Jesus, More than a Friend
By Nako Kellum - I am from Japan. Interestingly enough, Christians make up less than one percent of the entire Japanese population, yet, according to a recent article, more than 50 percent of Japanese couples chose to have Christian weddings. The reasons for this are...
Me? A Theologian?
By Cara Nicklas - Several years ago, I contemplated giving up the practice of law to go into ministry. It’s not that I didn’t like dealing with my clients. I just got frustrated with the judicial system and especially grew weary of dealing with other lawyers....
Archive: The Apostles Creed Says it Best
Archive: The Apostles Creed Says it Best by Bishop Nolan B. Harmon, Retired Condensed from Christian Advocate August 22, 1968 Copyright ©1968 by The Methodist Publishing House Within comparatively recent years there have been placed in our Methodist orders of worship...
Archive: Getting to Know the Old Testament Part One
Archive: Getting to Know the Old Testament Part One Why Christians need the Old Testament by John N. Oswalt, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biblical Languages and Literature, Asbury Theological Seminary Elder, Kentucky Annual Conference, United Methodist Church When a...
The Apostles’ Creed says it best
The Apostles’ Creed says it best By Bishop Nolan B. Harmon Fall 1974 Good News Within comparatively recent years there have been placed in our Methodist orders of worship (in The Discipline, The Book of Worship and the Hymnal) along with the Apostles’ Creed, two other...
Our Theological Wilderness
Our Theological Wilderness a position paper delivered at the Louisville meeting by Charles W. Keysor, Founder-Editor of Good News Magazine During the process of preparing this paper, I have thought about the old sailor's prayer: "Oh Lord, Thy sea is so great and my...
Hopeful Signs
Hopeful Signs By Charles W. Keysor, Editor There can be no mistaking an important trend: We see a growing emphasis upon the Holy Spirit across United Methodism. So-called "Holy Spirit Conferences" are being sponsored by more and more annual conferences. For example,...
Our Sacred Responsibility
Our Sacred Responsibility By Charles W. Keysor, Editor Who can describe our feelings after the political turmoil of this year? A new President sits in the White House. We have been shaken to the very foundations. From it all, Christians should draw at least one vital...
