Category: Columnists
Heritage Day 2017 at J.W. James AME Church
Heritage Day 2017 at J.W. James AME Church By Rev. Garry S. Mitchell, Sr., 4th Episcopal District In the midst of headlines and news reports indicating the deaths… Read More »
Self-Care as a Form of Resistance
Self-Care as a Form of Resistance Rev. Shakira Sanchez-Collins, MD, Columnist The other day I was making a purchase with my credit card. As expected, the clerk asked for… Read More »
How [We] Gonna Win When [We] Ain’t Right Within?
How [We] Gonna Win When [We] Ain’t Right Within? By Rev. Sidney Williams, Contributing Writer Lauryn Hill penned these lyrics to an incredible sound track on her hit song, “That… Read More »
Reflections on the Women’s March
Reflections on the Women’s March Rev. Jennifer Bailey, 4th Episcopal District In 1965, Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Selma, Alabama opened its doors as a base of… Read More »
We are A Royal Priesthood (Part 2)
We are A Royal Priesthood (Part 2) Rev. Renita Green, Columnist Congregations also need to heal when a person in the body has been victimized by a spiritual or… Read More »
Calling All Box Breakers
Calling All Box Breakers By Rev. Kabrielle Baker, Guest Columnist “As the church mourns over the comments of segregation and obvious prejudice from our most recent President Donald J. Trump… Read More »
White Christians: Can I trust you?
White Christians: Can I trust you? By Ulysses W. Burley, III Lately, I’ve found myself not wanting to be associated with christians. Not Christianity—nothing’s wrong with Christianity or Christ for… Read More »
God-Moment
God-Moment “Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear” (Isaiah 65:24). The other day while sitting at a coffee shop, I heard my name… Read More »
The Rocks are Crying Out
The Rocks are Crying Out It was testimony time and no one was responding. The plea of the devotion leader rang out, “If you don’t give him praise, the rocks… Read More »
The Pursuit of Purpose, Not Things
The Pursuit of Purpose, Not Things If you are like me, you may have taken a big, deep breath once the clock struck 12:00 am. It was a moment to… Read More »
Loving Your Neighbor: Easier Said than Done
Loving Your Neighbor: Easier Said than Done By Rev. Renita Green, Contributing Writer Advent was especially difficult for me this year as it was a season of confessing and repenting…. Read More »
Black Preaching After Trump (Part II)
Black Preaching After Trump (Part II) Rev. William Lamar IV, Columnist With God and his peers, both female and male, Bishop Allen founded the Free African Society in 1787, the… Read More »