Category: Columnists

Salvation up in the Manger: Advent and Holiness

Salvation up in the Manger: Advent and Holiness Rev. M. JoDavid Sales, Ph.D., Contributing Writer But the angel said to [the shepherds], “Do not be afraid, for see, I am… Read More »

A New Charge for 2023

A New Charge for 2023 John Wm. Roberts, ED.D., Contributing Writer When Charles Wesley published the hymn, “A Charge to Keep I Have,” in Short Hymns on Select Passages of… Read More »

Destiny Awaits

Destiny Awaits Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt, Columnist           I remember a heartbreaking story that aired on a local news channel aired a heartbreaking story about a… Read More »

Why we need a religiously literate media in 2023 and beyond

Why we need a religiously literate media in 2023 and beyond By Quardricos Driskell On December 6, 2022, the Rev. Senator Warnock began his victory speech by thanking his supporters… Read More »

Reflections on Vice President Kamala Harris’ 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Speech

By Chuck Hobbs, Columnist I was honored to “be in that number” on behalf of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice yesterday as Vice-President Kamala Harris commemorated the 50th anniversary… Read More »

Zion Ame Completes Project

Zion Ame Completes Project By Dillon Davis, Delaware Gazette Delaware’s Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, located at 140 S. Washington St., has completed a nearly decade-long initiative to replace the… Read More »

The Sacred Moment

The Sacred Moment Dr. Herman O. Kelly, Jr., Columnist In our journey through life, we all need a sacred moment, time with God in special and in sacred communication. I… Read More »

The Truth is the Light

The Truth is the Light By Reverend Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr., Columnist   Based on Biblical Texts: Matthew 2: 2, Luke 2:11: Asking, “Where is the child who has been… Read More »

Denial’s Costly Benefit

Denial’s Costly Benefit Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt, Columnist  I recall co-leading a retreat in The Rocky Mountains for young people caught in varying life spirals. One of the workshops that… Read More »

Family and Friends, not Presents, made for a Merry Christmas

Family and Friends, not Presents, made for a Merry Christmas. By James B. Ewers Jr., Ed.D. ‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house, not a creature was… Read More »

Great Lakes Annual Conference Ordains 17 Ministers

On the first weekend, in November in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Great Lakes Annual Conference held its first session under Bishop David R. Daniels, Jr. Of particular… Read More »

Schools Are Made For Learning And Not For Shootings. What Is Happening In America?

Schools Are Made For Learning And Not For Shootings. What Is Happening In America? By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. Growing up, I enjoyed going to school because it was… Read More »