Nazarene Blogosphere Weekly Roundup - August 26, 2005

Ready? Hang on tight...here we go on our weekly journey through the Nazarene Blogosphere!

As always, in no particular order:

Marsha Lynn blogs about conversations and workplace decisions this week which have caused her to ask questions about teamwork and leadership.

Kevin Rector makes some changes to his site, writes about the Golden Stick award, tells us about the advance copy he received of the new Switchfoot Album, reports a surprising discovery about Silaca Gel, and links to the Lego Bible.

Beth Shurbutt blogs about careful use of words, her photo of the day, and learning to serve.

Pastor Larry blogs about: Palm Writing (no, nothing to do with fortune-telling!), Max Lucado, his sermon from August 21, a funny picture of a Coke truck, family night restaurants, day-to-day tasks, sermonizing in the mall, his weekly newsletter, and another day in the life of a pastor.

Billy Cox blogs about cats vs. dogs.

Scott Cundiff continues his blogging journey through the Old Testament. This week's highlights included: the people bringing too many offerings to the tabernacle, Moses being the lead encourager at the completion of the tabernacle, and the Glory of God. With Exodus completed, Scott began his devotional offerings on Leviticus with a look at the relationship between guilt and responsibility, and an exhortation to keep the fire burning on the altar.

Jeremy Scott shares about a recent sermon he preached, and the importance of sin being exposed instead of covered up. Jeremy also poses thoughtful questions about obedience and love.

This week we learn that Hans Deventer's "Inner European" is actually French (Hans is from the Netherlands!) He also blogs about the vision for his church, and some thoughts about life and death.

Matt Friedeman reports on some research he found indicating that smaller churches are better than larger churches. Other topics for blogging at Evangelism Today include Pat Robertson, the evangelical view of salvation, and making church membership tougher.

Ian Gentles blogs about a recent shooting, and lying.

Dave Pettigrew offers an insightful post into the heart of the pastor, sharing three things he wishes all laymen knew about their pastor.

Brandon Hill tells about a favorite hangout, Black Dog Coffeehouse.

John Wright offers a sermon about being shaped by God, instead of shaping God to be like us or to meet our needs. He also writes about friends passing through, and provides a Bible study on Acts 5:33-42.

Kingomediocrity writes about too many friends and not enough time, and his moving/job struggles.

Darren was amusing and entertaining with some random observations. Darren was also extremely bored this week, as you can tell by this survey. (Note: I don't want to get a swelled head, but I think I made a cameo appearance in his responses!)

Well, that wraps it up for this week's roundup, and I hope you enjoyed our journey! Check back next week to see what's going on. As always, if you know of someone who should be included, (or if you'd rather not be included here) send me an email.

Grace and Peace,

PastorJon

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