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Guarding the Gospel
Biblical Faith and the Future of United Methodism
Author: James V. Heidinger II

Every mainline denomination in North America has experienced the emergence of renewal ministries, because each has been infected by the same virus. The feverish symptoms of this infection are quite similar in the various communions. They are: membership loss, lack of spiritual vitality, loss of the authority of Scripture, decline of world mission, doctrinal confusion and revisionism, pro-homosexual activism, and the embracing of trendy, fad theologies. This is a compilation of editorials and articles by James Heidinger that have appeared in the pages of GOOD NEWS magazine in recent years. They are offered here because they speak to themes that continue to their relevance today.

“No single person has been more crucial in Methodism’s current reformation than James V. Heidinger II. As [former] President and [former] Publisher of Good News, the “granddaddy” of Methodist reform groups, Jim has been a Spirit-filled and eloquent leader, reminding us always of the authority of Scripture, the seriousness of sin, and the centrality of the cross. The latest edition of Jim’s incisive editorials from GOOD NEWS magazine is a dependable guidebook for the continuing renewal of the United Methodist Church.”

–Dr. Bill Bouknight, Senior Minister
Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis, Tennessee

Paperback: 173 pages
Publisher: Living Streams Publications (March 2007)
ISBN-10: 097791772X
ISBN-13: 978-0977917723

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