Making Moral Choices
By Thomas Lambrecht - Over the last two weeks, we have looked at results from a recent survey conducted by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University under the direction of Dr. George Barna. We saw that many Americans are confused about who God is...
Confusion About God
By Thomas Lambrecht - What is God like? That seems to be the most fundamental question any religion has to answer. Each religion has their own answer to that question, which in turn makes each religion distinctive. Christianity has a particular answer to that question...
Archive: Vision for Renewal: Urban Outreach
Archive: Vision for Renewal Urban Outreach by Jose R. Velazquez There has always been an aura of both strange fascination and overwhelming fear surrounding the city. For the city is a place of stark contrasts: it is a mammoth conglomeration of magnificent sights and...
Archive: Vision for Renewal: Our Theological Witness
Archive: Vision for Renewal Our Theological Witness By Mack B. Stokes My father and mother, Dr. and Mrs. Marion B. Stokes, were missionaries in Korea for 35 years. Early in his ministry my father said, "With God's help, I am going to make it my main business to save...
Archive: Vision for Renewal: Time For a New Coalition
Archive: Vision for Renewal Time For a New Coalition By Joe Harris As Good News celebrates its 25th year of service to the United Methodist Church it marks a time of reflection and forward-thinking about its relationship to the African-American community. Good News...
Archive: Vision for Renewal: Renewal In Evangelism
Archive: Vision for Renewal Renewal In Evangelism by Barbara Brokhoff I believe that the best word to describe the future of evangelism within the United Methodist Church is promising. I love the church, and in a secular world, and an almost amoral society, she has...
Archive: Vision For Renewal: Steps to the Future
Archive: Vision For Renewal Steps to the Future By Earl G. Hunt Jr. In spite of the fact that United Methodism is doing many things right, I believe, as one who loves his church deeply and sincerely, that certain changes in its present life and structure are critical...
Archive: 25 Years of Vision
Archive: 25 Years of Vision By James V. Heidinger II Twenty-five years ago this month, Good News magazine was born. Charles W. Keysor, a Methodist pastor in Elgin, Illinois, published the first issue of the digest-size magazine for Methodist evangelicals out of the...