Destination with God
By Shannon Vowell I like to use Google maps on my phone. I type in the address of where I need to go, and, presto! A map appears right there in the palm of my hand, along with step-by-step instructions for getting from where I am to where I want to be. I can even...
Pilgrimage as a Spiritual Possibility
By James R. Thobaben In 1864, as the American Civil War turned toward its inevitable (and proper) conclusion, Methodists in North Carolina published The Southern Zion’s Songster. Included in the work, albeit uncredited, was “I’m a Pilgrim and I’m a Stranger,” a poem...
Brains, Brawn, and a Can of Spinach
By B.J. Funk- Where is Popeye the Sailor Man and his can of spinach when The United Methodist Church needs him? In the good ol’ days of Methodism’s beginning, our church didn’t need to look for extra strength. We were strong. We had Popeye’s brains and brawn as a...
Council of Bishops Names 32 Commission Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2016 Washington, D.C. The United Methodist Council of Bishops has announced the membership of the Commission on a Way Forward. "After three months of diligent and prayerful discernment, we have selected 8 bishops, 11 laity, 12 elders...
Beware, a Conspiratorial Organization, with a Hidden and Divisive Agenda
By Walter Fenton- Dear Theophilus, many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have recently been fulfilled among us, ... so I too have decided, to at least write an account of what a few wise progressives are pretty sure happened in Chicago...
Methodists Launch New Association in Midst of Uncertain Future
During the first hour of its launch event in Chicago on October 7, leaders of the Wesleyan Covenant Association (WCA) were scrambling to find more chairs to accommodate the standing-room-only gathering, as well as swaying and clapping to the enthusiastic and impromptu...
Clarification: Email questions
Clarification: In this space, Good News republished a widely-distributed email critique of the Wesleyan Covenant Association gathering in Chicago from a well-known denominational official in the North Central Jurisdiction. “It’s ok to forward this email to friends and...
Endorse A Statement to the Council of Bishops from Faithful United Methodists
With the election of the Rev. Karen Oliveto as a bishop of The United Methodist Church, a pastor who is married to another woman and therefore unqualified to assume the office, it is clear to most people that the church has reached a crisis point. Thousands of people...
