Learning to live from the Tree of Life
Receive the life
you were created to live.
Life from the Tree is a weekly invitation to slow down, return to Jesus, and learn to live from the life God gives rather than the life we try to manufacture for ourselves.
Each week, you’ll receive biblical encouragement and practical Christian formation for everyday life.
No spam. No clutter. Just thoughtful encouragement for your walk with Jesus.
Biblical Truth
Rooted in Scripture and centered on Christ.
Practical Formation
Simple practices for following Jesus in everyday life.
Weekly Encouragement
Thoughtful teaching to strengthen your walk with Jesus.
Helpful Resources
Tools and next steps for your continuing journey.
Kingdom Focus
Learning to live each day under God’s loving reign.
Creation
In the garden, God gave humanity life and placed before us a choice between two trees.
Exile
Humanity chose independence from God, and life apart from the source of life became our story.
Redemption
Jesus came not merely to improve our lives, but to become our life and restore us to the Father.
Restoration
Scripture ends with the Tree of Life beside the river of God, its leaves bringing healing to the nations.
The Heart of Life from the Tree
The Eight Rhythms of Life
Life from the Tree is shaped by eight foundational convictions. Together, they help us understand what it means to receive our life from God and follow Jesus in everyday life.
Life is received,
not achieved.
We do not manufacture the life of God through effort. We learn to receive what the Father freely gives.
Jesus is not merely our example. He is our life.
Following Jesus is more than imitation. The Christian life flows from participating in the life of Christ Himself.
The Bible tells one unified story centered on Christ.
Scripture is not a collection of disconnected lessons. From Genesis to Revelation, it tells one story that finds its fulfillment in Jesus.
The Kingdom of God is God’s invitation to live under His loving reign.
Jesus invites us into a different kind of life—a life shaped by the goodness, wisdom, and loving rule of God.
Christian formation is learning daily dependence upon the Father.
Spiritual maturity is not increasing independence. It is learning, day by day, to depend upon the Father as Jesus did.
The Holy Spirit forms Christ within us.
Transformation is ultimately the work of God. The Spirit patiently forms the character and life of Jesus within us.
Every day we are invited to choose life.
The choice of the two trees continues to confront us. Each day offers another opportunity to trust God and receive His life.
God’s desire has always been to form a people who live from the Tree of Life.
From creation to new creation, God is forming a people whose lives flow from His presence, His provision, and His life.
Every week, Life from the Tree explores one of these rhythms through Scripture, reflection, and practical Christian formation.
Coming Soon
Daily Life Intake
Thirty Days of Learning to Live from the Tree of Life
We carefully monitor what we eat because we know that what we take into our bodies shapes our physical health. But what are we receiving each day as the source of our spiritual life?
Daily Life Intake is a thirty-day invitation to return to the biblical story of the two trees and rediscover a simple truth: the life God desires for us cannot be achieved. It must be received.
Through Scripture, reflection, prayer, and simple daily practices, the book will help readers learn to live in daily dependence upon Jesus.
The tree of life was there, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
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A Simple Weekly Rhythm
What You’ll Receive Each Week
Life from the Tree is designed to be simple, thoughtful, and practical. Each email will help you slow down, listen, and take one faithful step in your life with Jesus.
Scripture
A biblical reflection rooted in the larger story of Scripture and centered on Jesus.
Formation
A practical way to grow in dependence upon the Father and respond to the work of the Holy Spirit.
Reflection
A question or invitation to help you notice what God may already be doing in your life.
Prayer
A brief prayer to help you respond to God with honesty, trust, and dependence.
Your Next Step
A simple practice, resource, article, or invitation for continuing your formation during the week.
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A Weekly Rhythm
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Why Life from the Tree Exists
We were never meant to manufacture life for ourselves.
From the beginning, humanity was created to receive life from God. Yet we continually find ourselves returning to the same ancient temptation—to define good and evil for ourselves, depend upon our own wisdom, and attempt to create life through our own effort.
Jesus invites us into another way.
Life from the Tree exists to help Christians rediscover the daily life of dependence that Jesus Himself lived: receiving from the Father, walking in the Spirit, living under the loving reign of God, and learning to choose life again and again.
It is not about achieving a more impressive Christian life. It is about learning to receive the life that is already ours in Christ.
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10
Life from the Tree is a Christian formation project of Tower of Praise.
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Life is received,
not achieved.
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