Category: Features
The General Conference “Business UNusual”
The General Conference “Business UNusual” By Rev. Gaborone P. Lesito, 19th District TCR Field Representative It has always surprised me to see a Church meeting agenda with “Unfinished Business” already in… 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 »
Black Fatherhood: A Radical Act of Resistance
Black Fatherhood: A Radical Act of Resistance By Jioni Palmer Being a father is the best job I’ve ever had. The wages are low and the hours are long but… Read More »
Are We Palestinians’ Keepers?
Are We Palestinians’ Keepers? Rev. Dr. Jennifer Leath, 5th District Today, the world seems to be asking itself, “are we Palestinians’ keepers?” (i.e., should we care for Palestinian survival and the restoration… Read More »
The Pain of Racism Through the Lens of Calvary
The Pain of Racism Through the Lens of CalvaryBy Rev. Dr. Versey Williams, Contributing Writer Navigating racism in the 21st century means Eastertide 2021 holds an even deeper significance for me…. Read More »
Bearing the Cross
Bearing the CrossRev. Renita Green, Columnist Thomas Shepherd asked the question in the great church hymn, “Must Jesus bear the cross alone while all the world goes free? No there’s… Read More »
Breaking Bread Together: Christian Potential as Solution to Polarizing Politics
Breaking Bread Together: Christian Potential as Solution to Polarizing Politics The Reverend Dr. Jason Curry The story of the legendary, basketball athlete Scottie Pippen prior to his career as a… Read More »
The Seven Last Words of George Floyd
By John Thomas III, Editor The commemoration of Good Friday is a solemn and holy event for Christians. We cannot get to the resurrection of Jesus Christ without traversing through… Read More »
Confessions of a Vaccine Trial Participant
Confessions of a Vaccine Trial Participant By Rev. Dawn M. Wayman, 2nd Episcopal District At the earliest murmurs of developing a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, I knew I was… Read More »
Handle With Care
Handle With Care By Byron Washington, Columnist By no means did 2021 allow us the benefit of rest before the chaos ensued. 2021 decided to continue where 2020 left off and… Read More »
President Joe Biden and the Bethel AME Church, Wilmington, Delaware Connection
President Joe Biden and the Bethel AME Church, Wilmington, Delaware Connection By Kori Beaman Cheatham, 1st Episcopal District There are many wonderful things about Wilmington, Delaware. However, central among them are… Read More »
When The Black Church Leads… We All Succeed
When The Black Church Leads… We All Succeed By Antjuan Seawright, Columnist My mother grew up at the Maloney Baptist Church in Woodford, SC while my Dad, of course, grew… Read More »