Preserving Spirituals
By Jim Patterson - In four-part harmony without any instrumentation, members of Pruitt Hill United Methodist Church praised the Lord at a long-ago funeral in Greeneville, Tennessee. “Have you got good religion? Cert’nly, Lord! / Have you got good religion? / Cert’nly,...
Praying for GC2020
By Tom Albin - Gracious God fill me with your wisdom, love, and compassion – that I may pray in your name, intercede in your nature, and align with your will. Incline the hearts of every United Methodist to your heart – that we may all love alike, even though we do...
Archive: God With Us Again
Archive: God With Us Again By Paul Mickey, Chairman, Good News Board of Directors Recently I was being entertained in the home of a United Methodist family. The husband (John) was a life-long Methodist layman and had been infrequent in his church attendance in the...
Archive: A Relic of the Resurrection?
Is the mysterious shroud of Turin A Relic of the Resurrection? by Rev. Dr. John C. Wilkey, Pastor, United Methodist Church Pittsfield, Illinois President, Central Illinois Conference Council on Finance and Administration Is there factual proof that Christ's crucified...
Archive: Good News Serves as a Forum
Archive: Good News Serves as a Forum By Charles W. Keysor, Editor, Good News Magazine The following editorial was written by a frequent contributor, Riley Case, pastor of Wesley UM Church, Union City, Indiana, a member of the Executive Committee, Good News Board of...
Archive: St. George Fights a New Dragon
Archive: St. George Fights a New Dragon By Charles W. Keysor, Editor, Good News Magazine Credit, they say, should be given where credit is due. And much credit belongs to a bold, innovative UM minister, Rev. Don Wildmon, founder of the National Federation for Decency....
Archive: Rescued, Refurbished, & Rededicated
Archive: Rescued, Refurbished, & Rededicated By Charles W. Keysor, Editor, Good News Magazine As all the world knows, Wesley Chapel in London has been rescued, refurbished, and royally rededicated. Now, a congregation functions in what had almost become a pile of...
Thinking About China
Thinking About China By Charles W. Keysor, Editor, Good News Magazine America's sudden recognition of the People's Republic of China has raised many questions. For example ... Was it morally right to end relations with our longtime ally and friend, Nationalist China?...