Beth Quick blogs at www.bethquick.com
1) The
Season of Giving - this was my December post reflecting on love languages
and how and why we give.
2) All
Saints Day and Heroes,
which I am cheating in counting as one. In this post-pair, I first reflected on
who we consider hereos and what standards we have for them, and then I shared
my own 'hero list' that I used to keep in junior high. This was particularly
fun because one of the individuals on my hero list stumbled onto the post and
got in touch with me. I was glad he knew that he had an impact on me!
3) Reflections:
GBCS Fall Meeting, Part 3 - My last reflection set from the fall meeting,
where I shared a slam poem from methoblogger and cool person Kristina Gebhard. I also talked
about my split personality - devoted institutional UMCer and young person
wondering if the church is relevant and meaningful to the kingdom of God.
4) Mark
Driscoll, Mainline Churches, and the Numbers Game - A response to a blog post
by Mark Driscoll about how crazy liberal women are killing the mainline church.
Incidentally, I just read an article in Relevant
Magazine where Mark is one of the respondents to a set of questions about
the church. He is so venomous in all his answers - and I'm not just saying that
because we're not on the same thoelogical page. The other respondents included
folks like Rob Bell, who I also differ from a great deal theologically.
Driscoll just seems ready for a fight all the time, ready to throw out hurtful
words at anyone who does not 100% agree with or support him.
5) Time and
Stuff - This post is part a review of the book Not Buying It, by Judith
Levine, but is also a reflection in general on my/our inability to focus on
what matters and not get caught up in the ridiculousness the pace of what we
are supposed to do/like/buy/etc.
There were a few others that would be honorable mentions in my mind, but these
were the favorites.
these are what bloggers within the methodist blogosphere feels is their top 5 favorite posts of 2006. this is purely subjective and is judged only by that author. it can be determined by visits, comments, controversy, passion, preference, excitement, challenge, pretty rabbits, whatever...
email your top5 posts in an html or plain text email with links to me: email with the subject of "mbrtop5." pictures are optional.
enjoy the best of 2006
Rev. David Camphouse blogs at "A Walking Paradox" and is pastor in San Bernadino, California.
A few little tidbits from my blog for 2006.
1) A Church that Doesn't Suck
2) Clergy Salary Study
3) The Good Sheep, part I
4) The Good Sheep, part II
5) Taking A Risk
Mike Holly of "Inside Mike's Head"
check out what each blogger within the methodist blogroll feels is their top 5 favorite posts of 2005. this is purely subjective and is judged only by that author. it can be determined by visits, comments, controversy, passion, preference, excitement, challenge, pretty rabbits, whatever...
email your top5 posts in an html or plain text email with links to: email with the subject of "mbrtop5." pictures are optional.
enjoy the best of 2005
Jonathan Marlowe of "The Ivy Bush"
Danny G of "Once and Future Methodist"
*note: Danny's blog doesn't have permanent links for individual posts, so currently links are by month.
Shane Raynor of "Wesley Blog"
Beth Quick of "BethQuick.com"
John Wilks of "Preachers Journey"
Lawson Stone of "Stone Fences"
Greg Hazelrig of "BroGreg.com"
David of "Thoghts From a Clay Pot"
Bruce Alderman of "It Seems to Me..."
Lorna Koskela of "see-through faith"
The best five posts in see-through faith in 2005? You decide! (please note: I decided to limit this to blogs written before the start of this church year, and after see-through faith moved from blazeministries to the heavenlytrain.com site. There were still almost 400 to choose from and I found myself praising God for all the things He has shown me since midsummer when eija and I launched the new site. I thank her for her patience and her love. We've learnt a lot over the past six months, part of that being how little I know about computers! (grin)
Calvin Ng of "Maobi"
(Calvin felt this was enough for each spot in the top5)
Gavin Richardson of "Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd"