No More Normal
In this message, Pastor T. C. kicks off the “Campfire” teaching series on Pentecost Sunday using Acts 2 as a framework. The three themes from the Text which will frame the series are Gather, Center, and Wonder. These are important themes to reflect on as we navigate what it means to return to some semblance of normalcy post-pandemic (which is still to come).
God and Place
In this message, Pastor T. C. teaches on the difference between land and place. Attaching sacred meaning to the land can point us to God or it can become a satanic dividing wall. We are called to seeking the renewal of our city, but we must not mistake the sign (place) for the signified (God).
Black Farmers
In this message, author and minister, Jerusalem Greer, shares how she discovered the connections between creation care, incarnational theology, and racial justice through the hashtag “Black Farmers.”
Upstream Shalom
In this message, Pastor T. C. connects Roots’ value of shalom (in all four dimensions: God, self, others, world) with confronting the challenge of global warming. We will not prevent the most costly consequences of climate change with individualistic solutions. We need to look ‘upstream’ to systemic solutions.
Give a Care
In this sermon, Emily Morrison helps us understand the connection between our “eschatology” (our view of the “end times” or Jesus’s return) and our approach to creation care. She reminds us that God is making “all things new” *not* “all new things.”