University Presbyterian Church, Chapel Hill, NC

Sermon by Meg Peery McLaughlin from Ephesians 1:3-11 Ever wondered what baggage you needed to drop in order to hold fast to the Gospel? Richard Rohr once said that "All mature spirituality, in one sense or another, is about letting go and unlearning." In this sermon, we ask the question, "Do I have to believe in predestination?"

Sermon by Meg Peery McLaughlin, from Matthew 22:34-40 If an interpretation of Scripture invites us to do something that is not loving, then maybe that interpretation is not valid as God is consistently revealed as loving in the whole of the Bible.

Sermon by Jarrett McLaughlin, from 2 Peter 1:19 - 2:3 People have been interpreting Scripture for a long time and we owe it to our spiritual forbears to consider how they have understood a certain text. The Rule of Faith anchors us to the tradition when we might be tempted to float off into untethered innovation.

Sermon by Meg Peery McLaughlin, from Psalm 119 Another tool that the PCUSA uses to interpret Scripture is to hold up Scripture against itself. Any one passage of Scripture must be seen in the context of the whole Bible. No proof-texting allowed.

Sermon by Jarrett McLaughlin, from John 12:44-50 Taking the Bible seriously is not the same as taking the Bible literally.” Scripture requires interpretation and it is impossible to remove the interpreter from the interpretation...so a little humility is always in order. Yet - Jesus is the fullest revelation of God and so we consider all Scripture in light of how it conforms to the pattern of Jesu...