Both Conservative and Liberal
By Tom Lambrecht - The United Methodist Church inherited from the Church of England via John Wesley the idea of "the middle way." For Anglicans, this "middle way" meant the church could be both catholic and reformed (the two major theological poles in the 1500's and...
Who Will Prevail in Minneapolis?
By Rob Renfroe - In six months, the General Conference of The United Methodist Church will meet once again. And once again the business of the conference will be consumed with our differences regarding sexual ethics. Various groups have filed their plans for a way...
Archive: Evangelicals Believe in Ecumenism
Archive: Evangelicals Believe in Ecumenism By Dale Bittinger, Pastor First United Methodist Church, Rockwood, Tennessee Chairman, Good News Board of Directors The immediate reaction to the statement found in our title will be varied. Ultra liberals will disagree and...
Archive: A Campus Revolution
Achive: A Campus Revolution Does the college campus respond to the clearcut claims of Christ? July 1968 By Dr. James F. Engel Professor of Marketing, Ohio State University Trinity Methodist Church, Columbus, Ohio Member, Good News Board of Directors "Before you leave...
Archive: The Biblical Basis for Christian Social Concern
Archive: The Biblical Basis for Christian Social Concern April 1968 By Donald L. Frank Pastor First Methodist Church, Mineral Point, Wisconsin Current times are very confusing to the dedicated Christian. He is the person who has heard the good news in Christ … he has...
Archive: Blessed Assurance
Archive: Blessed Assurance April 1968 By Buford M. McElroy, Sr. Pastor, First Methodist Church, Camp Hill, Alabama The late Bishop Bachman G. Hodge, of the North Alabama Conference, had a favorite story he loved to tell about one of his friends, who was an Episcopal...
Archive: The Dialogue We Need
Archive: The Dialogue We Need April 1968 By James D. McCallie, Pastor, Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, Jeffersonville, Indiana Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, Charlestown, Indiana This is the day of "dialogue" for churchmen of every persuasion. Protestants,...
Archive: Eschatology
Archive: Eschatology April 1968 By J.B. Phillips "Eschatology" is the doctrine or teaching about "the last things" – death, judgement, heaven and hell. Much of today's Christianity is almost completely earthbound, and the words of Jesus about what follows this life...
