Category: Columnists
Loose Her and Let Her Go
Loose Her and Let Her Go By Maxine Thomas John 11:44 says, “The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped… Read More »
AME Church Celebrates at Annual Conference
AME Church Celebrates at Annual Conference By Rev. Gilbert Hayward The 132nd Session of the Bermuda Annual Conference of the AME Church was held at the Fairmont Southampton last week…. Read More »
Founders Day Observed with Special Worship Service
Founders Day Observed with Special Worship Service By Bridget J. Floyd, Ph.D. This year, St. John AME Church in Huntsville, Alabama, celebrated “the life and legacy” of founder, Bishop Richard… Read More »
#MeToo: In Memory of Her
#MeToo: In Memory of Her By Quardricos Bernard Driskell, Columnist I heard the story of Recy Taylor somewhere between my high school and undergraduate years, a decade and a half or… Read More »
Wakanda, Women, and the Black Church
Wakanda, Women, and the Black Church By Ulysses Burley, MD, Columnist Five weeks into the Marvel Studios’ release of Black Panther and the blockbuster movie still reigns supreme at the… Read More »
It’s time to Rethink Fellowship in this “Black Panther” Moment
It’s time to Rethink Fellowship in this “Black Panther” Moment By Jenn M. Jackson In my early twenties, when I was a newlywed and starting a family, I felt pressure… Read More »
Payne Students Working for Justice
Payne Students Working for Justice By Rev. Leslye Dwight, 2nd Episcopal District On February 14, 2018, six students from Payne Theological Seminary walked out of the plenary session of the… Read More »
Understanding your Legal Rights as an Ordained Minister of the Gospel
Understanding your Legal Rights as an Ordained Minister of the Gospel By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, Certified Public Accountant The African Methodist Episcopal Church is a body of believers serving the… Read More »
Hitting the High Notes at Historic St. James AME Church: Jazz, Restoration, and Community Engagement
Hitting the High Notes at Historic St. James AME Church: Jazz, Restoration, and Community Engagement By Rev. Jonathan C. Augustine, 8th Episcopal District Historic St. James AME Church, in downtown… Read More »
A Reflection on South Africa, Post-Zuma
A Reflection on South Africa, Post-Zuma By Rev. Clive Pillay, 15th Episcopal District TCR Field Representative There is no doubt that the Leading Party is the only way forward… Read More »
One Nation under Guns
One Nation under Guns By Q. Bernard Driskell, Columnist The gun debate, aside from race, might be the purest political polarization infecting this country. According to NBC and a… Read More »
The Connection Works
The Connection Works Galatians 6:10 says, “So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith.”… Read More »