A Community of Misfits on a Mission

Sermons on Luke (Page 5)

Racial Justice

Building upon Dr. Brenda Salter-McNeil’s classic work, The Heart of Racial Justice, Der Lor preaches a challenging message on Racial Justice in our continuing teaching series: Love in Public.

Shalom Justice

“Purposefully seeking the renewal of our city,” Roots’ third mission priority, requires us to have a unified vision of justice. Justice, as we have learned from Dr. Cornel West, is “what love looks like in public.” So, this week, we are looking at the big picture of justice in the biblical narrative. Like the picture…

Worship & Hospitality

Osheta Moore wrapped up the Adore series on the corporate worship of the body of Christ with a message on Luke 7.36-50. In this story, Jesus is invited to the home of a Pharisee named Simon. While there, a woman who is rumored to live a sinful life lavished an expensive gift of perfume on…

Recovering the Heart of Prayer: Terence Austria

Terence Austria is a Chicago native who attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) with the intention of continuing on to law school. Upon graduating in 1991, he decided instead to become a college pastor at UIUC, developing a campus ministry committed to prayer, discipleship, and outreach.  In February 2016, he joined the staff of Salt &…