Christian Carnival CLXIV

Welcome to Everyday Liturgy, the blog of a bunch of graduate students (completing or completed) in the humanities and theology discussing one of our favorite things: liturgy, as well as some of the news and religious topics that we find interesting.  The site is an ongoing expansion, and reviews, forums, and articles are slowly popping up like bulbs during spring.  Feel free to discuss some hot topics in our forums: The Jesus Tomb and It’s Implications or Dobson vs. NEA: Who’s Right?

With the theme of liturgy as our guide, the Carnival has been divided up into the Call to Worship, The Word of God, Eucharist, Prayers, and Benediction.

 

Call to Worship – Before we start, these are the things that inform us and prepare us to worship?  Why are we Christians?  What sets us apart as a community?  What is happening in our community?

·         Josh, the blogger on Church Hopping, examines why the icthus is a symbol of Christianity in The Fish Wars.

·         Lynn Perry at Thought Renewal discusses in an extended and lengthy post how to use self-help principles in a godly manner in his post The Theology of Self-Help.

·         Bruce Alderman presents The Lost Tomb of Jesus posted at It Seems to Me . . . .

·         Matt Jones of Random Acts of Verbiage presents his analysis of the Discovery Channel Program: The Lost Tomb of Jesus along with links to other resources that suggest the conclusions reached aren’t the most reliable in The Lost Tomb of Jesus: Really?

·         The Evangelical Ecologist Don Bosch writes about how Dobson (Focus on the Family), Bauer (Coalitions for America), Perkins (Family Research Council) and Weyrich (American Values) want National Association of Evangelicals to fire Rich Cizik for urging Christians to
pay attention to environmental and climate issues in this post.

 

The Word of God – These posts explore the interpretations and applications of Christ, Our Word, and what he speaks to us this day.

·         Dancing has always been a debated matter within Christianity.  Veracity-The Way proposes in Dance for the Lord  that we need to be careful about why we dance and what we are wearing and using for the dance. Is our goal to bring attention to our costumes, props or dance prowess, or is to bring attention to Him?

·         Dr. Trudy Veerman webmaster of TURBULENT TIMES  shares some thoughts concerning Entering the Kingdom of God. There is more to Salvation than knowing about Jesus Christ.

·         Nancy Geiger presents Why Do We Study Prophecy? What I Learned Teaching Sunday School.

·         Henry at his Participatory Bible Study Blog continues his series on word studies by discussing practical ways to get the information you need while avoiding some common traps and pitfalls.  His post Word Study Dangers: Your Dependence on Scholars centers scholastic and academic influences.

·         Kevin at Everyday Liturgy writes On Developing a Personal Lenten Rule which includes Fasting, Prayer, and Almsgiving.

 

Eucharist – Thoughts that dwell on the meaning and remembrance of Christ, Our Word and Savior.

·         Richard explains the Hope of Israel and what it may mean when there is no hope in his post at dokeo kago grapho soi kratistos theophilos.

·         What does an ancient theological term about dancing have to do with our life for today and our hope for tomorrow?  Find out at Light Along the Journey as John explains Why the Perichoresis is Precious to Me.

·         Brian Russell from the Real Meal blog presents Eyes of Compassion.  This essay explores Jesus’ words from Matthew 9:35-38 and explores how Christ followers of today can use compassion as the fuel for mission. 

·         Bald Man presents How Far Will We Go?, as he sees the witness of Jesus calling Christians to more than the American Dream, but to live in the community of God’s Kingdom.  Posted at Bald Man Blogging.

 

 

Prayer and Meditation – Our prayers are incense offerings to God, our stories interpreted through His narrative, or our petitions to the Almighty.  Our meditation is the act of pondering about living the Word.

·         Laurie Bluedorn presents It’s Been a Wild Week Here in the Midwest  posted at Trivium Pursuit .

·         Ben from the Money Missions Blog looks at how locals are much better at reading non-verbal communication when it comes to international ministry in his post Can You Read Non-Verbally?

 

 

Benediction – The benediction is where the pastor leaves you with something inspiring, blessed, convicting, or a wee bit cheesy.

·         Michael at Tantalizing if True posts on Proportional Discipleship, another post in a series of best loved heresies, and potentially the most significant: the reason why God no longer expects radical obedience from American Christians – quantified through modern statistical analysis, of course.

·        Diane at Crossroads argues that maybe there is more behind the prosperity teaching than we
know.  Think "nouveau riche in her post What is the Real Truth Behind the Prosperity Teaching?