Category: Columnists
Keep Your Head to the Sky and… Give Thanks!
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith Psalm 123:1: LORD, I look up to you, up to heaven, where you rule. Recently, I boarded a small elevator and was delighted to join… Read More »
Rights & Rituals: Black Women and Authentic Breathwork
By Dora Muhammad With provocative spoken word, Jaha Zainabu captivated everyone gathered October 17th for “An Evening of Creative Witness” during the 15th anniversary of WomanPreach! Blessed to know its… Read More »
Rights & Rituals: The Lamp Oil of Black Women and African Methodism
By Dora Muhammad If the liberation of women is not proclaimed, the church’s proclamation cannot be about divine liberation. If the church does not share in the liberation struggle of… Read More »
Reflections on a Remarkable Day at Morehouse College
By Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr., It was the 40th Martin Luther King Jr. College of Ministers and Laity induction ceremony at Morehouse College. I, along with 109 inductees, included 20… Read More »
America Is On Edge Today. Can’t You Feel It?
By James B. Ewers Jr., Ed.D. When I was young and had a fever, I always felt a bit different. Things weren’t normal. I wanted to get back to my… Read More »
The Historic Appointment of Rev. Dr. Ntshadi Juvinile Dithipe-Moeti as Presiding Elder
By Rev. Gaborone P. Lesito, 19th Episcopal District TCR Field Representative The 128th Session of the West Annual Conference has made remarkable history when Bishop Wilfred Jacobus Messiah appointed the Reverend Dr. Ntshadi… Read More »
An AME Woman of Valor: Ruth Ellen Lewis Marshall and the Legacy of the 6888th Battalion
By Mrs. Rose Caldwell and Rev. Dwayne A. Gary, 4th Episcopal District At 98 years old, Ruth Ellen Lewis Marshall, a faithful member of Woodlawn African Methodist Episcopal Church on Chicago’s… Read More »
A Visit to Al Khalil
By Dr. Darryn J Hewson I am writing this as I sit in my in-laws’ house in Al Khalil (Hebron), Palestine. When I sat down to write, I thought about… Read More »
Oh SNAP
By Antjuan Seawright, Columnist November 1st is upon us and, as most of you know, that means 42 million Americans are going hungry as the Republican Majority refuses to fund… Read More »
Generosity, Leadership, and Legacy: Insights from Black Christian Leaders in Our Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising Cohorts
Dr. Carlos W. Perkins, Associate Director of Engagement, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving Over the last 18 months, I have had the privilege of facilitating multiple cohorts of the… Read More »
Rights & Rituals: Black Women and Daily Balms of Sanity
by Dora Muhammad, Contributing Writer The news headline, “Hurricane Erin explodes into monster category 5 storm in the Caribbean,” welcomed me the morning I sat down to finish editing this column—one… Read More »
A Humble and Transformational Leader
By Mrs. Joan Phillips-Bennett, 16th Episcopal District Leadership in the church is not without its challenges, and true leaders are often defined not by their perfection but by their ability to… Read More »