Category: Columnists
The Investiture of the 12th President of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University: “Advancing Our Legacy, Reimagining Our Future”
B. Johnson, Ninth Episcopal District Eleven months after the retirement of Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. as the eleventh president of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, the investiture ceremony for Dr…. Read More »
19th District Mid-Year Conference – Bishop Brailsford at work
The arrival of Bishop Ronnie Elijah Brailsford, Sr. to the 19th Episcopal District on 11 April 2022 was not to be a time of holiday. He wasted no time arriving… Read More »
Impacto de Vida AME Church: Building History
By Presiding Elder Abraham Rodriguez, 16th Episcopal District Take a few minutes and join me in the next few lines. I want to share with you the story that God… Read More »
Celebrating the 137th Church Anniversary of St. John AME Church
Dr. Bridget Floyd St. John African Methodist (AME) Church, Huntsville, marked its 137th anniversary on March 20, 2022, at the 10 a.m. worship service. The theme was “A Legacy of… Read More »
How My Mom Taught Me To Write By Cultivating My Imagination
By J. Jioni Palmer, Columnist My mother taught me the virtue of words and trained me to be a wordsmith. Sure, we read books together—James and the Giant Peach, The… Read More »
Smoke in the Room
By John Thomas III, Editor Enron. Bernie Madoff. Stanford Investments. Fyre Fest. Theranos. The last 20 years have been filled with examples showing how corporate governance structures can be manipulated… Read More »
A New Season of Accountability, Will We Rise to the Occasion?
Ms. Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, Columnist Having trained pastors and church leaders across the country in financial stewardship, I, unfortunately, witness many church leaders who justify withholding financial information because they are… Read More »
The Care and Keeping of Your Pastor
By Rev. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, PhD, Contributing Writer Over the years, the Lord has led me to minister in various settings and with various people. I have worked with bilingual preschoolers, intellectually… Read More »
The Missed Opportunity
Rev. Tashara S. Void, Contributing Writer March 2020 will forever be etched in our minds. It was the time when the whole world stopped moving, including churches. Things stood still… Read More »
What We Value
Rev. Dr. Darryn Hewson, Contributing Writer What is most precious to you? Your family? An heirloom? Your reputation? The list of most important things should not be all that long,… Read More »
Why I Am No Longer Interested In Being A “Preacher”
Melech Thomas, Contributing Writer “Would a God whose claim to fame is breaking out of a borrowed tomb make me live the rest of my life in someone else’s box?”… Read More »
Just Three Simple Words: A Sister Who Didn’t Forget
Rev. Monica Jones, Contributing Writer I must begin these very brief remarks by thanking God for delivering me to this point in my professional journey. My life has been blessed… Read More »