Chi Alpha at UNC

UNC Chi Alpha Campus Pastor, Tyler Brotton, continues our series "The Sermon on the Mount" this week by looking at one of the more controversial teachings of Jesus. Typically, when someone wrongs us, our inclination is to seek revenge, but is this the way of Jesus? 

Murder. Adultery. Divorce. Oaths. Jesus doesn't shy away from these topics in his discourse. This week, UNC Chi Alpha Director, Joe Newell, explains what these matters are and the deeper intentions Jesus was getting at when he spoke to the people back then. How might we be formed and shaped by Jesus' teaching today?

With civil unrest in our nation and the pandemic lingering in our communities, it is easy to be jaded and cynical with all that is going on in the world. But what if there was a better way forward? UNC Chi Alpha Campus Pastor, Emily Shuman, paints a picture of what that better way looks like by unpacking the teaching of Jesus found in Matthew 5:13-16.

Have you ever struggled with God's silence on a pressing matter? What about when you feel like you're waiting on God's answer over a prayer that you've been praying for a long time? UNC Chi Alpha Director, Joe Newell, walks us through how to respond to God's silence and waiting in our "Navigations" series.

This semester, we will look at the words of Jesus as described in Matthew 5-7. More commonly known as "The Sermon on the Mount", Jesus offers a way forward in our mixed-up world. UNC Chi Alpha Director, Joe Newell, kicks off the series by looking at the beatitudes.

What does pickle-making have to do with following God? UNC Chi Alpha Campus Pastor, Tyler Brotton, concludes our "Good and Beautiful God" series by walking us through the practice of slowing down.

How do we hold the tension that we, by nature, are sinful people and yet God does something miraculous in us to free us from sin? Listen in as UNC Chi Alpha Director, Joe Newell, shares from our continuing series, "The Good and Beautiful God"

UNC Chi Alpha Staff Pastor, Emily Shuman, continues the series adapted from James Bryan Smith's book "The Good and Beautiful God" by looking at Jesus' final moments in the Garden of Gethsemane. 

How do we relate to a God who exudes wrath but also loves unconditionally? UNC Chi Alpha Campus Director, Joe Newell, unpacks what it means to know a God like this and offers challenges for the week as we continue our series, "The Good and Beautiful God"

Does God respond to us when we do good things? Can we earn our way toward the love of God? UNC Chi Alpha Staff Pastor, Seth Collins,  continues the series, "The Good and Beautiful God" looking at the story of the prodigal son from Luke 15 and how it can be applied to our lives.