A few hard questions
By Rob Renfroe I don’t understand those in The United Methodist Church who call themselves “centrists.” I have listened carefully to their claims, but the more I listen, the more questions I have. First question: Do centrists actually believe that truth is...
The Heavens Declare
By David Wilkinson The first images from the James Webb Telescope were astonishing. A patch of the universe showing objects from which the light started its journey over 13 billion years ago and the distorted shapes of galaxies whose light had been magnified by the...
In All Things
By Walter B. Fenton Surely the psalmist was using flood in a metaphorical sense when he cried out, "Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me"...
UMCOR Cleaning Kits for Houston
According to the Texas Annual Conference Disaster Response team, the best way to help victims of Hurricane Harvey are as follows. Monetary donations: These can be made directly to UMCOR Domestic Disaster Response, Advance #901670, at www.umcor.org If churches receive...
Texas floods force rescue of many
By Shannon Martin and Sam Hodges Aug. 27, 2017 | HOUSTON (UMNS) United Methodists ministers have been among those rescued from rising waters in Houston as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to bring catastrophic flooding to much of south Texas. The Rev. Vincent Harris, a...
Harvey floods hit Houston churches
By Sam Hodges August 28, 2017 | DALLAS (UMNS) From flooded buildings to pastors and other staff forced to flee their homes, United Methodist churches in south Texas grappled with a ruinous storm that wouldn’t go away.The Rev. Rudy Rasmus of St. John’s United Methodist...
Stonewalling in the West
Before publishing the following commentary regarding complaints filed against Bishop Karen Olevito, Good News reached out to Bishop Grant Hagiya, president of the Western Jurisdiction's College of Bishops. We asked him if "there [was] any information regarding this...
Wesley and Schism
By Walter Fenton- Dr. Scott Kisker's recent essay on John Wesley, Methodism, and schism begins as so many often do. He quotes from Wesley's famous sermon On Schism: "It is evil itself." But just when we think Kisker is setting us up for another lecture on schism's...
