Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by us.

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"The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, not coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve."

- John Stott

Leadership

"Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love."

- John Stott

Faith

"We live and die; Christ died and lived!"

- John Stott

Faith

"We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God."

- John Stott

Vision

"We can all be stimulated to greater generosity by the known generosity of others."

- John Stott

Generosity

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

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