The Impact of Social Distancing
By Tom Lambrecht - We have a new phrase in our vocabulary: "social distancing." In this time of the novel coronavirus, keeping a distance from other people can help stop the spread of the disease. It is ironic to me that this virus has caused an extreme form of what...
Why I Support the Separation Plan
Responses to the proposed plan for separation could hardly be more divergent. Some are shouting “hallelujah” and others are feeling dismissed, even sold out. We need to remember that nothing is final until General Conference has voted. There are several components of...
Archive: Son-Rise
Archive: Son-Rise An Easter morning experience By Barbara Mary Johnson Chatsworth, CA Bright red caught my eye through the gray morning haze. As I bicycled past the duck pond, the road turned due east, and in the space between mountain and foothill appeared a...
Archive: The Influence of Two Persons
Archive: The Influence of Two Persons by James V. Heidinger II, Chairman Good News Board of Directors By now, most of you reading this know of the announced resignation of Dr. Charles W. Keysor, the Founder of Good News, and our Editor and Executive Secretary. Dr....
Archive: A Response from Mr. Jessup
Archive: A Response from Mr. Jessup David Jessup sent the following reply to Bishop Roy Nichols in response to the special bulletin prepared by UM Communications containing Bishop Nichols' statement and other criticism of the original Jessup document. We have printed...
Archive: Touching a Tender Nerve
Archive: Touching a Tender Nerve by Charles W. Keysor, Editor, Good News Magazine In the Sept/Oct 1980 issue (p. 26-39), we reported on the effort of Mr. David Jessup, a UM layman, to question grants of money made by our denomination to various political groups. Some...
Archive: Some Helps to Meditation
Archive: Some Helps to Meditation by J. W Mahood Reprinted from his book "The Lost Art of Meditation" ©Fleming H. Revell, 1911. Used by permission. The art of meditation must be learned. There is no possibility of stumbling upon it by chance. There is no royal course...
Archive: Preach Yourself a Sermon
Archive: Preach Yourself a Sermon Taken from Talking About Prayer by Richard Bewes@1979 and used by permission of lnterVarsity Press. Ever tried preparing a sermon? Perhaps not. But have you ever tried preparing a sermon for your own consumption? This is roughly what...