Category: Columnists
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 »
What Would Jesus Do?
What Would Jesus Do? The Reverend Dr. Kent L. Poindexter We live in a country that boasts that it is a reflection of a “true democracy” and that, overall, it… Read More »
The Pro-Life Agenda is the agenda of white supremacy
The Pro-Life Agenda is the agenda of white supremacy Rev. Renita Green Purity theology was introduced in a very pronounced way when a youth pastor was hired from the Foursquare… Read More »
Schools are Banning Diversity Instruction, is Your 501c3 Status Next?
Schools are Banning Diversity Instruction, is Your 501c3 Status Next? As a child, one of the greatest benefactors of my social growth was the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church…. Read More »
What is Reproductive Justice? Why You Should Care
What is Reproductive Justice? Why You Should Care Can we be honest? The history of the fight for abortion access in America is rooted and steeped in anti-Blackness. When we… Read More »
Understanding Internal Controls in a Church Environment – Part II
Understanding Internal Controls in a Church Environment – Part II By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, C.P.A., C.F.E., Contributing Writer In our previous discussion, we defined and discussed the necessity for internal controls… Read More »
Understanding the Roots of Itinerant Ministry
Understanding the Roots of Itinerant Ministry Rev. Dr. James A. Keeton, Jr., Contributing Writer Growing up in a small southern community, my first lessons in church polity came through overhearing… Read More »
The Presence of God during Existential Times
The Presence of God during Existential Times Dr. Herman O. Kelly, Jr., Columnist Life is messy, as the book is entitled. We live with the ebb and flow of Life…. Read More »