Of What Spirit are We?
By Thomas Lambrecht - “When the days drew near for [Jesus] to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way, they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; but they did not receive him, because his...
Snake in the Manger
By Steve Beard - One of my dear friends bought a Christmas tree ornament featuring the Grinch in a Covid-19 mask muttering, “2020: Stink, Stank, Stunk!” That exasperation and frustration is shared by so many. Thankfully, some of our holiday traditions were able to be...
Archive: The Benefits Of Waiting On God
Archive: The Benefits Of Waiting On God By Margaret Therkelsen Several benefits of waiting on God have already been mentioned throughout my last two articles. I would like to take this opportunity to point out several crucial aspects of the Holy Spirit's ministry...
Archive: Methodists Split In Bolivia
Archive: Methodists Split In Bolivia by Roy Howard Beck Editors' note: In October, Good News sent Roy Howard Beck to La Paz to observe and report on the turmoil in the Bolivian Methodist Church. Beck, an award-winning journalist, accepted the assignment after he and...
Archive: In Pursuit of Truth
Archive: In Pursuit of Truth By Richard John Neugaus Every four years the people called Methodist gather at General Conference to discern where God may be leading the movement launched by John and Charles Wesley in 1729. Retrospectives from the 1992 conference held in...
Archive: Under One Roof
Archive: Under One Roof How Charismatics and Traditionalists Can Live in the Same Church By Joe Harris One of the ongoing struggles in the UM Church is between those who have experienced the "gifts of the Spirit" often identified as the "charismatic" experience and...
Archive: How to Reach Secular People
Archive: How to Reach Secular People By George A. Hunter George Hunter's new book, How To Reach Secular People (Abingdon), already into its third printing, is a milestone in the history of books about Christian evangelism. Hunter, the dean at Asbury Seminary's E....
Archive: How to Wait on God
Archive: How to Wait on God By Margaret Therkelsen I can remember as a high school student often talking with my father, a UM minister, about wanting to know how to grow in grace. I knew that I had my part and God had his, and that the basic ingredients of prayer,...
