Round the Sphere Again

Carnivals, Symposiums and Fests, etc.

• Look for this week's Christian Carnival at The Buzz Blog later today. (I'll update with a link directly to the carnival when there is one.) Update: Here you go--this week's Christian Carnival.


• Update: Christa asks:

  Rebecca, how could I know when and where the Christian Carnival's will be? I always enjoy reading them, but am never sure who is hosting it.

  I bet Christa isn't the only one who's wondering. I belong to the Christian Carnival email list, which means I usually get an email notice telling me who is hosting in the coming week, and then another notice once the week's carnival is posted. Anyone can sign up to be on the list by emailing Dory of Wittenberg Gate, who administers the carnival. You'll find all the info here, including the link to email Dory.


• Tim Challies is suggesting a Reformation Day Symposium, and promises to collect the links to Reformation Day posts at his site on October 31. You can read all the details in this post. I plan to participate; why don't you? If my cajoling won't convince you, Tim is bribing potential participants with a prize.


• And then there's always Potatofest.
  

Book Lists: They're the Latest Thing!

• It all started with this one from Christianity today: a list of 50 books that have shaped evangelicalism.


• Then Marc of Purgatorio countered with 50 books that didn't make the list that he thinks should be read, and 50 books to stay away from.


• I know others have posted their own book lists based on the CT one. If you've done one (or know of one), leave a link to it in the comments and I'll add your link to this list of book lists.


• Update: Justin Taylor posted lists from various pastors/theologians in response to the CT list, and Taliesin collected them all together in one post at Earnestly Contending.
  

Adding to the Arguments

• I've recommended Jeremy Pierce's Theories of Knowledge and Reality Series before. I hope you've taken my recommendation. The latest posts in this series are on the design argument: The General Argument; The Fine-Tuning Argument; Many Worlds or A Designer?

The Numbers Game

• Scott of Magic Statistics uses his expertise to dissect the controversial Lancet study of Iraqi deaths and finds that something smells fishy. Don't worry, apparently it was already dead and well-roasted before he cut it open.

Hot Stuff, Cool Stuff

• Nothing heats up the devotional life like "a tough bit of theology"!


• Need an ice sculpture in a snap?