A People of One Book
By Bishop Robert Aboagye-Mensah If the Methodist movement has any hope for continuing its vibrant global mission into the future, it must build its mission on the same foundations on which John Wesley built. On February 3, 1738, when John Wesley returned to London...
Miracles And Our Modern World
By David F. Watson Since the 1700s, it has been commonplace in Western Christianity to question, or even reject, the veracity of claims about miracles, or what theologians refer to as “special divine action.” Sometimes, God acts directly in ways that transcend the...
Maxie Dunnam Receives United Methodist Renewal Award
By Walter Fenton At its most recent meeting, the Good News Board of Directors bestowed the Ed Robb Jr. United Methodist Renewal Award on the Rev. Dr. Maxie Dunnam, pastor, author, seminary president, and former world editor of The Upper Room. The award is presented to...
Complaint Filed Against Bishop Julius Trimble
By Walter Fenton- A group of seventeen clergy and laity in the Iowa Annual Conference have filed a complaint against Bishop Julius Trimble of the Indiana Episcopal Area. In a letter addressed to Bishop Gregory Palmer, president of the North Central Jurisdiction...
Bishop Bard Endorses Disputed Just Resolution
By Walter Fenton- Bishop David Bard, the newly appointed leader of the Michigan Episcopal Area, has signed-off on a frivolous and insulting "just resolution" of a complaint filed against the Rev. Michael Tupper, a retired clergyman in the West Michigan Annual...
Tupper Resolution
Can the Bishop’s Special Commission Find a Way Forward?
By Walter Fenton Earlier this week the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church announced the 32 people who will serve on its Special Commission on a Way Forward. Eleven laity, 11 elders, eight bishops, and two deacons were selected. Three additional bishops...
A New Day Coming
By Rob Renfroe- Many people were shocked, actually offended, when Dr. Ted Campbell told the World Methodist Conference, “The question at this point is not whether we divide or not. That, I fear, is a given now.” A United Methodist elder and noted history professor at...
