For years, Wednesday night has been the focal point for many changed lives at Chapel Hill. If you’ve been attending for a significant amount of time at Chapel Hill, you’ve probably been touched by a ministry that ran on Wednesday, from Men’s Life to FPU and many more. That’s why I’m excited about some of […]
The One Time Jesus Was Angry
Our imagination is sometimes crippled when it comes to reckoning with the emotions of Jesus. One of the incredible things we believe is not just that Jesus is fully God, but that he is fully man, with all of the range of emotions and experiences that being a human being involves. Tears, laughter, frustration, and […]
Soul Sickness
My preferred mode of exercise is running, but lately I’ve been slacking. Three months slacking. Rain and a toddler will do that to you. But this past weekend, what with the sunny skies, I finally got back outside and ran. It turns out, when you let your body lie fallow for three months and then […]
The Silent Circle
REGISTER FOR THE MEN’S MEXICO TRIP MAY 17-21 Did you know that 21 percent of the population of Mexico is composed of indigenous people? Or that there are 62 languages spoken by Mexican people besides Spanish? Our group of students learned this last week in the midst of a couple of presentations on Mexican culture, […]
Every Journey Begins Somewhere
It seems like too much of a truism to have to be said, but I’ll say it anyway: every journey begins somewhere. There’s not a road trip, hike, or even a story, that didn’t begin somewhere, sometime. Despite this seeming as obvious as the eyes in your head, sometimes it’s more like looking at your […]
A Father, Two Sons, and a Letter to Rome
One of the basic facts you probably learned about the epistle to the Romans was that Paul wrote it. It’s distinctly Pauline in its logical, argumentative style, requiring us to put our brains in gear and really think. It can be a lot of work to read! But Paul wasn’t entirely original in what he […]
Remember Your Baptism… and Be Thankful
I remember my baptism. It happened in an air-conditioned gym, in front of about 200 college students. I stood in a kiddie pool, and after sharing my own story of faith, Reverend David Burke poured water from a pitcher over me three times. “In the name of the Father…” whoosh went the frigid water over […]
Mexico New
As far as I can remember, I’ve visited the country of Mexico six times, one of those times before I arrived at Chapel Hill. These visits have always been worthwhile, sometimes challenging, sometimes surprising, and always memorable. But never before have I been so excited for our church to revisit our southern neighbor. This year […]
Welcome to Chapel Hill Connect
Did you know that, in the month of March, Chapel Hill’s website was visited a little over 7,000 times? On average, those visits lasted two-and-a-half minutes long. That means people spent 292 hours on our website in March alone! Also in March, sermons were streamed 796 times from the website or our app, and every […]
Unexpected Gifts
Some of the best things in life are the things you don’t plan for. That pit stop that turns into a favorite eating spot. The child who wasn’t planned. Surprises become something special. It’s in the nature of short-term mission trips to require flexibility, and that’s no different here in Thailand. When you’re making a […]