Category: Columnists
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 »
The Devil You Don’t Know: A Warning & A Teaching Part I
The Devil You Don’t Know: A Warning & A Teaching Part I. Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer Before Trump took office, I was invited to speak at an annual… Read More »
Service is All in the Name
Service is all in the name By Robbie Colson-Ramsey, Contributing Writer Recently Morris Brown College had its homecoming celebration, my husband and I are proud graduates of the institution,… Read More »
A Tale of Two Leaders
A Tale of Two Leaders By Rev. Tashara S. Void, Contributing Writer Once upon a time, there was a tale of two leaders. One leader was a man not known… Read More »
Is Trumpism Dead?
Is Trumpism Dead? By: Quardricos Driskell, Columnist Democrats were slated to get a shellacking this mid-term election, and Republicans were widely expected to win the House overwhelmingly and possibly take… Read More »
Reviving the Commission on Financial Management Program
Reviving the Commission on Financial Management Program By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, C.P.A., C.F.E. On pages 240-241 of The Doctrine and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2016 (Discipline), we find… Read More »
Payne Seminary’s Faculty & Staff Retreat on Mental Wellness
Payne Seminary’s Faculty & Staff Retreat on Mental Wellness Rev. Dr. Betty Holley The COVID-19 pandemic placed tremendous stress on theological schools and churches as well as the wider communities… Read More »
The Work Is All Divine
The Work Is All Divine Reverend Jarrett Britton Washington, M.Div., MACE, Columnist The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life…. Read More »