This might have been one of the hardest sermons I’ve ever had to write. Not hard in the sense that I didn’t know what I was going to write. But hard in the sense knowing how much I was going to have to leave out.

f someone described the life that you are called to live as a Christian as oxymoronic, how would you react? Would you think they were insulting you? Maybe that’s how it sounds initially, but actually an oxymoron is a literary term. An oxymoron takes two seemingly contradictory words and puts them together to describe something or someone. Jumbo shrimp, paid volunteer, and pretty ugly are all examples of oxymorons. 

The intricacies of God’s creation never cease to amaze. Sure, you’ve got the spectacular views of the millions and billions of stars on a clear summer night or the variegated colors of the sunset as it sinks over the horizon. But, it’s some of the littlest things that are the most amazing.The intricacies of God’s creation never cease to amaze. Sure, you’ve got the spectacular views of the millions and billions of stars on a clear summer night or the variegated colors of the sunset as it sinks over the horizon. But, it’s some of the littlest things that are the most amazing.

Today I’m going to talk about roots. But I’m not talking about plant roots. I’m talking about people’s roots. Maybe you’ve heard the phrase, “Don’t forget where you come from.”