When I climbed Mt. Rainier 21 years ago, one of the most surprising aspects of the adventure was how my body dealt with the lack of oxygen. Although we were trained to take deep breaths with each step and then expel those breaths forcefully, every time we stopped for a rest and I sat down […]
Feeling the Buzz
It really is amazing to see the cultural phenomenon that Seahawks fandom is in the NorthWest. You can tell if there is a game happening based on the level of traffic on Route 16. In my neighborhood, someone has dedicated their front lawn as a shrine to the Seahawks, complete with spotlights, flags, and the […]
Fearless Q – Write Back ‘Atcha on the Trinity
The penultimate sermon for our Fearless Q series was delivered this weekend, addressing the broad question, “Who is God?” Pastor Larry takes a few minutes to respond to follow up questions after the sermon in the video below. […]
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Baptisms
The profound privilege of worshiping in public strikes me every time I walk or drive by the Eddon Boat Park in the Harbor. We get to proclaim the name of Jesus here! Out loud! From a sound system! Then we get to see the Good News of Jesus in baptisms. We see people washed with […]
Fearless Q – Write Back ‘Atcha On the Church
There were a number of questions submitted about the Church that I did not address in my message this past weekend. Here are a few responses: 1. Are Catholics Christians? We can ask the same question of Presbyterians, Lutherans, Methodists, Anglicans etc. Anyone who believes in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord is a […]
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Your Pew Will Look Different This Sunday
I remarked to someone this past week that there’s only one sin I endorse as a pastor: stealing a Bible from our pews. I said this tongue in cheek, but the truth is that it’s hardly a loss when someone takes a copy of God’s Word home for themselves. In fact, over the years the […]
Our World Has Been Turned Upside-Down
On April 13, I told my wife, Cyndi, that I felt like the Lord was leading us to sell our house…. our house of 28 years. It is the only home we’ve ever known—the home I owned when I asked Cyndi to marry me, the home into which we brought our newborns, raised them and […]
Fearless Q – Write Back ‘Atcha On Infant Baptism
Pastor Megan addressed what Scripture says about baptism this past Sunday, particularly infant baptism. Listen to her sermon, then watch her responses to questions that followed up the sermon. […]
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A Low Bar, But High Stakes
Imagine that you’re someone who has recently started coming to Chapel Hill, but you haven’t become a member yet. Imagine, in some alternate reality, that when you came to church you couldn’t sit with the rest of the congregation, but instead you had to sit in a section apart from the congregation that were members. […]
Fearless Q – Write Back ‘Atcha On Suffering
This past Sunday, our pastoral intern Ellis White shared deeply from his own struggles with the question of how a good God could allow evil and suffering. He’s back to answer some follow up questions, so listen in and watch below. […]