Yesterday & Today: Church of God in Christ
Yesterday & Today: Church of God in Christ -- By John Mark Richardson, Sr. -- The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), a Holiness-Pentecostal denomination, has a deep spiritual heritage dating back to over 128 years. It has become one of the largest denominations in...
Transformational Love of God: Christian Perfection
Transformational Love of God: Christian Perfection -- By Wendi. J. Deichmann -- For centuries Methodists have enthusiastically sung the hymn, “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling,” the lyrics of which poetically articulate the Wesleyan doctrine of Christian perfection....
Unfolding Salvation
Unfolding Salvation -- By Ryan Danker -- This issue of Good News is dedicated to the work of God in Christ to make us whole, otherwise known as salvation. It is my hope that the articles contained here will help us to better understand the process, or order, or even...
An Anglican Reflection on the Nicene Creed for Fellow Wesleyans
An Anglican Reflection on the Nicene Creed for Fellow Wesleyans -- By W. Brian Shelton - Among the many types of Wesleyans who commemorate the 1700th anniversary of Nicaea this year, those in the Anglican Church may be easy to overlook. The emergence of Methodism...
Roots of Free Methodism
Roots of Free Methodism -- By Bruce N. G. Cromwell - The Free Methodist Church was birthed in 1860 when Benjamin Titus Roberts, a pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York, recognized that he could no longer serve in harmony with that...
Faith, Love, and Praise: The Nicene Creed and Liturgical Formation
Faith, Love, and Praise: The Nicene Creed and Liturgical Formation -- By Jonathan A. Powers - Words matter. Think of the old saying: “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” We may want that to be true, but deep down we know it...
Those Things We Do
Those Things We Do -- By Tammie Grimm - “I believe that God made me for a purpose…but he also made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure” is probably one of the more memorable lines from Chariots of Fire (cue the inspirational Vangelis soundtrack). The...
How the Nicene Creed shows us Jesus Christ
How the Nicene Creed shows us Jesus Christ -- By Brian Yeich - I grew up in a small town in North Louisiana and our family attended a small Methodist Church. From the time I was born I was blessed to be a part of this spiritual family that included my...
