By B.J. Funk–As we trip over the unevenness of the road, we finally realize we are incapable of walking it without his help. As we step across the rough cracks, we may try to jump over them, smooth them, or ignore them, but eventually, we realize that this particular broken road is what God is using to bring us to him.
By Wayne Stoltz — There is a foster care crisis in the United States. Children are taken into foster care for three main reasons: deprivation, abandonment, and abuse. Cases range from homeless children whose parents have lost their jobs to two brothers whose mother committed suicide and an infant with numerous broken bones going straight from the hospital into foster care. These stories are played out throughout the nation.
After 38 years of being headquartered in Wilmore, Kentucky, the Board of Directors of Good News announced that it will be moving its advocacy ministry and publishing endeavor to the Houston area. The evangelical renewal ministry within the United Methodist Church has been the publisher of Good News magazine since 1967. “In recent years, Good [...]
By Rob Renfroe — If you haven’t heard yet, Good News is moving its offices. What’s not changing is our historic, God-given mission to reform and renew the United Methodist Church. That has always been the purpose of Good News. And it always will be.
By Rob Renfroe — Here’s what I’ve concluded. Life is a trust. Life is a gift that God places in our care. We have been entrusted with this most precious thing called a human life. And like any gift, it can be wasted or squandered. Or it can be used for the purpose it was intended.
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God blessed the broken road
By B.J. Funk–As we trip over the unevenness of the road, we finally realize we are incapable of walking it without his help. As we step across the rough cracks, we may try to jump over them, smooth them, or ignore them, but eventually, we realize that this particular broken road is what God is using to bring us to him.
Leading the way in foster care: Mt. Bethel responds to the call
By Wayne Stoltz — There is a foster care crisis in the United States. Children are taken into foster care for three main reasons: deprivation, abandonment, and abuse. Cases range from homeless children whose parents have lost their jobs to two brothers whose mother committed suicide and an infant with numerous broken bones going straight from the hospital into foster care. These stories are played out throughout the nation.
Good News moves ministry to Houston area
After 38 years of being headquartered in Wilmore, Kentucky, the Board of Directors of Good News announced that it will be moving its advocacy ministry and publishing endeavor to the Houston area. The evangelical renewal ministry within the United Methodist Church has been the publisher of Good News magazine since 1967. “In recent years, Good [...]
Different location, same mission
By Rob Renfroe — If you haven’t heard yet, Good News is moving its offices. What’s not changing is our historic, God-given mission to reform and renew the United Methodist Church. That has always been the purpose of Good News. And it always will be.
Permission to speak freely
By Anne Jackson–In May 2008, I posted a question on my blog that simply asked, “What’s one thing you feel you can’t say in the church?”
Your Life, God’s Gift
By Rob Renfroe — Here’s what I’ve concluded. Life is a trust. Life is a gift that God places in our care. We have been entrusted with this most precious thing called a human life. And like any gift, it can be wasted or squandered. Or it can be used for the purpose it was intended.
Challenging America’s Bad Religion
Pray to end violence against Christians
Jesus and the goodness of everything human
Can General Conference return us to ‘the quarry’?
Bishop John Innis shares upbeat view on Liberia
UMC reforms face test at General Conference
‘Signs of the times’: Pages from my ’95 notebook
‘The Way’ follows characters on spiritual pilgrimage
“Sacred worth” isn’t enough for ordination
Rethink Christmas – Two books call for making the most of the holiday
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