UPDATE: Please forgive any omissions or late additions. I’ve added the missing in as they come in, but snafus with mail and the mailing list made this kind of a weird carnival to compile. At any rate, enjoy the carnival!

Lone Islands

Charity: The Moral Dilemma – Doc Rampage doesn’t know whether to give to the homeless or just run

Organized Religion and the Church – Jeremy Pierce thinks those who distance themselves from the Church as a body because of problems are missing something vital from Scripture

The Advantage of Middle Age – My Domestic Church finds the beauty of middle age is what you learn from the past

Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner – Eric Hu believes he can oppose gay marriage while still loving homosexuals

Dragon Island

Ir-Relevant Magazine? Sam Wood questions a forerunner pomo Christian magazine’s standing

Legislating Morality? – Jared Keller discusses how Christianity and conservativism intersect, and why he isn’t a libertarian given his libertarian leanings

He Who Is Not For Me – Jeremiah Lewis explores the two “for me/against me” scriptures and finds them to be compatible with each other

For All You’ve Done – Paul Baggaley reviews a new worship album that recently hit the secular charts in Sydney, Australia at #1

Deathwater

Give ‘em the ol’ Razzle Dazzle – Barry Home wonders if churches are pulling a bait ‘n’ switch

When Repentence Is Not Enough – Alan Myatt wonders if America is too far gone, like Israel under Manasseh

Eviction Notices: The Great Separation Continues – Hal Paxton provides two telling abortion eviction stories from around the world

Island of the Dufflepuds

Prayer That Rocks God’s Gypsy Soul – Douglas Bass finds prayer to be like coon hunting in Texas

God’s Tech Support – Tom Reindl endures a frustrating experience with an evil computer, prays, and wins

The Life Application Interpretive Text – IntolerantElle takes umbrage with some Bible commentary

An Exercise In Clear Thinking – Jeff Clinton discusses the moral problem of promiscuity and abstinence programs designed to reduce it

Dark Island

Weep With Those Who Weep – Tim Hutchison is thankful for those who wept with he and his wife upon their fourth miscarriage

The Rainbow Said – Mark Woodward knows there’s always hope

A Desert Story – Karen Marie Knapp tells a story of Abba Macarius, a Desert Christian

Ramandu’s Island

Is Evangelism A Hate Crime? – Dr. Ray Pritchard is sure it is a crime to withhold the Gospel

Wisdom from 1785 – View From the Pew reflects on one pastor’s call for true salt and light in Christians…of the late 1700′s…

The Icy Game of Reason – Brandon Watson ponders the heartlessness of reason and the warmth of the heart

A Soldier’s Thank You – Keystone links to a video from a soldier in Iraq who thanks you for your support

Betting Against Sisyphus – William Meisheid wagers his future each morning on the hope and truth of Jesus Christ

God’s Infinity – Rebecca Stark wonders at the infinity of God

Aslan’s Country

Small Blessings – Kathy Myatt tells a child’s simple story, with profound conclusions

Reasons For Our Hope – Sozo looks at how “giving a reason for the hope within us” is more than just a defense of the rational

Experiencing the Light – Angie York Crane experienced God’s Light this week

DIY Ministry – Messy Christian ponders what it means to have a ministry

Next week the Carnival will be held at Neil Uchitel.