How Long, O Lord?
By Tom Lambrecht - Someone shared a video with me the other day that showed a three-year-old girl sitting in her house by the glass patio door looking out. She repeatedly shouted, "I hate this house! I hate this house! I hate this house!" I think many of us are right...
Weapons of our Warfare
By Bishop Frank J. Beard - "... Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever." - II Chronicles 20:21b Our world is under attack by a ruthless enemy -- one that does not come from God. It is the job of every Christian and every church to unify and wage...
Archive: When You Set Out the Fleece
Archive: When You Set Out the Fleece Some helpful thoughts about discovering God's will. by Ivan L. Zabilka, Columbia, Missouri Finding the "Will of God " perplexes many Christians as they face the complexities of modern life. Among the many methods Christians use to...
Archive: Why It Rained on the Day of the Sunday School Picnic
Archive: Why It Rained on the Day of the Sunday School Picnic Another chapter in the history of the Hackelburg Sunday School[1] by Riley Case, Pastor, Hobart Trinity United Methodist Church, Hobart, Indiana Herbert, the irreverent angel, feels an explanation is...
Archive: Financial Bondage—The Deadly Trap
Often Satan snares Christians in Archive: Financial Bondage—The Deadly Trap By Larry Burkett Reprinted from his book, "Your Finances in Changing Times" ©Campus Crusade for Christ, Inc., 1975. Part II It is important for a Christian to be able to recognize financial...
Archive: Is War Ever Justified?
Archive: Is War Ever Justified? YES! says Elizabeth Richman, Lay Member, Oregon/Idaho Annual Conference, Alsea, Oregon A recent Judicial Council decision makes it clear that the Social Principles statement (Discipline, pp. 86-104) does not have the force of law in our...
Archive: God’s Troubadour in Hale Center
A young pastor tells how he began writing folk songs to celebrate God at work in the lives of his congregation. He is … Archive: God’s Troubadour in Hale Center by Wesley Putnam Pastor, United Methodist Church, Hale Center, Texas I don't remember a time when I didn't...
Archive: I Am Convinced…
Archive: I Am Convinced… By James V. Heidinger II, Editor, Good News Magazine This is my first word to you on the editorial pages since becoming the new Executive Secretary /Editor of Good News. I am still adjusting to the awesome responsibility of giving leadership...
