When in your life have you taken a journey into “uncharted territory?”  Moving home?  Going to college?  Starting or ending a relationship?  Facing an illness?  Starting a family?This is the situation...  Read More

Seven weeks ago, on March 8, we were only two weeks into a new teaching series called A Bigger Table, about Jesus’ command to his Church to offer radical hospitality to the world -- to swing our doors...  Read More

The book of Philippians is a remarkable glimpse into the heart and mind of Paul, who was able to find contentment in any and every circumstance.  How did he do it?1) Changing Seasons of LifePaul addre...  Read More

Happy Easter!Needless to say, this has been a strange time in our world, and certainly in the church.  Most of us have never experienced an Easter Sunday when all the church buildings were closed!  An...  Read More

When Jesus and his disciples entered Jerusalem, people thought they were ready for him. But he did something that should still surprise us today.Matthew records the events in chapter 21.  It was not j...  Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a staggering amount of change in our society and world.  And with that change comes loss.  And with loss comes pain.  So regardless of so many details about the crisi...  Read More

Sometimes plans change.  While we have been excited to continue the "Bigger Table" series, the impact of coronavirus on our community has compelled us to do some teaching on the source of our hope.  I...  Read More

Is the world a divided place?Ever since the stories recorded as early as the third chapter of the Bible, people have been divided from each other, casting blame and hiding from their own weakness.  An...  Read More

Let's face facts.  We, as a society, have become deeply polarized.  Wait, it gets worse.  It appears that the Church at large, the people who say they follow Jesus, is also divided, but has even contr...  Read More

This is the 2nd of 2 entries for this week.  If you're looking for the teaching series summary, go to UPPC.org/blog and find the entry entitled "Lost in Translation(s): series summary."  God’s intenti...  Read More

This week is the last of our series, "Lost in Translation(s)" -- seven weeks goes by quickly!  This entry is also 1 of 2 because in our teaching time, we tackled both a summary of key principles from ...  Read More

Of all the genres of Biblical literature, perhaps the most abused or misused through history has been the epistles.  Epistles are also known as letters.  Most were written by the apostle Paul (see Act...  Read More