Popes, Politicians & John Perkins
Popes, Politicians & John Perkins By Courtney Lott 2021 In 1972, Time magazine implemented what is now known as “Person of the Year.” Far from an automatic honor, this distinction merely designates someone as a representation of the year that has just...
Jack Hayford: Pastor to Pastors
By Steve Beard Over the last 40 years, one of the most popular modern day hymns is “Majesty, Worship His Majesty” written by Jack Hayford. Congregations from all denominations around the globe have sung it with reverence and gusto. Included in The United Methodist...
Archive: Do We Still Need Missionaries?
Archive: Do We Still Need Missionaries? By Dick McClain As long as I can remember, I've been around missions and missionaries. I still recall when, as a seventh grader in Hong Kong, the need for world missions first hit home to me in a personal way. I was watching my...
Archive: Can We Be Good Without God?
Archive: Can We Be Good Without God? By Chuck Colson Last December, newspapers ran a striking photograph of a group of people held at bay by armed guards. They were not rioters or protesters; they were Christmas carolers. The town of Vienna, Virginia, had outlawed the...
Archive: Wesley on Baptism
Archive: Wesley on Baptism By E. Hebert Nygren The problem which confronts every United Methodist scholar is the fact that the teachings of John Wesley on any given subject often vary considerably, depending upon the time in his life. This is especially true in regard...
Archive: Triumph over Tragedy
Archive: Triumph over Tragedy By Dave Dravecky How to Celebrate Life When it Throws You a Curve Ever since playing catch with my dad, baseball had become my life. It's what I watched on TV. It's what I played. It's what I read about when I spread out the Sunday paper....
Archive: John Wesley for Today
Archive: John Wesley for Today By Earl G. Hunt Jr. May/June 1993 Certain fundamental needs of our modern United Methodist Church can be met more satisfactorily by a contemporary reproduction of John Wesley's emphases than by any other means available. The brief...
Archive: Back to the Future with Thomas C. Oden Part II
Archive: Back to the Future with Thomas C. Oden Part II The January/February 1993 issue of Good News highlighted the illuminating thoughts of Thomas C. Oden, professor of theology and ethics at the Theological School, Drew University. The following is a continuation...
