Back together Again: A Tribute to Bishop and Episcopal Supervisor Fred and Sylvia
God’s view of marriage is best described in Genesis 2:24, which says, “The two shall become one flesh.” When God said, “And the two shall become one,” His sacred plan was for man and woman to be joined in an inseparable and exclusive union. Love and life brought Frederick and Sylvia together. Fredrick’s death provided a temporary separation. Sylvia’s most recent death nullified their separation, allowing love and eternal life to bring them back together.
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Understanding the Roots of Itinerant Ministry
Rev. Dr. James A. Keeton, Jr., Contributing Writer
Growing up in a small southern community, my first lessons in church polity came through overhearing conversations with the adults around me. As the son of an African Methodist Episcopal Church pastor, I was accustomed to attending the annual conference and witnessing my father and his colleagues receive their pastoral appointments from the bishop at the conference's conclusion. As a young boy at the South Georgia Annual Conference, I vividly remember Bishop Fedrick Talbot calling me up with my father and presenting me with my father's pastoral appointment with the instructions, "Jamie had this to your father for me."
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The Presence of God during Existential Times
Dr. Herman O. Kelly, Jr., Columnist
Life is messy, as the book is entitled. We live with the ebb and flow of Life. We celebrate each other, we mourn with each other, and we pray with each other. During existential times we need a power beyond ourselves. We need the unmoved-mover God to address our existential circumstances. First, our existence is not always without suffering and pain. We often ask, “Why do I have to suffer?” “Why do I have to experience this pain?”
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Revisiting the Great Commission
Rev. Kent Poindexter, Contributing Writer
Consider what would have happened if the disciples of Jesus Christ had not been inclined to literally “go into the world and make disciples,” choosing instead to confine the message to their local communities. Or if, somehow, they became aware of ways to spread the Gospel message without leaving home? What would be the status of the “Good News” today if it had not been taken to the streets?
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Understanding Internal Controls in a Church Environment – Part II
By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, C.P.A., C.F.E., Contributing Writer
In our previous discussion, we defined and discussed the necessity for internal controls within the church. As a system of checks and balances, it protects the church from intentional and unintentional acts that could cause a loss of the church’s financial assets or result in the misreporting of the church’s financial information. This discussion will review risk assessment as another area of internal control. Risk assessment involves looking at the control environment, policies, procedures, and personnel in a church and determining what inherent risks exist that could result in an intentional or unintentional breach of security and controls.
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In Sickness And In Health…A Caregiver’s Story A Familiar Stranger
My husband was born in 1948. He is the fourth of five children and grew up in North Carolina. His mother and father were educators, so John was very smart, very meticulous, and very by the book from kindergarten through college. His favorite subjects were anything Math related. John’s first memory loss episode occurred in June 2011 during a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, and San Diego, California. Unfortunately, the episode caused him to end up in Los Angeles, California, where I had to track him down, fly him home, then have the San Diego hotel pack up and ship his luggage. Thank God for the Barista at Starbucks in Los Angeles who helped me get him on a plane home.
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April Edition of The Christian Recorder |
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 | | Watch our TCR Dialogue with Rev. Dr. Dale B. Snyder discussing the reparations for Bethel AME Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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Statement from the National Bankers Association on the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank
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Africa Day Matters!
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith
Let bronze be brought from Egypt; let Cush hasten to stretch out its hands to God. — Psalms 68:31
In 1993, Dr. Cain Hope Felder, a New Testament scholar of African descent, served as the editor of The Original African Heritage Study Bible: King James Version. The Rev. Dr. Renita Weems, a woman of African descent and a mentee of Dr. Cain Hope Felder, wrote the book Just a Sister Away, in which she focused on women of African descent relative to the Bible. People like Dr. Cain Hope Felder and Rev. Dr. Weems have understood Africa matters in the Bible.
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