Squirming Through Prayer
By B.J. Funk - I always read John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer with a questioning heart, particularly over one section. Though challenging, to say the least, most of the prayer I get. There’s just this one part that bothers me. The part that makes me want to completely...
Broad Traditionalist Group Casts Vision for Future Denomination
By Thomas Lambrecht - A group of nearly 30 diverse United Methodist bishops, clergy, and laity -men and women, African-American, Asian, Caribbean, Caucasian, and Hispanic persons from every U.S. jurisdiction, and three central conferences -recently concluded a...
Archive: The Strange Silence
Archive: The Strange Silence Why are we shutting our eyes and minds to the murder of millions of Cambodians? A Call to Christian Conscience By James V. Heidinger II, Pastor, Drummond United Methodist Church, Cadiz, OH Member, Good News Board of Directors Chairman,...
Archive: The Healing
Archive: The Healing How a young woman came to experience God’s love. The first of two personal testimonies by Joan MacMillan “Our Father,” they said in churches. I thought I’d get sick if anyone said that again. Father. That was someone who hit you or ignored you, or...
Archive: What You Need to Know About the Appointment of Your Pastor
Archive: What You Need to Know About the Appointment of Your Pastor A church is not likely to rise above the effectiveness level of its minister. That's why pastoral selection, continuation and/or replacement is a vitally important decision affecting every member and...
Remember Aldersgate
Remember Aldersgate by Charles Ludwig (1918-2002) May/June 1978 Good News Having been raised in Epworth, and having preached in the parish church many times for his father, John Wesley was quite certain Romley, the young curate, would be delighted to have him either...
Archive: ”Comfort ye, comfort ye my people”
Archive: "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people'' A meditation on Isaiah 40:1 by Rev. Dr. John Oswalt Associate Professor of Biblical Languages and Literature Asbury Theological Seminary Good News Contributing Editor The "good news bad news" jokes are now fast...
Archive: Let’s Remember Aldersgate
Archive: Let’s Remember Aldersgate by Charles Ludwig Having been raised in Epworth, and having preached in the parish church many times for his father, John Wesley was quite certain Romley, the young curate, would be delighted to have him either preach or read the...
