University Presbyterian Church, Chapel Hill, NC

Jessica Beardsley (Registered Dietician, member of International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals and UPC member) will outline various eating disorders, how diet culture and weight stigma can negatively impact mental health, and how the grace of God can transform our relationships with our bodies.

Dr. Dan G. Blazer (Professor Emeritus of Duke Psychiatry and Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development) will discuss the normal cognitive changes in memory, knowledge, and reaction time associated with aging and recommend some non-medical interventions to slow those changes down.

Sermon by Jarrett McLaughlin from Psalm 24 A sermon for Earth Care Sunday

James Osborn (Licensed Psychologist and Director of Community Education for Alliance Health) will explain the research around ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and discuss how responding with compassion to children, adults, and families who have experienced trauma can give them the tools they need to adapt, build resiliency, and thrive. Videos: Trailer for RESILIENCE The Hand-Brain Model

Dr. Lew Lampiris (retired Associate Dean of the UNC Dental school, UPC member and half of the first same gender couple to be married in our sanctuary) will help us understand the evolving language of sexual identity and gender and explore how to create a safe and supportive environment for children identifying as part of a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, or other community. Resea...

Sermons by Ada Stewart (Luke 24:36-48) and Laura Aycock (Psalm 4) This podcast also includes the audio from the dramatic interpretation of the Luke passage.

Sermon by Meg Peery McLaughlin from John 20:19-31

Sermon by Jarrett McLaughlin from John 20:1-18 A sermon for Easter Sunday. Artwork: Awake My Soul © Mike Moyers. mikemoyersfineart.com . Used with permission.

The ordained members of the UPC Staff share some of their stories from ministry. Panel Participants: Meg Peery McLaughlin, Jarrett McLaughlin, Hadley Kifner, Nancy Myer, Berry French, Erin Collier

Sermon by Meg Peery McLaughlin from Mark 11:1-11 This Lent, UPC will be engaging in Cross Talk. Each week we will be examining a different theory of atonement. Atonement is a fancy church word for what it is to literally be “at-one” with God. When we make atonement for something, we are doing something to repair a broken relationship. The church has different interpretations about how what happens...

Sermon by Jarrett McLaughlin from 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 This Lent, UPC will be engaging in Cross Talk. Each week we will be examining a different theory of atonement. Atonement is a fancy church word for what it is to literally be “at-one” with God. When we make atonement for something, we are doing something to repair a broken relationship. The church has different interpretations about how what h...

UPC member Bob Slater shares his story about risk. Parent alert! There is a Santa reference in this episode...we recommend not listening around little ears :)

Sermon by Jarrett McLaughlin from Romans 5:1-2, 6-11 This Lent, UPC will be engaging in Cross Talk. Each week we will be examining a different theory of atonement. Atonement is a fancy church word for what it is to literally be “at-one” with God. When we make atonement for something, we are doing something to repair a broken relationship. The church has different interpretations about how what hap...

UPC member Sandy Alexander shares his story of service. Note: due to technical difficulties, the live version of the class was not recorded. Sandy graciously re-recorded his story for us!

Sermon by Meg Peery McLaughlin from Mark 10:35-45 This Lent, UPC will be engaging in Cross Talk. Each week we will be examining a different theory of atonement. Atonement is a fancy church word for what it is to literally be “at-one” with God. When we make atonement for something, we are doing something to repair a broken relationship. The church has different interpretations about how what happen...

UPC member Carolyn Karpinos shares her story of serving in Ghana.

Sermon by Jarrett McLaughlin from Matthew 16:21-27 This Lent, UPC will be engaging in Cross Talk. Each week we will be examining a different theory of atonement. Atonement is a fancy church word for what it is to literally be “at-one” with God. When we make atonement for something, we are doing something to repair a broken relationship. The church has different interpretations about how what happe...

UPC Anne Scaff shares her story about the importance of community.

Sermons by Barrett Bolton, Millie Pulliam, Cameron Mewborn

Sermon by Rev. Paul Roberts from Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 5:6-9 Rev. Roberts is the President of Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary in Atlanta.

Rev. Paul Roberts concludes our Sunday School series about racial equity with a reflection on the theological implications of reparations.

Sermon by Meg Peery McLaughlin from Genesis 2:18-23 and Romans 12:3-8

Sermon by Jarrett McLaughlin from 1 John 1:5-9 The word heresy comes from a Greek word meaning “choice” or “thing chosen,” meaning a heretic was someone who made a theological choice that the wider church decided was invalid. There is so much we can learn about our own faith today by examining these “favorite” heresies of our church history. This sermon looks at Donatism, i.e. do pastors have to b...

Sermon by Meg Peery McLaughlin from Romans 3:9-12; Romans 5:1-2, 8-11 The word heresy comes from a Greek word meaning “choice” or “thing chosen,” meaning a heretic was someone who made a theological choice that the wider church decided was invalid. There is so much we can learn about our own faith today by examining these “favorite” heresies of our church history. This sermon looks at Pelagianism,...

Sermon by Jarrett McLaughlin from Exodus 20:18-21; 1 John 4: 7-10, 18-19 The word heresy comes from a Greek word meaning “choice” or “thing chosen,” meaning a heretic was someone who made a theological choice that the wider church decided was invalid. There is so much we can learn about our own faith today by examining these “favorite” heresies of our church history. This sermon looks at Marcionis...