Christian Carnival CCLXXXII

Well, it's that time again kids . . . time for this week's round-up of some of the best posts in the Christian blogosphere. So, let's jump right in, and I hope you enjoy this week's edition of the Christian Carnival!

Jason over at Wretched Christian Blog challenges us to look at some of those Christian cliches we've heard so many times and evaluate the truths in them - or lack thereof - in his post Annoying Christian Cliches and How are They Wrong.

There are times when all of us need to be reminded of who we are in Christ, and Jaime does just that in her post Secure Your Identity at For His Glory.

FMF presents The Price of Faith, Being Christian posted at Free Money Finance.

NC Sue asks the all important question: How is it possible to forgive? at her blog, IN HIM WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE OUR BEING.

Bible SEO shares an in-depth study on the Temptations of Jesus in the Wilderness.

Mikkal Travvis tries to separate truth from fiction in the post Huffington Post: Christians Are Domestic Terrorists! posted at Why God?.

ChristianPF over at Money in the Bible | Christian Personal Finance Blog gives us some insight into Medi-Share: A Christian health insurance alternative?

Annette at Fish and Cans asks So how does one teach a child to see God?, a question I'm sure we all struggle with as parents from time to time.

Louise shares how she refocuses her heart toward thankfulness rather than indulging in self pity in her post Choosing Thankfulness posted at Child of Grace.

Diane R. gives us part two of her review of Soong-Chan Rah's new book about how the American church needs to get out of its White Cultural Captivity in her post The New Evangelicalism Review-2 over at Crossroads: Where Faith and Inquiry Meet.

In his post John Calvin: Lift your hands "for the glory and worship of God" posted at who am i? Barry Wallace shares some of John Calvin's comments on expression in worship.

Michelle at Thoughts and Confessions of a Girl Who Loves Jesus... shares an exciting testimony of God's perfect timing in her post Psalm 148:13.

Jeremy Pierce at Parableman comments that, "President Obama has been criticized for saying that the U.S. isn't a Christian nation while later saying that it would be one of the largest Muslim countries if you just counted its Muslim citizens. There's an easy way to explain why this is consistent, but there might be problems with the motivation for saying these two things." He delves a little deeper in his post Obama on Muslim and Christian Nations.

Over at C. Orthodoxy, Ken Brown shares a wealth of knowledge as he gives us the responses of more than 65 blogs to his question about the 5 books or scholars that have most influenced how they read the bible. You can read their top picks in his post Biblioblog Top 10 Most Influential Authors and Books.

I had to laugh when I read Rey's post Theological Load Bearing Words over at The Bible Archive because he's completely right about the ambivalent meaning we and others assign to all these words.

And, I'll finish off the carnival with my most recent post Remodeling and Repairs here at Fathom Deep: Sounding the Depths of God. I share a little lesson learned through our home repair drama.

Well, that wraps things up for this edition of the carnival. I hope you've gleaned something that will encourage, inform and/or exhort you this week. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to be your host. I look forward to reading all of your posts next week - you can submit them here.

Well, I'm gonna go check the thermometer and see if it's going to top 100° again today. As always, Blessings!