Category: Columnists
A Tribute to Richard Allen
By Joan Phillips-Bennett (Ade Nima), 16th Episcopal District Jamaica Conference Our foundation is strong. Our foundation is regal. Out foundation is love. Born way before the world commercialised love as Valentine’s… Read More »
Bethel Cathedral – Indianapolis Living Our Resurrection Story
By L. Kay Kirby, 4th Episcopal District Bethel Cathedral African Methodist Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, Indiana, under the pastoral leadership of the Rev. Dr. Carlos Wesley Perkins and first lady, the Rev…. Read More »
INCONVENIENT LIFE TRUTH
By Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt, Contributing Writer Former vice president Al Gore narrated and wrote the screenplay for an Oscar-winning documentary on climate change, An Inconvenient Truth. Unfortunately, large and small… Read More »
A Tale of Two Churches
By Rev. Joelynn T. Stokes, Esq. , 4th Episcopal District It was the best of times and the worst of times. This quote from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens aptly… Read More »
WMS-AMEC COVID-19 Public Education Campaign
By Kiratiana Freelon, Columnist Deborah Taylor King’s ultimate wish is for her 19-year-old grandson to get the COVID-19 vaccine. She has done everything to convince him to do it. She… Read More »
Violence Has a Face
Rev. Mmakgabo Gwendoline Sepoloane, Contributing Writer Violence against women, especially rape, is not reserved for the woman on the street but can also take place right in the sanctity of… Read More »
Living the Lifting As We Climb Lifestyle
Dr. Gloria Reese, 13th Episcopal District Over a century ago, Anna Julia Cooper, one of the most prominent Black scholars in history, wrote, “Only the Black woman can say ‘when and where… Read More »
A Contextualization of the Bomb Threat: A Brief History of America’s Use of Firebombing the Black Church
By Aaron M. Treadwell, PhD., Contributing Writer Black History Month (BHJM) is the oldest historical celebration in America, and its existence has challenged the ideological fears of white supremacy since… Read More »
Living and Ministering Through Two Enemies
Living and Ministering Through Two Enemies By Dr. Herman O. Kelly, Jr., Columnist Our lives have been turned upside down by an invisible pandemic. We are also on voter alert… Read More »
HOW TO BE A LIAR
By Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras Byrd, Contributing Writer Liars. We are all familiar with them. So, I am sure that some of you are surprised or curious about the title… Read More »
Who Will Help Save Our Democracy?
By Dr. Betty Holley, Contributing Writer Not only are we experiencing a health crisis brought on by COVID-19, but also there is a fight to end democracy as we know… Read More »
Questioning Faith: My First Conversion
By J. Jioni Palmer, Columnist “When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” — Ralph Ellison As a child, I attended Bethlehem Lutheran Church in West Oakland, California, with… Read More »