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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 »

An Open Letter to the Six Presidents of Southern Baptist Convention Theological Seminaries

An Open Letter to the Six Presidents of Southern Baptist Convention Theological Seminaries By Rev. Brandon A. A. J. Davis, Contributing Writer To the Presidents of: Gateway Seminary of the… Read More »

From Protest To Politics To Policy To Power

By Rev. Matthew L. Watley, 2nd Episcopal District I was honored to be invited to speak at the 57th Anniversary of the March on Washington.  Here are my reflections on… Read More »

Helping Our People Excel (HOPE Inc.) Engages AME-SADA

Helping Our People Excel (HOPE Inc.) Engages AME-SADA Helping Our People Excel (HOPE) was recently awarded a USD$190,000 grant from the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund. This Fund supports women’s… Read More »

An Easter Sunday People in a Good Friday World

By Rev. P. Kimberleigh Jordan, Ph.D. Jeremiah 31:15 says, “Thus says the Lord: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she… Read More »

Coronavirus: A Sobering Truth

By Senior Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr. COVID-19 is not a hoax. The virus cares nothing about having a passport at the border. It will not respect the protocol for… Read More »

Who Do We Say We Are? A Theological Perspective on COVID-19 and the Church’s Response

By Rev. Brandee Jasmine Mimitzraiem, 5th Episcopal District The response of the Church to any crisis, to any situation that impacts its people, demonstrates who the Church is. Who are… Read More »

Managing fear in the midst of Corona: Lessons learned from the frontline of Ebola

By Katurah York Cooper, 14th Episcopal District About six years ago, I found myself immersed in the Ebola Epidemic that claimed nearly 4000 Liberian lives. In late July 2014, I… Read More »

Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People?: A Reflection on the Calabasas Helicopter Crash

By Rev. Matthew Watley, 2nd Episcopal District All of us are reeling, our hearts aching, and our minds overwhelmed with grief and confusion about the unthinkable tragedy concerning the Kobe… Read More »

Somebody Ought to Say Something – Part 5

Somebody Ought to Say Something – Part 5 By Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, President of the Council of Bishops   There is outrage and uproar in the Black Community, particularly… Read More »

Liberating Lessons from the late Dr. James Hal Cone

Liberating Lessons from the late Dr. James Hal Cone By Rev. Teresa Fry Brown, Ph.D., Executive Director of  Research and Scholarship, AME Church The death of the Rev. James Hal… Read More »