Category: Editorials

Reckoning: The Black Church in the Post-Obama Era On January 20, 2017, President-Elect Donald J. Trump will be formally inaugurated as the President of the United States after a divisive… Read More »

Dylan Roof: What Comes After the Trial? The Dylan Roof federal trial ended on Thursday, December 15, 2016. He was found guilty of all 33 federal counts. The verdict was not… Read More »

On the passing of El Comandante By John Thomas III, Editor On November 27, 2016, Fidel Castro died. Though he had already ceded the reins of leadership to his brother,… Read More »

Trump Will Be President and Now It’s Time to Get to Work By: Jenn M. Jackson Guest Editorial   On November 8, voters went to the polls to elect Donald… Read More »

 Voting in Context Disclaimer: This Editorial was written before the results of the November General Election in the United States. The November 8, 2016 United States General Election will go… Read More »

“Don’t Get Settled Worshipping Under a Tent” Bishop Anne Henning Byfield, Presiding Bishop 16th Episcopal District Ephesians 3:20, “Now to God who by the power at work within us is… Read More »

To See or not To See?: Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation is the latest in a wave of television and movie… Read More »

Kneeling to make a stand:  Colin Kaepernick in Context On September 1, 2016, San Francisco 49ers National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during the playing of… Read More »

Desde el Mes de Marzo desde el presente año La Iglesia Africana Metodista episcopal Bethel Samaná ha experimentado un cambio y un notable desarrollo en todas sus actividades. Un Gran… Read More »

A Firsthand Glimpse of the “Ecumenical World” The World Methodist Council (WMC) is composed of 80 denominations in 132 countries who trace their theological lineage to John Wesley and the… Read More »

Images from the 2016 Rio Olympics From August 5 to August 21, millions of people from around the world watched the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro,… Read More »