Category: Editorials
Your Pastor Isn’t As Unhealthy As You Might Think
Your pastor isn’t as unhealthy as you might think By Amy Frykholm Have you heard that 71 percent of pastors are burned out? That 80 percent believe the profession has… Read More »
Reflecting on the 2018 Atlanta AME Experience: How Much is Too Much?
Reflecting on the 2018 Atlanta AME Experience: How Much is Too Much? By John Thomas III, Editor On June 26-27, 2018, members of the Connectional AME Church gathered in Atlanta,… Read More »
Christian Nationalism?
Christian Nationalism? By Ore Spragin, Editor, The Christian Index There is a camp that says America is a Christian nation and there is another that says we are not. In between… Read More »
John Wesley’s Aldersgate Experience in Context
John Wesley’s Aldersgate Experience in Context By Rev. Dr. J. C. Park, President of World Methodist Council People called Methodists all around the world are celebrating the 280th-anniversary of the… Read More »
The Case for Diversity Engagement within the AME Church: When Prayer Alone Isn’t Enough
The Case for Diversity Engagement within the AME Church: When Prayer Alone Isn’t Enough By Jai A. Ingraham, MPA, Guest Editor In a socially-complex and politically-laced environment, there are demands… Read More »
It’s Not Just a Decoration: The Importance of Symbols in our Spiritual Lives
It’s Not Just a Decoration: The Importance of Symbols in our Spiritual Lives By John Thomas III, Editor On Good Friday, I attended a Seven Last Words service at the… Read More »
Connecting the Past and Present: Golden Anniversary Reflections on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Connecting the Past and Present: Golden Anniversary Reflections on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. By Rev. Jonathan C. Augustine, JD, MDiv Many will pause during 2018 for the… Read More »
Keeping Sacred Spaces
By John Thomas, III, Editor We are constantly exposed to information and connected through social media outlets and the internet. This connectivity allows us to share and receive instant communication… Read More »
When Pastors Cry
When Pastors Cry By Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer 1 Samuel 30:3-4 says, “When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down, and their… Read More »
Trump, History, and Immigrants of Color: Why I Didn’t Get Angry at 45
By Chuck Hobbs, Columnist In case you missed it, on January 11, 2018, the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump, asked during a meeting about immigration reform why… Read More »
Holding History, Making History
Holding History, Making History The pages you hold in your hands both are history and have history. In reading The Christian Recorder, you participate in a tradition that reaches back… Read More »
The State of the Country and Colored People
By Rev. Elisha Weaver, 3rd and 6th Editor For more than a century this country has bowed to the cruel villainy of oppression, perpetrated upon a portion of God’s own… Read More »