Rebooting for Ministry
By Sarah Parham - I have shared the deepest honor in walking with people as they discern their call into next steps of following the Lord for many years now, first in campus ministry, and now in missions mobilization. As Christian believers, our first and only...
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...
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...
Archive: John Wesley and Christian Lifestyle
Archive: John Wesley and Christian Lifestyle by Barbara Jackson Lifestyles are much in our conversations today, often as a response to world shortages of energy and food. But lifestyle has always been an issue of importance to religious communities. During this Lenten...
Archive: Good News and Charismatics
Archive: Good News and Charismatics[1] By Charles W. Keysor, Editor, Good News Magazine Late last year a separate organization was formed by some United Methodists who are charismatic. It is known as UM Renewal Services Fellowship. Its headquarters are in Nashville...
Archive: Why Not Emphasize Worship?
Archive: Why Not Emphasize Worship? By Charles W. Keyson, Editor, Good News Magazine Trial balloons are starting to float upward, borne on freshening political currents of the 1980 General Conference. Various pressure groups are jockeying to determine what will be the...
