Spiritual Warfare and Tying up the Strong Man
By David F. Watson - Several years ago a student stopped me in the seminary hallway. “Brother, will you pray for me?” he asked. “I’m under spiritual attack.” I now look back on that day with regret. I didn’t take him seriously. I said something to appease him and went...
Creation Ex Nihilo and the Power of God
By Beth Felker Jones - “And he showed me more, a little thing, the size of a hazelnut, on the palm of my hand, round like a ball. I looked at it thoughtfully and wondered, ‘What is this?’ And the answer came, ‘It is all that is made.’ I marveled that it continued to...
Is there reality in our worship
Is there reality in our worship By John R. W. Stott Good News November/December 1979 The Christian Church is fundamentally a worshiping community. According to I Peter 2:5,9 it is a holy priesthood, a royal priesthood whose function is to offer to God the...
Archive: Vigorous, Bold, and Creative
Archive: Vigorous, Bold, and Creative By Charles W. Keysor, Editor, Good News Magazine It is late in the day, someone said, when small men cast long shadows. Today the world scene has few leaders who exhibit towering stature, grand vision, and the charisma needed to...
Archive: Going Once…Going Twice
Archive: Going Once…Going Twice What happened when God called a fourth generation Methodist preacher and his wife to missionary service in Korea. by Carroll Ferguson Hunt, Seoul, Korea The plane trundled up through Tokyo's gray smog and turned west toward Seoul. When...
When Mr. Asbury Preached
When Mr. Asbury Preached By Jesse Lee (1758-1816) Excerpt from a Short History of the Methodists (1810 edition, reprinted in 1974 – Academy Books) September/October 1979 Good News During the time of the conference, we were highly favored of the Lord, and souls were...
Francis Asbury: Super Circuit Rider – Part I
Francis Asbury: Super Circuit Rider – Part I By Charles Ludwig September/October 1979 Good News The story of Bishop Francis Asbury – zealous for Christ, autocratic, tireless in the saddle, he criss-crossed early America preaching, exhorting, establishing classes and...
Archive: A Nightmare of ”Liberation”
Archive: A Nightmare of ''Liberation" The true story of a missionary family, the Marvin Wolfords, trapped by Communist guerrillas in Zaire. by Randall Nulton, Wheaton, Illinois The long nightmare started with a knock at the door. Two friends came to tell the eight...
