Wesley’s Faith Decision
Wesley's Faith Decision By Kevin M. Watson John and Charles Wesley met German Pietists on their voyage as missionaries to a new colony in the Americas, Georgia. John Wesley observed the deep faith and assurance the German Moravians had when their ship encountered...
A Parting Thank You
A Parting Thank You By Rob Renfroe and Thomas Lambrecht September/October 2024 Good News was founded in 1967 to be a voice for scriptural Christianity within what would in 1968 become The United Methodist Church. Now, fifty-seven years later, our board of directors...
Congregation in Nepal Thrives Despite Religious Restrictions
Congregation in Nepal Thrives Despite Religious Restrictions By Paul Jeffrey (UM News) LALITPUR, Nepal Although official restrictions on religious work create challenges for church leaders in Nepal, migrant workers are returning from abroad with a robust faith that...
Walking the Fence Line in the New Year
Walking the Fence Line in the New Year By Carolyn Moore One of my best lessons in making resolutions came during a Thanksgiving holiday while walking the fence line of a family farm. My in-laws, Joe and Marie Brinson, lived at the time in Tyus, Georgia, near the...
Bigger Than You
Bigger Than You By Kimberly Reisman “‘The Israelite cry for help has come to me, and I’ve seen for myself how cruelly they’re being treated by the Egyptians. It’s time for you to go back: I’m sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the People of Israel, out of...
Until the Work is Done
Until the Work is Done By Rob Renfroe Some have asked about the future of Good News – and understandably so. Our sister organization, The Confessing Movement, has concluded its work to reform and renew The United Methodist Church. More than 7,000 churches have now...
Start Off 2024 with an Act of Rebellion
Start Off 2024 with an Act of Rebellion By David F. Watson There’s nothing more central to the postmodern Western mind than radical autonomy. Put more simply, we can express the common mindset of our age as something like, “I’ll do what I want and be who I want. I’ll...
Leave Your Stuff Behind
Leave Your Stuff Behind By Maxie Dunnam Tucked away in the Old Testament story of Joseph’s journey into Egypt is a verse packed with far more meaning than appears on the surface. It teaches an eternal truth that we’d do well to consider as we enter the New Year....
