Category: Columnists

Celebrating the Retirement of the Rev. Dr. Ann F. Lightner-Fuller By Licentiate Dawn M. Wayman, 2nd Episcopal District   After 34 years of pastoral ministry, the Rev. Dr. Ann Lightner-Fuller… Read More »

Powdered Pink Prayer   By Rev. Jarrett B. Washington, Columnist   Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint… Read More »

The Doors of the Church are Open: Bethel AME Church-Boston Shelters Undocumented Immigrants Facing Deportation By Rev. Shakira Sanchez Collins, MD, Columnist The Bethel AME Church in Boston, Massachusetts, recently… Read More »

Losing Your First Love By Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer Revelation 2:1-3 says, ““To the angel of the church in Ephesus write…‘I know your works, your toil and your… Read More »

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 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 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »