Stephanie

“I follow Jesus not because I don't have any doubts. I follow Jesus because in my doubt, He has always been tender with me.”
― Jonathan Martin, Prototype: What Happens When You Discover You're More Like Jesus Than You Think?

“His body would be crushed, but the words would still remain: You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased. The trajectory of Jesus' life and (in a real sense) the fate of the world hung on those few words. They were not the words of a Father celebrating the good things His Son had done, because He hadn't really done anything yet. Even though Jesus was perfect, it wasn't His perfection that brought the Father such delight. It was His very existence.”
― Jonathan Martin, Prototype: What Happens When You Discover You're More Like Jesus Than You Think?

“I had been moved by John Wesley's line "The world is my parish" and had decided I was the pastor of everyone in my neighborhood, whether they acknowledged me as such or not. I didn't need their permission to love them like mad, listen to their stories, or be their friend. And what else exactly is a pastor supposed to do?”
― Jonathan Martin, Prototype: What Happens When You Discover You're More Like Jesus Than You Think?

“Our scars reveal who we are. The fact that we have experienced profound suffering in life—the fact that we carry what may seem to be unsightly scars—does not disqualify us from following Jesus. It may be precisely what qualifies us.”
― Jonathan Martin, Prototype: What Happens When You Discover You're More Like Jesus Than You Think?