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Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Christian Carnival XXIII Welcome to the 23rd edition of the Christian Carnival, which was started by Nick Queen at Patriot Paradox as a weekly collection of blogs on topics from a Christian perspective. Since I'm hosting this week, I actually read through every post (whew!). Following the author's description after each listing are my own two cents. The suspects: The Bible Archive: Knowing the Will of God "In any and all of my decisions I should be looking for God's will, but I have a problem.I don't think that I have ever seen a shaft of celestial light illuminating the correct decision. What is God's will in my life?" A point well-taken: we spend so much time worrying about God's will in personal decisions that we forget that he's already clearly stated a large amount of what he wants us to do. Digitus, Finger & Co.: Christian Antisemitism Today "First in a series of posts about anti-Semitic attitudes among non-Jewish Christians." It's disturbing to think how racist even Christians, who are called to love unconditionally, can be. unravelled: Unconscious Faith "We talk about wanting faith that moves mountains but don't realize the faith implicit in the most insignificant things we do every day. Perhaps if we would learn to be conscious of God's presence with us throughout the day and learn how dependent we are on Him for even the smallest things, we'd find it easier to let go and depend on Him for greater things." God aside, we have operate by faith that our world is as we believe it is. We have faith that when we switch on a light, it will turn on. Or that when we email a friend, the letter will get there. So we all have faith, to some degree. Devotionals by Donna: Playing for My Father "A post conveying what a father is and most importantly how a father reliant on God is an example of our Heavenly Father's love for us." The story says something about a son's determination as well. Imagine what we could do if we were all so persistent.... Joe Mckeever.com: Some Thoughts On This Horrible Blessing (Submitted by Marty McKeever) "On Billy Graham, Ronald Reagan, death and resurrection through Jesus Christ." Why did Jesus weep? Perhaps because he could still feel the mourner's pain even though he knew exactly what happened after death. It's an empathy we don't always demonstrate. The Dawn Treader: Speak Up for Marriage Before the Courts Speak for You "Marriage is the one of only three God-ordained institutions. Its role is to bring God's shalom into families and into societies. Many Christians are silently sitting through the current cultural debate on marriage. Preferring to sit this one out, many evangelicals are allowing poor moral arguments to go unanswered in the marketplace of ideas. This post is to wake up the sleeping giant, called the church, and encourage evangelicals to get in the game and speak with moral clarity." I'd have to humbly disagree with Jeff's statement that Christians are staying out of the debate--in my experience, we've been rather loud. This isn't an accusation directed at the article, but what we as Christians do often forget is to speak with love. Love without truth is not love, but truth without love brings little more than pain. May we learn how to walk the tightrope. Junto Boyz: A Christian's View on Homosexuality "Deroy Murdock's knock on heterosexuals." Food for thought. We're so afraid of gay marriage destroying the traditional notion of the insitution that we forget to examine the variety of ways the straight population has damaged it ourselves. Parablemania: Divine Capitalization "Many people consider it irreverent to use lower case letters for pronouns (or even other words) referring to God. I disagree, and I think there are even good reasons not to use capitals in those cases." A great post on of my pet peeves. Mr. Standfast: Providence: A Story (and a Question) "Kind of hard to describe. I guess I'll just let it speak for itself." An interesting analogy. But to answer the question, no, it's never been like that for me. DeoOmnisGloria.com: Why should you consider the Catholic Church? "Serious about Jesus? Looking for a church that just as serious? Consider the Catholic Church. Here I list 12 reasons why every Christian should take another look at the Catholic Church." What? You're telling me that Catholics are Christians? (Just kidding.) An interesting list, though many Protestants would disagree on its points. That's all folks! ^ Top | 2:26 PM | | | 
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