Beyond Belief

Welcome to the latest edition of the Christian Carnival. There is some great reading here and I’m sure you’ll enjoy working your way through the list of posts.

I do need to apologise for posting the carnival so late. I always take great care to do the best job possible whenever I host but this time around an extraordiarily busy week and computer problems have conspired to make things difficult. I am sorry for holding things up.

The weekly Christian Carnival is an opportunity for Christian blog writers to share their best posts from the previous week. The topic of the post doesn’t necessarily have to focus on Christianity but it must reflect a Christian worldview, and the writer must be Christian to qualify.

As always it’s a real honour to be able to present such a diverse range of great posts.

Please take the time to read through each post … it’s worth it. You might also like to link to this week’s carnival so that your blog readers can enjoy the variety of styles and thought. Another way to spread the word about the Christian Carnival is to click any of the buttons below this post to share the carnival on Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon or any of the other sites represented.

Let’s get started!

Moyo has Model of Prayer  over at Eden Life Magazine.

Over the years, many theologians have studied and worked to help people understand God and religion. If you are interested in studying theology and spiritual traditions, studying these great theologians will give you a better understanding. Diana Clerk presents The 40 Greatest Theologians Throughout History at Theology Degrees Online, saying, ” This list of 40 amazing theologians throughout history offers mostly Christian theologians, but also includes some non-Christian theologians who have been influential as well.

Annette asks “So what does it mean when it says that love is patient?” in the post Love is Patient at fish and cans.

Mere talk is so cheap that Jesus addressed it specifically with a parable found in Matthew 21:28-32.  Tim Fraticelli takes a look at the parable of the two sons in Talk Is Cheap: Hard Work is Profitable posted at Faith and Finance,

Richard H. Anderson presents an article from a series of articles on the priority of the Gospel of Luke. Check out Juxtaposition at dokeo kago grapho soi kratistos Theophilos,

Cameron Cloud presents No. I won?t share your Christian movie with my friends. (Yet.) at Nephos.

Revamping the Masters of Divinity Degree by Marcus Maher is posted at Seeking the truth….

Sarah has presented Convicted over at This is what Sed said.

Apologetics

Isabel Anders presents Reiki for Christians—and Everyone: An Interview with author Ruth Mayeux Allen, Ph.D. posted at BlogHer.

10 years after 9/11, the New Atheists say we’re nuts to believe in God. They say religion is dangerous and outright evil. But is religion itself evil? Mikel Del Rosario presents an easy way to say “No Way” in the post America After 9/11: Is Religion Evil? posted at Apologetics Guy.

Scott Smith has posted Do all roads (and flights) lead to God?, a look at religious pluralism in the light of 9/11″, posted at Sarcastic Xtian.

Russ White presents An Answer to a Friend (Part 1) at Thinking in Christ.

Devotionals

Dan Lower presents The Bible Tells Us posted at keyboard theologians, saying, “I think I can actually call this one a devotional, though it prompted my physics-majoring housemate to tell me I write theology like a mathematician.”

Ridge Burns has written about Communion at Ridge’s Blog.

Henry Neufeld presents a post from a new group blog. The author is Geoff Smith. The topic is just how one puts the rule of Christ above all. Matthew 28:8 and Titus 2:11: Christ’s Archy and Jesus’ Teachings is posted at Under Christ’s Archy.

Zowada has posted some thoughts on man/woman relationships and idolatry in Idolatry: The Jerry MaGuire Syndrome at Zowada Blog.

Josh presents a great list of scriptures on different types of relationships we have in Bible Verses About Relationships: 20 Good Scriptures over at What Christians Want To Know.

Narratives

Francis presents games for youth groups in Church Party Games – have inspirational fun! posted at Truth or Dare Blog.

Melanie Grant encourages us to Never Quit at Mel’s Mouthful on Mothering.

loswl presents A Broken Vessel Restored posted at INSPIKS, saying, “I am sharing this because it is a wonderful and heartfelt dream that I have been seeking the Lord about for the past several years. It is answered prayer and one that will come to pass in Gods perfect timing. I must wait, wait for it, wait for the Lord Jesus​ concerning such.”

Kristin posts about her baptism in Well, it’s about time. at June Cleaver Would Be Shocked.

Frank Distad has published the post High Tea at Mission Blog.

Why do churches begin with worship music? Hats4Christ came up with a couple of silly ideas and then dug into the Bible to find out what it has to say about worshiping God. Check out Kaleb’s post Why do we Worship? at W2W Soul: Windows to The Woman’s Soul.

How did a 2 year old get a message that everyone else, including Henry Neufeld, missed? Find out more by reading The Only Worshiper Who Got It posted at Threads from Henry’s Web.

Finally, Peter Marsay presents some film reviews from a Christian point of view in All unposted Evangelical’s Now film reviews to date! posted at PDM Film Reviews.

That’s it for this week.

If you’re a Christian and you missed out this week, how about choosing something to contribute for next week’s edition? It doesn’t have to be a masterpiece, just a post that outlines your point of view or is designed to get others thinking. Being part of the carnival could be a great way to gain a little extra traffic at your blog.

The easiest way to get involved is to submit your article through the Blog Carnival Submission Form. Otherwise, you can email the submission address.

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