Story Tree

“Sunset is the opening music of the night.”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Jesus came to show us that the gospel explains success in terms of giving, not taking; self-sacrifice, not self-protection; going to the back, not getting to the front. The gospel shows that we win by losing, we triumph through defeat, we achieve power through service, and we become rich by giving ourselves away.

In fact, in gospel-centered living we follow Jesus in laying down our lives for those who hate us and hurt us. We spend our lives serving instead of being served, and seeking last place, not first. Gospel-centered people are those who love giving up their place for others, not guarding their place from others--because their value and worth is found in Christ, not their position.”
― Tullian Tchividjian, Surprised by Grace: God's Relentless Pursuit of Rebels

“The gospel doesn’t make bad people good; it makes dead people alive. That’s the difference between the gospel of Jesus Christ and every other world religion.”
― Tullian Tchividjian, Surprised by Grace: God's Relentless Pursuit of Rebels

“Martha looked at her son. So this was the beginning of growing up. This was where the road they had been traveling together first parted.”
― Elizabeth Yates, Mountain Born