God Shows Up through a Meal

God Shows Up through a Meal

By Rev. Dr. William H. Chavis, Jr.Scripture: Psalm 90:14 Communion is called the Eucharist. Eucharist means the “Great Thanksgiving.” I believe fellowship with God occurs when we eat bread and drink grape juice from the Communion table. I express the following words...
The Glorious Resurrected Jesus is our Passover

The Glorious Resurrected Jesus is our Passover

By Rev. Dr. William H. Chavis, Jr. While celebrating Passover, two ironies occurred during the seven-day feast when Pilate questioned Christ Jesus. First, it was the custom at Passover to release one prisoner for another. The crowd implored Pilate to trade Jesus for a...
A Fair-Minded and Fearless Legal Giant was She

A Fair-Minded and Fearless Legal Giant was She

By Rev. Dr. William H. Chavis, Jr. Judge Constance Baker Motley was a legal giant and fearless for the cause of equal justice under the law. On September 14, 1921, in New Haven, Connecticut, Motley was born to West Indian parents. She graduated from New York...
Frederick Douglass: A Man Ahead of His Time

Frederick Douglass: A Man Ahead of His Time

By Rev. Dr. William H. Chavis, Jr. Frederick Douglass was born on February 14(?) 1817 or 1818 as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey in Tuckahoe Creek, Maryland. His mother, Harriet Bailey, was enslaved. Aaron Anthony was white, his enslaver, and was possibly...
Whom do you seek at Christmas?

Whom do you seek at Christmas?

By Rev. Dr. William H. Chavis, Jr.Reference Scripture: John 12:1-2, 12-13, 20-21 Some people treat Christmas as a secular holiday, and Santa Claus becomes Christ’s substitute. The mythical Santa gives out gifts of worldly pleasures around a decorated wooden...