the Journey, John is back from attending the Together for the Gospel 08 conference and has a series of posts describing it, with links to his reflections, book lists, photos, and more.
Phil for Humanity presents Humanity’s Responsibilities << Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity.
—It does not matter if God created man or if man created God.
Annette presents Honour and Respect for Elders posted at Fish and Cans.
—Treat them well, consider them worthy of your respect. Let’s think about that for a bit. Do you respect those in authority over you who rule well? Those men who labour in teaching you? Who labour in presenting God’s word clearly to you? Those elders who teach your bible study … do you respect them? Your pastor who studies the word of God to clearly present it to you, do you give him honour?
Chasing the Wind presents When All Hope Seems Lost posted at Chasing the Wind.
—God has a plan for us, and He knows our suffering. Trust in Him, and be patient! A study of Joseph from Genesis 40.
James DeLelys asks, "Who is Love?" in WORDS ยป Articles posted at WORDS.
Doug presents Tips in Resisting Temptation posted at Bounded Irrationality.
—How do we resist temptation? I’ve included a few simple tips that have helped me in my spiritual battles. I hope they can help you.
Many Christian groups use a lectionary or schedule of readings from the Scripture.
Weekend Fisher shares a surprising reference to the age of the practice of cycling through the passages based on the celebrations during the year in her post How Old is the Lectionary?.
John at Brain Cramps for God has a two part post looking at Barack Obama’s "clinging to religion" speech. Can Christians learn something from his mistake?
Parableman discusses the origin of the idea that Noah cursed Ham, which was used as an excuse for slavery of black Africans and their descendants? The answer, in his post The Origins of the Curse of Ham will probably surprise you.
Jennifer of Dairy of 1 explains in her post Religions Rights of Students in Public Education that there IS constitutionally protected religious expression for public school students, despite what school districts like the one in Wisconsin think.
Mark Olson over at Pseudo-Polymath posts A Praise Hymn…Eastern Style, as the Eastern Orthodox are lead toward Pascha ( a.ka. Easter) this week, which is the Eastern Orthodox Holy Week.
And finally, Everyday Liturgy, your humble host for this week, has chosen a reflection on the Papal Mass at Yankee stadium as his submission: The Pope On Every Channel. "I was so encouraged by seeing the gospel displayed before all, not in fancy rhetoric or fiery preaching, but in the sacraments and song."
