Category: Columnists
St. Paul Church’s Re-Opening Worship Service: Restore, Revive, and Reignite
It’s an exciting time at the “new” St. Paul. After more than three years, we returned to our beloved church home on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 3 p.m. for our… Read More »
The Spirit Makes a Way: The Ordination of the Reverend Esau German, Jr.
By Rev. Samuel L. Green, Jr. 1st Episcopal District At the New York Annual Conference, I witnessed one of the most profound acts of compassion and divine care at the 203rd session… Read More »
The Truth is the Light
Reverend Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr., Senior Columnist Romans10:15: NRSV And how shall they preach except they be sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those… Read More »
What the Firing of Dr. Carla Hayden Tells Us About Power, Memory, and the Urgency of Christian Study
By Darryl J. Brackeen Jr., 1st Episcopal District In the quiet halls of the Library of Congress—the steward of the nation’s intellectual soul—a storm has passed. The dismissal of Dr. Carla… Read More »
The Constant Erasurers of Restorative Justice on the Grounds of Silence, Silencing, Neutrality and Bias: Gaorutwe Moabi’s Wrongful Suspension
By Gaorutwe Moabi, 19th Episcopal District On November 30, 2025, I was suspended from the Young People and Children’s Division by the 19thEpiscopal District Supervisor for attending the 40th Session of the… Read More »
A Reflection: The Fear of Disappointing Others, Especially God
La Toria M. Lane, Contributing Writer Unfortunately, it has become the reality of many to carry the weight of expectations. These expectations range from being a good child, a good… Read More »
Father and Son mentoring in full swing at Mt. Zion AME Church
By Bro Onkgopotse Maboe (PK),19th Episcopal District “On February 15, 2025, from 10:00 AM, Mount Zion AME Church in Bloemfontein held its second session of the Father and Son Mentoring… Read More »
St. John AME Church
Ministerial Staff, Officers and Ministry Leaders Participate in Leadership Retreat B. Johnson, 9th Episcopal District “Leadership is not just a calling, it is a journey.” The ministerial staff, officers and ministry… Read More »
New Growth in an Old Church
Rev. Jason D. Thompson, PhD The Rev. Jason D. Thompson is pastor of Sacramento’s St. Andrews AME Church, the oldest historically Black congregation on the West Coast. Additionally, he is… Read More »
The Devil is in the Details
By Antjuan Seawright, Columnist As a son of the South, I’ve lived by that old southern adage that “the Devil is in the details.” That’s as true today as it… Read More »
My Book, “White Too Long,” Banned from US Naval Academy
By: Robert P. Jones, Ph.D., PRRI I was surprised last night when I started getting messages that my book, White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, which… Read More »
A Season of Good Friday and Easter Hope
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1 Recently, Bread for the World held a timely national… Read More »