Category: Columnists
Stop Feeding the Homeless
Stop Feeding the Homeless By Ulysses Burley, III, MD, Columnist Winter is coming. I’m from Houston and that only means milder summer temperatures and less expensive electricity bills. However, I… Read More »
Millennial Magnet
Millennial Magnet By Rev. Conitras M. Houston, Contributing Writer It appears the word of the season is Millennial—everyone is saying it; yet, does anyone really understand it? While the term… Read More »
Exhale and be Free
Exhale and be Free By Rev. Dr. Maxine L. Thomas, Contributing Writer My Spirit Set Free “So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36)…. Read More »
I Survived: My Journey through Depression
By Rev. Ericka Bailey, 4th Episcopal District A few years ago, someone that I loved dearly died as a result of suicide. His death affected me greatly as he was… Read More »
Humankind our Family: Acknowledge Sexual and Gender Variances in the AME Church
By the Rev. Teboho G. Klaas, 19th Episcopal District I am a heterosexual man, Christian, and a pastor in the AME Church in South Africa. Motivated by my hate… Read More »
DISCIPLESHIP 101
By Dr. Reginald Blount, Section Editor In Spirit and in Truth Did you know that experts say that many of us are literally dying of thirst? Doctors suggest… Read More »
The Seventh Episcopal District “Finds the God of the Galaxy” at the Annual Christian Education Leadership Congress
By Rev. Jarrett Washington, Columnist From July 10-13, 2017, the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, under the leadership of Bishop Sam Green, Sr. and Mrs. Phyllis… Read More »
College Checklist
By Byron Washington, Columnist As students prepare to head off to college, their university or college usually provide them with a checklist of suggested items they should be sure to… Read More »
Christianity and the roots of America’s age-old problem with race
Please note that the title of this piece does not posit that Jesus Christ is the root of America’s problems with race, rather, Christianity as social and political constructs ALWAYS… Read More »
The Unified Interfaith Community Coalition Presents Important Gatherings honoring the Emanuel Nine Incident
The Unified Interfaith Community Coalition Presents Important Gatherings honoring the Emanuel Nine Incident Rev. Jeannine Smalls, 7th Episcopal District June 16 is a date to remember as a tragedy that… Read More »
Why Racial and Religious Nationalist Overtones Weakens America’s Brand Abroad
By Quadricos Bernard Driskell, Columnist President Donald Trump delivered one of the most important speeches in the infancy of his presidency on Thursday, July 6, 2017. It was billed as… Read More »
Through the Eyes of Elmina: Lessons from Ghana’s Slave Castle
Through the Eyes of Elmina: Lessons from Ghana’s Slave Castle Rev. Arionne Yvette Williams, Contributing Writer It was a beautiful May afternoon when I first set foot in Elmina. About… Read More »