What’s It All About?
By Thomas Lambrecht There was a popular song in the 1960’s, “What’s It All About, Alfie?” It asks the question, what is life and love all about? It was the theme song of the movie, Alfie, in which a wayward man is searching for meaning in life. With the postponement...
Separation Timeline (and Other Questions)
By Thomas Lambrecht The third postponement of General Conference until 2024 and the announced launch of the Global Methodist Church on May 1, 2022, have set off a storm of interest and controversy. Faced with the reality that a new denomination is moving forward...
Remembering Thomas C. Oden (1931-2016)
By Steve Beard Unbeknownst to him, Professor Thomas C. Oden was the prime agitator to the agony and ecstasy of my seminary experience. It was wading through 1,400 pages of his three volume systematic text books that introduced me to his dear friends Athanasius, Basil,...
Analysis: A Lack of Urgency
By Walter Fenton- In 2010, leaders in The United Methodist Church hired two well-respected consulting firms to study the church's institutional structure in an effort to assess its effectiveness and to arrest the denomination's steady decline in membership and worship...
Stand Strong, give to Good News
For fifty years Good News has promoted and defended Scriptural Christianity and the orthodox teachings of The United Methodist Church. Good News has provided critical leadership and worked for renewal and reform at General Conferences, as well as jurisdictional and...
Good News Celebrates Steve Beard’s 25 Years as Editor in Chief
The special occasion in Memphis also marked the 25th anniversary of Mr. Steve Beard as columnist and editor in chief of Good News - at the helm for more than 150 issues of the independent United Methodist magazine. In commenting on the anniversary, the Rev. Walter...
Maxie Dunnam Receives United Methodist Renewal Award
By Walter Fenton At its most recent meeting, the Good News Board of Directors bestowed the Ed Robb Jr. United Methodist Renewal Award on the Rev. Dr. Maxie Dunnam, pastor, author, seminary president, and former world editor of The Upper Room. The award is presented to...
Complaint Filed Against Bishop Julius Trimble
By Walter Fenton- A group of seventeen clergy and laity in the Iowa Annual Conference have filed a complaint against Bishop Julius Trimble of the Indiana Episcopal Area. In a letter addressed to Bishop Gregory Palmer, president of the North Central Jurisdiction...
