The Solid Rock of The Kingdom of God
By Angela Pleasants - In addition to being a local pastor, I am also a chaplain for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in North Carolina. A couple of weeks ago, I was in my sergeant’s office watching a video of Mark Gungor, a popular speaker and minister,...
Hope on the Horizon
By Carolyn Moore - A well-known Reformed pastor and theologian once said, “God is always doing 10,000 things in your life, and you may be aware of three of them.” It’s a good line. It opens up the creative pores and asks what are the 9,997 things God is doing around...
It’s more than demographics
By George Mitrovich In the past 50 years, while the U.S. population grew by 127 million, mainline churches lost more than five million members—led by United Methodists, who lost more than three million. The math is incontrovertible and undeniable: While America...
A west coast lament
A West Coast Lament By Steve Beard, 2010 -- There was good reason that Bishop Gerald Kennedy of Los Angeles presented the Episcopal Address at the 1964 General Conference of the Methodist Church. “Kennedy is unquestionably among the four or five most dazzling...
The laity and revival
By Heather Hahn -- The United Methodist Church can experience revival by returning to the spiritual practices of Methodism’s early years, say two scholars leading an effort to develop passionate lay leaders. In joining the mainline establishment, the church jettisoned...
Friendship with God
By Christopher L. Heuertz and Christine D. Pohl -- “Go...and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you.” —Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus’...
A tribute to Peg Snyder
By L. Faye Short Peg Snyder went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 21, 2010. We have lost a dear friend and faithful colleague. Peg & Bob Snyder were connected to Good News during the time the Women’s Task Force was active. It was natural for Peg to be...
An unexpected ecumenical greeting
By Terry Mattingly Anyone who attends one of the national church assemblies that dot the calendar every summer knows that they are highly ritualized affairs. Officers will be elected. Political issues will be discussed. Lofty resolutions will be passed. At least one...
