Getting the UM Church Unstuck
By Thomas Lambrecht -- The dust is clearing after an eventful month in The United Methodist Church. General Conference is postponed in-person to August 2022. A special virtual General Conference was scheduled for May 8, 2021, and then cancelled. The new Global...
The Heart of the Gospel
By Thomas Lambrecht -- “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and...
A letter to my 13-year-old son
Archive: A letter to my 13-year-old son By Steve Beard Dear John Paul: For 13 years, you have been a steady and reliable source of pride and joy. No dad could be prouder than I am. I have been grateful to God for every single day of your life and now your mom and I...
Going worldwide: For 25 years the Mission Society has helped the church discover its mission
Archive: Going worldwide: For 25 years the Mission Society has helped the church discover its mission In June 1975, I attended the West Michigan Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church for the first time. In two months, I would complete my final classes in...
Letters
Archive: Letters Faithful service It is so hard to think about Good News without Jim Heidinger! (But 28 years ago, it was so hard to lose him from East Ohio Conference. Okay, I was wrong!) What a tremendous influence he has had churchwide. His faithful service to his...
A closer look at Three Simple Rules
Archive: A closer look at Three Simple Rules By Les Longden General Conference 2008 launched a major push from the Council of Bishops and the program boards of the United Methodist Church to transform our denomination by teaching and practicing the “Wesleyan view of...
Priming the pump for a miracle
Archive: Priming the pump for a miracle By B.J. Funk If the smell of gastric juices and dead fish didn’t get to Jonah, the seaweed would. Inside the dark belly of this fish, with saltwater swirling over his nose as he gasped for air, Jonah realized he was not in the...
United Methodism’s discerning vote
Archive: United Methodism’s Discerning Vote By Rob Renfroe The United Methodist News Service has published an article declaring that the 23 proposed amendments regarding the Worldwide Nature of the Church and the proposed Amendment 1 regarding membership eligibility...
