A Friendship with Oswald
By B.J. Funk - I could safely say that Oswald Chambers and I are friends, having met over forty years ago. He talks to me daily, and even though I don’t understand all he is saying in his book, I always come back the next day to hear him again. These daily chats...
Human Plans and the Coronavirus
By Tom Lambrecht - I am a planner. I like to have at least a rough plan in mind for any undertaking that I am part of, whether it is a work project or a trip to the beach. I get that from my Dad, who was a high school band director and needed to plan everything from...
Archive: No Room to Spare
Archive: No Room to Spare by Joseph Bayly, Vice President, David C. Cook Publishing Company Elgin, Illinois Second thoughts about the infamous innkeeper ... Was the Bethlehem innkeeper heartless or very sensitive? Countless sermons have been based on the former...
Archive: Farewell to Welfare?
Archive: Farewell to Welfare? By Virgil E. Maybray, Executive Secretary of the Good News-related Evangelical Missions Council since 1976. "Federal budget cuts provide an opportunity and challenge for the Church of Jesus Christ to fulfill her mission," claims Virgil E....
Archive: “Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail th’incarnate Deity.”
Archive: "Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail th'incarnate Deity." by Leonard J. Bauer, United Methodist theological student, Wheaton, Illinois As we began the fifth of a twelve lesson home Bible study, one of the class members startled me with the statement, "Yes,...
Archive: From Hostility to Service
From New Mexico to Nashville, the Lord moved a young man Archive: From Hostility to Service by Tony Peña, UM Youth Service Fund Staff Person, Nashville, Tennessee There I was in Toronto, Canada, casually conversing with Peter Moss—the head of the Youth Department of...
Archive: They Cared Enough to Come Back
Invited to visit the Raleigh prison… Archive: They Cared Enough to Come Back by Cynthia V. Lanning, freelance writer, Cincinnati, Ohio The petite, tastefully dressed woman opened the letter from the mailbox in front of her comfortable suburban home. It was not a newsy...
Archive: A Word About Negativism
Archive: A Word About Negativism By James V. Heidinger II, Editor, Good News Magazine Our perceptions of things change slowly in the life of the church. But, happily, they do change. And every so often I still hear someone comment regarding Good News, "You're doing a...
