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Podcast: City Chapel NYC
Episode: Jeremiah 17 + A Different Paradigm for Living // A Kingdom of Trees - Jeremiah Lepasana
Description: In a culture obsessed with moving forward, Jeremiah 17:5–8 invites us to a different kind of flourishing—not about speed, success, or performance, but about being rooted, nourished, and fruitful right where we are.Many of us feel stuck, like we’re falling behind, even as everyone else seems to move forward. But Scripture says: you can be blessed—happy—even when life feels slow or dry.The passage paints a vivid contrast between shrubs and trees: Shrubs are scorched, isolated, rootless. Trees are anchored, interconnected, and fruitful—even in drought.This "tree life" isn’t ea...