Category: Columnists
We come to work
Nehemiah 4:6 So built we the wall…for the people had a mind to work. Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer The Nehemiah story tells of a group of Samarians led… Read More »
Creating Space and Making Room: Our Reasonable Service
Creating Space and Making Room: Our Reasonable Service By Vanessa Anderson “The doors of the church are now open” is a familiar saying during a sacred time in the worship… Read More »
Accountability Versus Justice
Accountability Versus Justice By Stephanie Pierson On April 20, 2021, after a three-week trial and 10 hours of deliberation, a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of three criminal charges relating… Read More »
In Critical Condition: Voting Rights, Education, and American Democracy
In Critical Condition: Voting Rights, Education, and American Democracy By D’Weston Haywood, Ph.D. Republicans in state legislatures across the country are moving with lightning speed to restrict voting rights and… Read More »
Payne Receives Pathways for Tomorrow Initiate from Lilly
Payne Receives Pathways for Tomorrow Initiate from Lilly By Rev. Betty Whitted Holley, Ph.D. The Lilly Endowment seeks to assist theological schools in the United States and Canada accredited by… Read More »
Stand with Palestine!
By George Pratt, Contributing Writer Stand with Palestine! Heal their land Lord. And do it now! Oh Lord, we pray for Palestine. Apartheid MUST DIE! We speak it now. Oh… Read More »
The Truth is the Light
The Truth is the Light By Rev. Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr. Second Corinthians 5:17 says, “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has… Read More »
Shinning Brass and Tinkling Cymbals: The Juneteenth Federal Holiday
By Dr. Brandon A. A. J. Davis, Contributing Writer Juneteenth has been a celebration of freedom, a day for the culture, and a connectional day of blackness since June 19,… Read More »
The Fire This Time: AME Sexual Politics
The Fire This Time: AME Sexual Politics By Rev. Dr. Jennifer S. Leath, 5th Episcopal District In The Christian Recorder’s “TCR Special Dialogue: LGBTQ+ Inclusion and the AME Church,” William Lamar IV stated, “If we… Read More »
TCR Special Dialogue: Further Reflections
TCR Special Dialogue: Further Reflections On Friday, The Christian Recorder hosted a Special Dialogue on LGBTQ+ acceptance in the AME Church. A timely dialogue it was as Pride Month is underway commemorating… Read More »
What New Pastors Should Know About Church Financial Management
What New Pastors Should Know About Church Financial Management By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, CPA, Contributing Writer I’m blessed to frequently consult with newly assigned pastors and pastors who are planting new… Read More »
Finding Our True North Again
Finding Our True North Again By Thabile Ngubeni, 19th Episcopal District History books are littered with the reason for the exitance of the AME Church. Our true north is captured… Read More »