Wrestling with Budget After GC2020 Postponed
By Heather Hahn - The pandemic-forced postponement of General Conference has left United Methodist financial leaders with big questions about the denomination’s budget. The General Council on Finance and Administration board spent much of a March 27 teleconference...
Military Chaplains Deployed
By Sam Hodges - The skies were gray. The faithful had to wear masks and keep their distance. But Lt. Cmdr. Genevieve Clark, a United Methodist chaplain in the U.S. Navy, was still able to lead an Easter sunrise service on the flight deck of the USNS Mercy, a hospital...
Archive: “Go…” The Great Commission
Archive: “Go…” The Great Commission by Charles R. Britt, Assistant Professor of Family & Child Development Auburn University Pastor, Waverly United Methodist Church, Auburn, Alabama What is the New Testament mandate for missions? Ask any mission-minded,...
Archive: Charles Keysor Leaves UM Church
Archive: Charles Keysor Leaves UM Church By James V. Heidinger II, Editor, Good News Magazine Dr. Charles W. Keysor, founding editor of Good News magazine, transferred his ordination June 1 to the Evangelical Covenant Church of America. Dr. Keysor was formerly an...
Archive: Bishop Wheatley Stirs Contention
Archive: Bishop Wheatley Stirs Contention by James Robb A Western Jurisdiction investigative committee meeting in Los Angeles May 20-21 cleared Bishop Melvin Wheatley on charges that he had spread false doctrine. But the committee's action only added fuel to the...
Archive: Remaining United Methodist
Archive: Remaining United Methodist By James V. Heidinger II, Editor, Good News Each week word comes of persons who have decided to leave the United Methodist Church. There's no use not talking about it. It’s happening too frequently across the church. Sadly, many who...
Archive: A Former Homosexual Testifies to the Gospel of the Grace of God
Archive: A Former Homosexual Testifies to the Gospel of the Grace of God By Jeff Painter, Musical Evangelist, Fairmont , West Virginia My name is Jeff. I am in full-time ministry as a Christian pianist and evangelist. This is done with the approval and recommendation...
Archive: In Quest of Worthwhile Worship
We talk about worship, but why do we worship and how? Archive: In Quest of Worthwhile Worship by Ben Patterson, Reprinted from The Wittenburg Door[1] The Word of God has fallen on bad times. That statement is hardly news to anyone who, over the last decade, has cared...
