Gulp of Forgiveness
Gulp of Forgiveness - By B.J. Funk - Nowhere is the sting of hurt more prominent than in your church. Pain received is more hurtful in church because it’s just not supposed to happen there. That’s the one place we can count on to be filled with love. That’s the one...
Global Methodism’s Nationwide Roll-Out
Global Methodism's Nationwide Roll-Out - By Walter Fenton - With the recent authorizations of a transitional district advisory team (TDAT) in Virginia and one covering nine western states (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and...
The Warning from Jude for Today
I do not believe you will find a book in the Bible more relevant to The United Methodist Church than the Epistle of Jude. Early in his letter Jude writes: “Although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you...
Mary’s Devoted Heart
Mary's Devoted Heart By Dick McClain Growing up, I don’t recall having heard a sermon on Mary, the mother of Jesus. She did get dusted off every December for the Christmas pageant. But apart from her annual appearance reincarnated in the form of a budding young...
Iowa Cabinet Jumps the Gun
By Thomas Lambrecht In the sport of track, races are often set off by the firing of a starter’s gun. Racers who cross the starting line and begin the race before the gun fires are said to have “jumped the gun.” That is exactly what the Iowa Appointive Cabinet has done...
A Time to Prepare
By Thomas Lambrecht - In the church calendar, the Advent season – the four weeks leading up to Christmas – are set aside as a time of preparation for the celebration of Christ’s birth. The idea is taken from Isaiah 40:3, “A voice of one calling in the...
The Lowly Loveliness of Thanksgiving
All of us at Good News wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. Our thoughts on gratitude were brought into focus this week through a column by the Rev. Tish Harrison Warren. As one of our favorite writers, we have deep appreciation for her books Liturgy of the...
Boundaries of the Faith
By Thomas Lambrecht -- I recently read a diagnosis that said many of the ills in today’s society can be traced to the blurring or ignoring of boundaries. That same diagnosis can serve to describe much of what ails The United Methodist Church. Boundaries in Doctrine...
