Category: Columnists
Coronavirus: The Need for Solidarity
Coronavirus: The Need for Solidarity By Rev. Betty Whitted Holley, Ph.D. We, as people of God, are broken before God. We are turned in on ourselves, away from God and… Read More »
The Truth is the Light
The Truth is the Light By Rev. Dr. Charles R. Watkins Hebrews 12:11 says, “Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the… Read More »
The Role of a Chaplain
The Role of a Chaplain By Dr. Darryn Hewson The role of a chaplain is to provide spiritual care, guidance, and support. Sometimes, however, it’s also to just be a… Read More »
New Church Planted in Mokone Annual Conference
New Church Planted in Mokone Annual Conference By Sipho Mfundisi, Contributing Writer Bishop E. Earl McCloud, Jr., made history at the 35th Session of the M. M. Mokone Memorial Annual Conference… Read More »
Historical Comparisons at Home and Abroad
Historical Comparisons at Home and Abroad By Jennifer Sims, Ph.D., Contributing Writer Even before he described Neo-Nazis as “very fine people,” public discourse murmured with comparisons of Trump to Hitler. The… Read More »
Law, Decency, and Order: Preserving the Status Quo
Law, Decency, and Order: Preserving the Status QuoBy Lynn M. Hargrow, Special to TCR On May 31, 2020, in response to protesters, the president of the United States sent a familiar… Read More »
Coping with the Confluence of Cancer, Chemo, and COVID 19–A Testimony, Part II
Coping with the Confluence of Cancer, Chemo, and COVID 19–A Testimony, Part II By Rev. Dr. Letitia Williams-Watford, 9th Episcopal District Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, I am a survivor of an aggressive… Read More »
Health Disparities
Health Disparities By Marcella Peyre-Ferry, 1st Episcopal District The Rev. Dr. Linwood Smith, the pastor of Mt. Zion AME Church in Atglen, earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Lancaster Theological… Read More »
The Terrible Truth About This Time of Pandemic
The Terrible Truth About This Time of Pandemic By Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer COVID-19 has hit the world like a comet falling to earth with powerful reverberations. All over… Read More »
Repealing the Candidate Tax: Campaign Reform in the AME Church
Repealing the Candidate Tax: Campaign Reform in the AME Church By John Thomas III, Editor On June 10, the General Conference Commission of the AME Church issued a “Campaign Moratorium”. In… Read More »
Let True Freedom Live
Let True Freedom Live By Mary Frances Walton, Contributing Writer Luke 8:17 says, “For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known… Read More »
The Cry of Small Churches
The Cry of Small Churches By Mxolisi Vilakaz, Contributing Writer The church process understands that the strength of our churches would not be equal. Hence, the classifications of our churches… Read More »