People see our logo and ask us, from time to time, “Why the tree?” The inspiration comes from the Bible, where we read in the first chapter of the Psalms:

“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.”

A tree planted by a river has an unending source of sustenance. This is one of God's ways of telling us when we make even an imperfect effort at living the Christian life, God supports us with an unseen source of nourishment, protection, blessings, in otherwords, the grace of Jesus Christ.

LifeResource Ministries was founded to add to (as God provides) that stream of nourishment — resources for living the Christian life. To do this, we know we must walk, as well as talk, the walk.

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