Christian Carnival 112

Welcome to the 112th Christian Carnival. For more than 2 years, once a week, we’ve come together to celebrate the best from Christian Bloggers. This week is no exception as we have a great list of posts for you:

The Church

Over at Give Your All for God they begin a series on Servant Leadership by clarifying what Servant Leadership Is Not Here’s a Hint: Servant Leader does not equal equal wimp.

These things command and teach.-1 Timothy 4:11 (KJ21)

On the other hand, how do people end up stuck in abusive and controlling churches? Diane at Crossroads takes a closer look in Why are Some Churches too Controlling?

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God-Ephesians 5:21

Free Money Finance takes on a very controversial yet important topic, Tithe versus Offerings, What’s the Right View?

Give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete, therewith it shall be measured to you again.”-Luke 6:38

Matt Jones at Random Acts of Verbiage considers what types of divisions and diversities in the church are important and which are silly in Divisions and Diversity in the Church

There is one body and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. –Ephesians 4:4-6

Scot at Random Responses is rebuking the “bloodless” Christianity of some in the Church and calls us to reaffirm that salvation comes through the blood of Jesus in Lift High The Cross!

For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ and Him crucified.-1. Corinthians 2:2

Jeremy Pierce at Parableman presents a critical look at the Emergent Church movement in Strains Within the Emergent Church Movement

Terry Hull of Terra Extraneous continues his series on “Why I Am No Longer a Christian Fundamentalist.” This week Terry addresses Fundamentalist Opposition to alcohol in “Prohibition: Precepts of Men Are Not Fundamentals.”

Personal Devotion

Have you ever tried to memorize scripture..but you just couldn’t stay with it? Willing to try again? Check out “How to Memorize the Bible” from Kathleen Dalton at Vegetable Soup.

Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee.-Psalm 119:11

Dana at Home School Blogger discusses discusses our children’s need to feel significant and addresses how to meet this need scripturally in Cherishing Our Children

As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies at the gate.-Psalm 127:4, 5

Leo at Diary of a City Parishioner invites us to take the Jesus Test and see how you measure up to the Sermon on the Mount.

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?-Matthew 7:16

Laura at Pursuing Holiness presents What is Holiness? in which she explains how holiness is like a coin, it has two sides. What we are, and what we do.

I speak in the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as ye have yielded your members as servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so now yield your members as servants to righteousness unto holiness.-Romans 6:19

Kim at Mother-Lode invites us to leave the rat-race and join the dance of life in Liturgy for Living.

casting all your cares upon Him, for He careth for you.-1 Peter 5:7

Catez Stevens of Allthings2all is reflecting the work of God in the hidden places in Becoming Radical: A New Order

For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth;-Job 19:25

Violet Nesdoly of promptings has a whole patch of alien plants Seems independence is sprouting up where trust should be growing.

“I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in Me and I in Him, the same bringeth forth much fruit, for without Me ye can do nothing.-John 15:5

This week at Light Along the Journey John reflects on one Biblical character’s Opportunity of a Lifetime, what it meant to him, and what it can mean to us.

Lent and Easter

Alan at Cajun Financial Stuff has an idea for lent that could change your financial future. Learn more in Early Sunday Thought: Lent

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?-Luke 16:11

Richard describes the significance the phrase “on the third day” and connects it to the meal served in Emmaus and the role of Luke and Johanna in Precision Time Makers.

They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”-Luke 24:32

The bloke in the outer… examines the significance of the events surrounding Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem and His death, in The Meaning of Pentecost

but every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming.-1 Corinthians 15:23

A Penitent Blogger has a humble suggestion for Lent: Get wet

Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said unto Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girded his fisher’s coat unto him (for he was naked) and cast himself into the sea. –John 21:7

Politics

Chip Bennett at cb.blog see some contradictions in a recent pronouncement by Catholic Democrats in Congress in Catholic Congressional Democrats Release Statment of…Something

James 1:8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Mark Olson at Pseudo-Polymath presents Clash of Cultures or Fighting for the Right to (not) Paaarrty

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion of the flesh, but by love serve one another. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion of the flesh, but by love serve one another.-Galatians 5:13

Doll at Freedom watch presents Lawmakers Will Push Legislation to Block Ports Deal

“Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves.-Matthew 10:16

I debunk a blogosphere rumor in Official Religion Not Coming to Missouri…So Chill

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.-Exodus 20:16

Other

Phil at Another Man’s Meat ponders the state of Christian Arts and Creativity in Inspiration is Two Thirds Perspiration.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might-Ecclesiastes 9:10

Martin over at Sun and Shield was traveling this week, but he found a 19th Century devotional that speaks to us today. Check out the Diary of an Old Soul, February 27-March 5th

Then said He unto them, “Therefore every scribe who is instructed unto the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.”-Matthew 13:52

Thomas at Thinking Christian examines a vexing mind-body problem which raises another question in Can A Materialist Think

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal-Matthew 6:19

Rey from the Bible Archive tells us about the Existential Anthem that goes through most Hollywood movies these days in Measure in Love

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.-Philippians 4:8

Ron Stewart at the Northern’burbs blog Talks about the importance of Memories , both from our own lives and from the Bible.

And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”-Luke 22:19

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