The Role of Conferences in the New Methodism
By Thomas Lambrecht - "Conferencing" is at the heart of Methodist history and tradition. In 1744, only a few years after starting the Methodist movement, John Wesley called together the small group of preachers who formed the core of the movement for a "conference"...
An Eternal Perspective
By Thomas Lambrecht - In times of crisis, people often turn to God. There is some anecdotal evidence that is happening now with the coronavirus pandemic. Bible downloads in Google Play and App Store exceeded 2 million in March, the highest total ever for the month....
Archive: Beyond Self-Improvement
Archive: Beyond Self-Improvement It's time America's new religious upsurge went beyond spiritual self-indulgence, says renewal specialist Richard Lovelace Developing the spiritual life is a growth industry today. Popular religious literature would displace other forms...
Archive: UM Missions: Which Way to the Future?
Archive: UM Missions: Which Way to the Future? By James S. Robb Good News talks to leaders of the official mission board and the new Mission Society For years the debate raged. On one side towered the denomination's official mission agency, the General Board of Global...
Archive: Let’s Admit That Prison is for Punishment
Archive: Let’s Admit That Prison is for Punishment By Charles Colson After I addressed a state legislature, advocating alternatives to prison for non-violent offenders, a bewildered representative accosted me. "As a fellow conservative, Mr. Colson, how can you be...
Archive: Here Come the Catholic Evangelicals
Roman Catholics are forming Bible studies, being born again, and sending out traveling evangelists…What's going on? Archive: Here Come the Catholic Evangelicals by Nick Cavnar Some months ago I attended a meeting of church renewal leaders representing several...
Archive: Rise Up and Walk
Archive: Rise Up and Walk By Bishop Richard Wilke September/October 1985 Bishop Richard Wilke, of United Methodism’s Arkansas area, brought sobering words to the Council of Bishops' meeting held several months ago in Seattle. Wilke presented in bold relief the picture...
Archive: Youth Festival Offers Electric Guitars and Jesus
Archive: Youth Festival Offers Electric Guitars and Jesus By Ruth Snyder "We took Jesus to our high school. There were three of us who began to pray every morning, 'God, give us boldness, and give us our high school.' We began to witness in locker rooms. We saw our...
