Category: Columnists
Saving Hope
Saving Hope Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt If I had a business card that accurately captured the full spectrum and dynamic of my work, it would not list my professional… Read More »
Member of Bethel AME, Knoxville Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Member of Bethel AME, Knoxville Wins Rhodes Scholarship Ulystean Jonathan Oates, a member of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a Yale College senior majoring in Political… Read More »
What Spain Taught Me About Ministry
What Spain Taught Me About Ministry By Rev. Tashara S. Void, Contributing Writer I had the opportunity to visit the beautiful island of Palma de Mallorca. I am embarrassed to… Read More »
WAYS TO RESIST PEER PRESSURE STAND YOUR GROUND
WAYS TO RESIST PEER PRESSURE STAND YOUR GROUND First Episcopal District Board of Christian Education 2023 Founder’s Day Essay Contest 1st Place Essay Winner – 8th Grade: Anaya Robinson,… Read More »
The Truth is the Light
The Truth is the Light By Reverend Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr., Columnist Based on Biblical Text: John 15:13: Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s… Read More »
Mission Kenya 2023
Mission Kenya 2023 By Rev. Dr. Rodrecus M. Johnson, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Melvin D. Wilson, Jr. Due to my younger children, I have gotten accustomed to the music and… Read More »
Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey – The Black Woman’s Fight for Reproductive Justice
Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey – The Black Woman’s Fight for Reproductive Justice Ms. Stephanie Burks, 8th Episcopal District Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey—let us remember these names. These women were enslaved… Read More »
Oh, How Precious Is The Freedom to Make Decisions
Oh, How Precious Is The Freedom to Make Decisions John Wm. Roberts, ED.D., Director of Music/Principal Musician Lee Chapel AME Church, Auburn, Alabama, Ninth Episcopal District Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s… Read More »
Who are We?
Who are We? By Rev. Dr. Monica C. Jones Had I had an opportunity to have children, it is likely that I would not have terminated a pregnancy. Yet, if… Read More »
One Year Since the Dobbs Decision: Drawing Strength from Each Other’s Faith for the Fight Ahead
One Year Since the Dobbs Decision: Drawing Strength from Each Other’s Faith for the Fight Ahead This past March, I sat humbly listening to the Rev. William Lamar, IV chisel… Read More »
Response to the Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision from the AME Church Health Commission
Response to the Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision from the AME Church Health Commission By Rev. Dr. Ann Marie Bentsi-Addison, Women’s Health Coordinator, Connectional Health Commission As we approach the… Read More »
Excerpts from a Mother Day’s Sermon entitled, A Mother Who Believes in a Pro-Life God
Excerpts from a Mother Day’s Sermon entitled, A Mother Who Believes in a Pro-Life God Quardricos Driskell Psalm 46:5: God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be… Read More »